昭和36年 (Showa 36) is 1961 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Showa 36 (昭和36年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1961 in the Western calendar.
1961 is the Year of the Ox (丑（うし） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 辛丑.
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 36 is written 昭和36年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated S36 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
