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Japanese Imperial year (皇紀, kōki) or "National calendar year" is a unique calendar system in Japan.[1] It is based on the legendary founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu in 660 BC.[2]
Kōki emphasizes the long history of Japan and the Imperial dynasty.[3]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kigen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 514.
- ↑ Gubbins, John Harrington. (1922). The Making of Modern Japan, p. 71; Mossman, Samuel. (1873). New Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun, p. 462.
- ↑ Chamberlain, Bail Hall. (1905). Things Japanese, p. 478; Goodrich, John King. (1913). Our Neighbors: the Japanese, p. 61.