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Shōwa 34 in the Western calendar
昭和三十四年
=
1959
Year 34 of the Shōwa era is 1959 in the Western calendar.
Western year
1959
Kanji form
昭和三十四年
as stamped on coins
Abbreviation
S34
on licenses & forms
Zodiac
己亥 Earth Pig
Era position
Year 34 of 64
Shōwa era (Dec 25, 1926 – Jan 7, 1989)
Age today
How to read it
On coins and formal documents the year is written 昭和三十四年 — 三十四 is three-ten-four, so it reads 34.
Quick conversion rule: Shōwa year + 1925 = Western year (Shōwa 34 + 1925 = 1959).