昭和元年 (Showa 1) is 1926 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Era-change year. Showa 1 began on December 25, 1926. Before that date, 1926 was Taisho 15.
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Yes. Showa 1 (昭和元年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1926 in the Western calendar. Showa 1 began on December 25, 1926. Before that date, 1926 was Taisho 15.
1926 is the Year of the Tiger (寅（とら） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 丙寅.
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.
Showa 1 is written 昭和元年 in Japanese, since the first year of a new era is called "gannen" (元年) rather than "昭和1年". It is also commonly abbreviated S1 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
