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Taishō 8 in the Western calendar
大正八年
=
1919
Year 8 of the Taishō era is 1919 in the Western calendar.
Western year
1919
Kanji form
大正八年
as stamped on coins
Abbreviation
T8
on licenses & forms
Zodiac
己未 Earth Goat
Era position
Year 8 of 15
Taishō era (Jul 30, 1912 – Dec 24, 1926)
Age today
How to read it
On coins and formal documents the year is written 大正八年 — 八 is eight, so it reads 8.
Quick conversion rule: Taishō year + 1911 = Western year (Taishō 8 + 1911 = 1919).