This fun plugin converts dates into Japanese era format. For example, 2009 is known as year Heisei 21.
Dates cover from the Meiji (1868-1911) to Heisei (1989-present day) periods (Meiji - Taisho - Showa - Heisei).
Usage
{exp:nb_japanese_year date="2009"}
Parameters
date="2009"
The year to convert to Japanese format. Full Japanese dates in kanji, including the month and day, can be used if the date is in the YYYY-MM-DD format and the style is set to “kanji_era”.
style="kanji_era"
The date format. Options are (for example, “2009”)
* era: The era in alphabet and date in numebrs, eg. Heisei 21
* kanji_era: The era in kanji and date in numbers, eg. 平成21年
* shorthand_era: The first letter of the era in alphabet and date in numbers, eg. H21
* year_number: The date in numbers only, eg. 21
Default is “era”
Links and documentation
Developer’s site
Expression-engine.jp Forum (Japanese)
Devot:ee link
