明治26年 (Meiji 26) is 1893 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Meiji 26 (明治26年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1893 in the Western calendar.
1893 is the Year of the Snake (巳（み） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 癸巳.
It depends on whether they have had their birthday yet this year. The box near the top of this page calculates both possible ages automatically from today's date — the lower number is their age before their birthday, the higher number is their age after.
Meiji 26 is written 明治26年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated M26 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
