Japanese Calendar date

What is the European calendar date for this Japanese date : 5.2.15 ?

Thanks

Usually Japanese dates are written YY/MM/DD.

So, that would correspond to February 15 of the year 5.

However, information is missing with regards to what 5th year the date refers to. Is there noting preceding the 5? That could be part of the date.

Usually, it would be the 5th year of the reign of an emperor. If it is Heisei 5 (i.e. during the reign of the current emperor), then the year would correspond to 1994. If it is during the reign of the previous emperor, then it would be 1931. Or it could even refer to the reign of an earlier emperor.

But, I think sometimes also dates with the Christan year are abbreviated like this. So, in that case, the 5 may even refer to 2005.

Thank you Uji :)

I was confused on "15" . I thought it does mean the 15 years on throne of current Emperor.

But as this date is on a Japanese Post Office's postmark then it is logical that it must be read YY/MM/DD that is 5.2.15 = 2005 February 15. As Japan Post Office should use the International Calendar date style.

It's pity I cannot understand the name of Post Office which is in Japanese

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March,

You can post a photo using one of the web album sites such as the one below, and have the post office name read by someone on this forum.
https://developers.google.com/picasa-web/?hl=ja

As for the year, if it's a Japanese post office stamp, it should be written according to the Japanese era years, so it's most likely either 1994 (Heisei 5) or 1930 (Showa 5, because Uji miscalculated). Or it could be 1916 (Taisho 5) or 1872 (Meiji 5) if it's extremely old. I'm sure you can tell between the first two judging from how modern the designs are or how blurred the ink is.

https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E5%88%87%E6%89%8B%E3%81%AE%E6%B6%88...

Uco,

Please if you could assist me , the postmark is on this link:

http://www.stampcommunity.org/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=35158

Thanks

March

The 62-yen postage was the norm for a letter up to 25 grams from Heisei 1 to Heisei 6 (year), so I would say it was Heisei 5, which was 1993.

The post office is Saijo Koen Dori, in Ehime prefecture.

http://map.japanpost.jp/pc/syousai.php?id=300161306000

Thank you very much AK on clarification abt Post Office Name: Saijo Koen Dori, in Ehime prefecture.
On other forum someone added to the above : " the full name of the post office: Saijo Park Road "


Now on postmark date 5.2.15 , basis what you say it should be read : 1993 February 15 ?

Thanks

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The basis?

As everyone above has said, the postmark for domestic is usually YY/MM/DD, so it would be year 5 of the several "eras" (mentioned by Uco above). The years during which the regular first class-equivalent postage in Japan was 62-yen was from Heisei year 1 to Heisei year 6, I found out, so I suspected first it is Heisei 5, 1993. I also checked which year this stamp was issued, and it was Jan. 29, 1993. I believe this was a commemorative sheet with the postmark of that issuing year - normally stamped soon after the issuance.

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AK

So going by YY/MM/DD : 5.2.15 should be read 1993 February 15 as per Gregorian Calendar please ?

Tks

That is my best answer, yes, Feb. 15, 1993.

Many tks AK
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