Japanese era date昭和48年5月9日 (水)
Shōwa 48 . 5 . 9 (Wed)Gregorian date: Wednesday, May 9th 1973
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Zodiac year: Year of the Water Ox · 癸丑 (mizunoto-ushi)
Traditional month name: 皐月 (satsuki)
The Shōwa era started on December 25th 1926 and ended on January 7th 1989.
The emperor during this era was Emperor Hirohito.