Year in Japan

1927 in Japanese History

1 recorded entry for this year. It falls in the Shōwa period (昭和時代, 1926 – 1989).

Era name: Shōwa era 昭和 (year 2 of the era)

What happened 出来事

Mar 7 1927 North Tango earthquake 北丹後地震 · Earthquake — earthquake struck off the west coast of Honshu, Japan on March 7

Reading the year 1927 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 1927 corresponds to Shōwa era 昭和 (year 2 of the era). Years are written with 年 (ねん, nen) — so 1600 appears as 慶長5年, "the fifth year of Keichō".

The year itself is read 1927年 (1927ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 20th century for its neighbours.