Japanese era date昭和53年1月8日 (日)
Shōwa 53 . 1 . 8 (Sun)Gregorian date: Sunday, January 8th 1978
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Zodiac year: Year of the Earth Horse · 戊午 (tsuchinoe-uma)
Traditional month name: 睦月 (mutsuki)
The Shōwa era started on December 25th 1926 and ended on January 7th 1989.
The emperor during this era was Emperor Hirohito.