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Genki

元亀

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Japanese era name (元亀) for the years 1570–1573: 1570 is Genki 1 (元年) and Genki 4 is 1573. Genki (元亀) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1570. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1570 is Genki 1 (元年), 1573 its last year, Genki 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Genki 2” (元亀2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Eiroku. After: Tenshō.