Year in Japan

2023 in Japanese History

1 recorded entry for this year. It falls in the Reiwa period (令和時代, 2019 – present).

Era name: Reiwa era 令和 (year 5 of the era)

What happened 出来事

May 5 2023 Noto earthquake 奥能登地震 · Earthquake — earthquake occurred on May 5, 2023

Reading the year 2023 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 2023 corresponds to Reiwa era 令和 (year 5 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 2023年 (2023ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 21st century for its neighbours.