2019 in the Japanese calendar: Heisei 31 and Reiwa 1
令和元年
Heisei 31 until 30 April 2019, then Reiwa 1 · written H31 or R1 on forms
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2019 belongs to two eras
Until 30 April 2019 it was 平成31年 (Heisei 31). From 1 May 2019 it became 令和元年 (Reiwa 1). A document dated in this year must use the era that was current on that day — and the first year of a new era is written 元年, gannen, never 1年.
2019 in the Chinese zodiac
2019 is the year of the Earth Boar (己亥). The zodiac year began on 5 February 2019.
Other years
Every year of the Reiwa era → · How the Japanese calendar works, and every year 1868–2050