Japan Dark Blue Ribbon Medal of Honor with Four (!) Golden Bars

[JapanX]

Another dark-blue ribbon withh added bar (marked one!)

Medal was issued in 1988 and bar was added in 1989

[JapanX]

[JapanX]

Unfortunately these two mark`s are unreadable

[JapanX]

Another example of cased additional bar.

This one came from 1969

[JapanX]

[jshorter]

Hi everyone!

Just got this one a few days ago and need some help with the translation of the date bar. I know it's "Showa 18" (1943), but that's all I know.

Thanks!

Jason

[JapanX]

This medal was issued on December 22, 1943

Cheers,

Nick

[jshorter]

This medal was issued on December 22, 1943

Cheers,

Nick

Hi Nick,

Thanks for the info! I was looking around online for a Japanese calendar database/translator, and from what I found, the bar shows (if I'm reading this correctly): 日二十二月一十年八十和昭

Shouldn't that be?: Showa Juhachi Toshi Juichi-Gatsu Nijuni-Nichi = November 22, 1943

If I'm not translating correctly, please let me know!

Thanks!

Jason

[JapanX]

Ooops

Indeed it is 11 month (i.e. November), 22 day, 18 year of Showa epoch

Sorry about that Jason ;)

[jshorter]

Nick,

Thanks for confirming!! I wasn't sure if I had it correct at all.

Jason

[jshorter]

Hi Nick,

Thanks for the info! I was looking around online for a Japanese calendar database/translator, and from what I found, the bar shows (if I'm reading this correctly): 日二十二月一十年八十和昭

Shouldn't that be?: Showa Juhachi Toshi Juichi-Gatsu Nijuni-Nichi = November 22, 1943

If I'm not translating correctly, please let me know!

Thanks!

Jason

I forgot to ask, but would "Showa Juhachi Toshi Juichi-Gatsu Nijuni-Nichi" be the proper way to say the date?

Jason

[Laurence Strong]

Hello

How do you tell the dates the bars were issued?

Larry

[JapanX]

It's pretty easy Larry.

Every bar contains three standard parts - year of epoch, month and day.

Epoch

明治 = Meiji epoch

大正 = Taisho epoch

和昭 = Showa epoch

Year = 年

Month = 月

Day = 日

So in case of every bar we have this stable construction:

day (number) month (number) year (number) Epoch

What are these numbers?

Here they are

1 一

2 二

3 三

4 四

5 五

6 六

7 七

8 八

9 九

10 十

11 十一

12 十二

13 十三

14 十四

15 十五

16 十六

17 十七

18 十八

19 十九

20 二十

21 二十一

22 二十二

23 二十三

24 二十四

25 二十五

26 二十六

27 二十七

28 二十八

29 二十九

30 三十

31 三十一

etc

Let's try it on Jason bar

日 (二十二) 月(一十) 年 (八十) 和昭

Day (22) Month (11) Year (18) Taisho epoch

That's it

Cheers,

Nick

Edited October 24, 2013 by JapanX

[JapanX]

I forgot to ask, but would "Showa Juhachi Toshi Juichi-Gatsu Nijuni-Nichi" be the proper way to say the date?

Hi Jason,

frankly it sounds differently when you put it in google translator

http://translate.google.ru/m/translate

But let's wait for opinion of guys who actually speak japanese.

Regards,

Nick

[Jktu]

Hi Jason,

frankly it sounds differently when you put it in google translator

http://translate.google.ru/m/translate

Preferred reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_numerals

[Laurence Strong]

Hi Nick

Many thanks

Larry

[fukuoka]

I forgot to ask, but would "Showa Juhachi Toshi Juichi-Gatsu Nijuni-Nichi" be the proper way to say the date?

Jason

The reading would be 'Showa Juhachi Nen' and the rest as you wrote.

[jshorter]

Ok, I know this is a Dark Navy Blue Ribbon medal forum, but I decided to ask here anyway... I just got this Blue Ribbon Merit Medal and wanted to confirm a few things.

Recipient's name = Otaki Koujirou

Date = April 29, 1965 (日九十二月四年十四和昭 = Showa Juyon Nen Shi-gatsu Nijuku-nichi)

Also, what do the 2 kanji characters above the recipient's name represent?

Thanks again!

Jason

[JapanX]

Date = April 29, 1965 (日九十二月四年十四和昭 = Showa Juyon Nen Shi-gatsu Nijuku-nichi)

You get that right!

Also, what do the 2 kanji characters above the recipient's name represent?

"Awarded to"

[jshorter]

You get that right!

"Awarded to"

Awesome!

Thanks!

Jason

[utopis]

Ah, now we know who bought this one

[JapanX]

Another mystery solved!

[jshorter]

Ah, now we know who bought this one

Hey, I NEVER get the good stuff! I guess I got lucky this time! LOL!!