Japanese Lunar Calendar. Japan is said to have drawn up its first calendar in 604, based on techniques developed in china and brought to its islands via the korean peninsula. Each day on the rokuyō has a special meaning of fortune, and still influences some aspects of japanese life, for example.


Japanese Lunar Calendar

According to the old japanese lunar calendar, the first month was called “mutsuki”, which meant something like family gathering and feasting. This calendar dates back to the edo period, tempo era.

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