Japanese Almanac from Meiji 17 - 1884

The pages show how to read a Japanese calendar with  gregorian and lunar days

Note the Japanese text is written either from top to bottom or from right to left

Frontpage Meiji 17 (1884) Almanac

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"Revenue stamp" and cancel
Intropage
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Tables
Backpage

 

  List of other Meiji almanacs found

  Japanese almanacs from other years as pdf

 

More information on Calendars and festivals

Japanese Philately vol. 35 no 3 page 115-121
Wikipedia: Japanese Calendars
Ise Jingu (shinto) festivals
Tokyo Imperial Palace ceremonies

More information on revenue stamps

Japanese Philately vol. 69 no 3 page 116-125
More on other revenue stamps