THE MEIJI ERA
| a.d. | |
| 1st year Meiji | 1868 |
| 2nd year Meiji„ | 1869 |
| 3rd year Meiji„ | 1870 |
| 4th year Meiji„ | 1871 |
| 5th year Meiji„ | 1872 |
| 6th year Meiji„ | 1873 |
| 7th year Meiji„ | 1874 |
| 8th year Meiji„ | 1875 |
| 9th year Meiji„ | 1876 |
| 10th year Meiji„ | 1877 |
| 11th year Meiji„ | 1878 |
| 12th year Meiji„ | 1879 |
| 13th year Meiji„ | 1880 |
| 14th year Meiji„ | 1881 |
| 15th year Meiji„ | 1882 |
| 16th year Meiji„ | 1883 |
| 17th year Meiji„ | 1884 |
| 18th year Meiji„ | 1885 |
| 19th year Meiji„ | 1886 |
| 20th year Meiji„ | 1887 |
| 21st year Meiji„ | 1888 |
| 22nd year Meiji„ | 1889 |
| 23rd year Meiji„ | 1890 |
| 24th year Meiji„ | 1891 |
| 25th year Meiji„ | 1892 |
| 26th year Meiji„ | 1893 |
| 27th year Meiji„ | 1894 |
| 28th year Meiji„ | 1895 |
| 29th year Meiji„ | 1896 |
| 30th year Meiji„ | 1897 |
| 31st year Meiji„ | 1898 |
| 32nd year Meiji„ | 1899 |
| 33rd year Meiji„ | 1900 |
| 34th year Meiji„ | 1901 |
| 35th year Meiji„ | 1902 |
| 36th year Meiji„ | 1903 |
| 37th year Meiji„ | 1904 |
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
| The Kin or the Catty = 160 momme | = 1'32277 lb. avoirdupois. |
| The„ Picul = 100 kin or 100 catties | = 132'277 lb. avoirdupois. |
| The„ Kwan = 1,000 momme | = 8'281 lbs. avoirdupois.„ |
| The„ Shaku | = '994 foot. |
| The„ Sun | = 1'193 inches. |
| The„ Ken = 6 shaku | = 5'965 feet. |
| The„ Chō = 60 ken | = 115 mile, 5'4229 chains. |
| The„ Ri = 36 chō | = 2'44 miles. |
| The„ Ri sq. | = 5'9552 sq. miles. |
| The„ Chō, land measure | = 2'45 acres. |
| The„ Koku, liquid | = 39'7033 gallons. |
| The„ Koku,„ dry | = 4'9629 bushels. |
| The„ To, liquid | = 3'9703 gallons. |
| The„ To,„ dry | = 1'9851 pecks. |
1 metre = 3'3 shaku.
1 gramme = 0'26667 momme (415 momme).
The Yen = 100 sen = 1000 rin = 2 shillings 0'582075 pence.
The„ Sen = 100 sen = 1000 rin = 0'2458208 pence.
The„ Rin = 100 sen = 1000 rin = 0'0245821 pence.
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