Japanese era date明治5年4月5日 (金)
Meiji 5 . 4 . 5 (Fri)Gregorian date: Friday, April 5th 1872
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TodayShort form: M5.4.5
Zodiac year: Year of the Water Monkey · 壬申 (mizunoe-saru)
Traditional month name: 卯月 (uzuki)
The Meiji era started on October 23rd 1868 and ended on July 29th 1912.
The emperor during this era was Emperor Mutsuhito.
Note: Japan used a lunisolar calendar until 1872, so month and day differ from historical Japanese records.