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Writing the '''date in Japanese''' also makes use of the system of [[Japanese numerical system|numbers and counters]]. Thus the date is usually written as follows:
yyyy年mm月dd日, where 年 is the counter for years, 月 for months and 日 for days. Thus 13 September, 2008 would be written as 2008年9月13日.
Sometimes, instead of the Western year being used, the year of the current [[Akihito|Emperor's]] reign is used. Thus, 2008 could be written as Heisei (平成) 20, or to use the date format above: 平成20年9月13日. To arrive at a Western date, based on a era, you take the commencement date of the era (1989 in the case of Heisei), subtract 1 (as 1989 would be year 1 of Heisei, not year 0) and add the number of years of the era. Thus Heisei 20 = 1989 - 1 + 20 = 2008.
===Days of the Week===
With the Japanese names for the days of the week, counters are built into the names themselves, with each name being broken down into three parts - the first being the name of the day, the second indicating it is a weekday (''you'' 曜) and the third,''bi'' (日) being the counter for days. The days themselves are named after the Sun and Moon, as well as the five elements - fire, water, metal, earth and wood.
{| border="1" cellspacing="2px" cellpadding="2px" width="100%"
|-
|-valign=top align="center" bgcolor="#D4D4D4"
|'''Weekday'''
|'''Kanji'''
|'''Japanese'''
|'''Meaning'''
|-valign=top align="center"
|Monday
|<font size=3>月曜日</font>
|getsuyoubi
|Moon
|-valign=top align="center"
|Tuesday
|<font size=3>火曜日</font>
|kayoubi
|Fire / Mars
|-valign=top align="center"
|Wednesday
|<font size=3>水曜日</font>
|suiyoubi
|Water / Mercury
|-valign=top align="center"
|Thursday
|<font size=3>木曜日</font>
|mokuyoubi
|Wood/ Jupiter
|-valign=top align="center"
|Friday
|<font size=3>金曜日</font>
|kinyoubi
|Metal / Venus
|-valign=top align="center"
|Saturday
|<font size=3>土曜日</font>
|doyoubi
|Earth / Saturn
|-valign=top align="center"
|Sunday
|<font size=3>日曜日</font>
|nichiyoubi
|Sun
|-valign=top align="center"
|}
===Months of the Year===
Although there are Japanese names for each month of the year, in recent times, they have taken a far more pragmatic approach and simply named each month for its corresponding number. Thus January is ''ichigatsu'' (一月) or "first month". The table below sets out the new and old names for the months of the year.
{| border="1" cellspacing="2px" cellpadding="2px" width="100%"
|-
|-valign=top align="center" bgcolor="#D4D4D4"
|'''Month'''
|'''Kanji'''
|'''Current Japanese'''
|'''Old Japanese'''
|'''Kanji'''
|'''Meaning'''
|-valign=top align="center"
|January
|<font size=3>一月</font>
|ichigatsu
|mutsuki
|<font size=3>睦月</font>
|Month of Harmony
|-valign=top align="center"
|February
|<font size=3>二月</font>
|nigatsu
|kisaragi
|<font size=3>如月</font>
|Month of wearing extra layers of clothes
|-valign=top align="center"
|March
|<font size=3>三月</font>
|sangatsu
|yayoi
|<font size=3>弥生</font>
|Month of growth
|-valign=top align="center"
|April
|<font size=3>四月</font>
|shigatsu
|uzuki
|<font size=3>卯月</font>
|Month of unohana
|-valign=top align="center"
|May
|<font size=3>五月</font>
|gogatsu
|satsuki
|<font size=3>早月</font>
|Month of planting rice sprouts
|-valign=top align="center"
|June
|<font size=3>六月</font>
|rokugatsu
|minazuki
|<font size=3>水無月</font>
|Month of no water
|-valign=top align="center"
|July
|<font size=3>七月</font>
|shichigatsu
|fumizuki
|<font size=3>文月</font>
|Month of literary
|-valign=top align="center"
|August
|<font size=3>八月</font>
|hachigatsu
|hazuki
|<font size=3>葉月</font>
|Month of leaves
|-valign=top align="center"
|September
|<font size=3>九月</font>
|kugatsu
|nagatsuki
|<font size=3>長月</font>
|Autumn long month
|-valign=top align="center"
|October
|<font size=3>十月</font>
|juugatsu
|kannazuki
|<font size=3>神無月</font>
|Month of no gods
|-valign=top align="center"
|November
|<font size=3>十一月</font>
|juuichigatsu
|shimotsuki
|<font size=3>霜月</font>
|Month of frost
|-valign=top align="center"
|December
|<font size=3>十二月</font>
|juunigatsu
|shiwasu
|<font size=3>師走</font>
|Month of running priests
|-valign=top align="center"
|}
[[category:Japanese]]
yyyy年mm月dd日, where 年 is the counter for years, 月 for months and 日 for days. Thus 13 September, 2008 would be written as 2008年9月13日.
Sometimes, instead of the Western year being used, the year of the current [[Akihito|Emperor's]] reign is used. Thus, 2008 could be written as Heisei (平成) 20, or to use the date format above: 平成20年9月13日. To arrive at a Western date, based on a era, you take the commencement date of the era (1989 in the case of Heisei), subtract 1 (as 1989 would be year 1 of Heisei, not year 0) and add the number of years of the era. Thus Heisei 20 = 1989 - 1 + 20 = 2008.
===Days of the Week===
With the Japanese names for the days of the week, counters are built into the names themselves, with each name being broken down into three parts - the first being the name of the day, the second indicating it is a weekday (''you'' 曜) and the third,''bi'' (日) being the counter for days. The days themselves are named after the Sun and Moon, as well as the five elements - fire, water, metal, earth and wood.
{| border="1" cellspacing="2px" cellpadding="2px" width="100%"
|-
|-valign=top align="center" bgcolor="#D4D4D4"
|'''Weekday'''
|'''Kanji'''
|'''Japanese'''
|'''Meaning'''
|-valign=top align="center"
|Monday
|<font size=3>月曜日</font>
|getsuyoubi
|Moon
|-valign=top align="center"
|Tuesday
|<font size=3>火曜日</font>
|kayoubi
|Fire / Mars
|-valign=top align="center"
|Wednesday
|<font size=3>水曜日</font>
|suiyoubi
|Water / Mercury
|-valign=top align="center"
|Thursday
|<font size=3>木曜日</font>
|mokuyoubi
|Wood/ Jupiter
|-valign=top align="center"
|Friday
|<font size=3>金曜日</font>
|kinyoubi
|Metal / Venus
|-valign=top align="center"
|Saturday
|<font size=3>土曜日</font>
|doyoubi
|Earth / Saturn
|-valign=top align="center"
|Sunday
|<font size=3>日曜日</font>
|nichiyoubi
|Sun
|-valign=top align="center"
|}
===Months of the Year===
Although there are Japanese names for each month of the year, in recent times, they have taken a far more pragmatic approach and simply named each month for its corresponding number. Thus January is ''ichigatsu'' (一月) or "first month". The table below sets out the new and old names for the months of the year.
{| border="1" cellspacing="2px" cellpadding="2px" width="100%"
|-
|-valign=top align="center" bgcolor="#D4D4D4"
|'''Month'''
|'''Kanji'''
|'''Current Japanese'''
|'''Old Japanese'''
|'''Kanji'''
|'''Meaning'''
|-valign=top align="center"
|January
|<font size=3>一月</font>
|ichigatsu
|mutsuki
|<font size=3>睦月</font>
|Month of Harmony
|-valign=top align="center"
|February
|<font size=3>二月</font>
|nigatsu
|kisaragi
|<font size=3>如月</font>
|Month of wearing extra layers of clothes
|-valign=top align="center"
|March
|<font size=3>三月</font>
|sangatsu
|yayoi
|<font size=3>弥生</font>
|Month of growth
|-valign=top align="center"
|April
|<font size=3>四月</font>
|shigatsu
|uzuki
|<font size=3>卯月</font>
|Month of unohana
|-valign=top align="center"
|May
|<font size=3>五月</font>
|gogatsu
|satsuki
|<font size=3>早月</font>
|Month of planting rice sprouts
|-valign=top align="center"
|June
|<font size=3>六月</font>
|rokugatsu
|minazuki
|<font size=3>水無月</font>
|Month of no water
|-valign=top align="center"
|July
|<font size=3>七月</font>
|shichigatsu
|fumizuki
|<font size=3>文月</font>
|Month of literary
|-valign=top align="center"
|August
|<font size=3>八月</font>
|hachigatsu
|hazuki
|<font size=3>葉月</font>
|Month of leaves
|-valign=top align="center"
|September
|<font size=3>九月</font>
|kugatsu
|nagatsuki
|<font size=3>長月</font>
|Autumn long month
|-valign=top align="center"
|October
|<font size=3>十月</font>
|juugatsu
|kannazuki
|<font size=3>神無月</font>
|Month of no gods
|-valign=top align="center"
|November
|<font size=3>十一月</font>
|juuichigatsu
|shimotsuki
|<font size=3>霜月</font>
|Month of frost
|-valign=top align="center"
|December
|<font size=3>十二月</font>
|juunigatsu
|shiwasu
|<font size=3>師走</font>
|Month of running priests
|-valign=top align="center"
|}
[[category:Japanese]]