Age and school-year estimates for those born in 1997

Man-nenrei, kazoedoshi, wareki, eto, and school years for people born in 1997, as of 30 August 2026. If you know the month and day, use the age calculator (this page assumes 2 April for a year-level lookup).

As-of date：30 August 2026(updated to today when you view the page)

Legal age (today)

29years

Legal age (31 Dec)

29years

Kazoedoshi

30years

Wareki (assumes 2 April)

平成9年4月2日

Eto

丁丑（丑）

Elementary school

April 2004

Junior high

April 2010

High school

April 2013

High-school graduation

March 2016

Kanreki (approx. year)

2056

Facts on this page

・Legal age as of 30 August 2026 is 29

・Legal age on 31 December 2026 is 29

・Kazoedoshi is 30

・Wareki date of birth (assumes 2 April) is 平成9年4月2日

・Eto is 丁丑 (丑)

・Elementary school starts April 2004

・Junior high starts April 2010

・High school starts April 2013

・High-school graduation is March 2016

・Kanreki (kazoedoshi) approx. year is 2056

・Yakudoshi (male, kazoedoshi 30): none

・Yakudoshi (female, kazoedoshi 30): none

Assumptions

For searches without a month and day, we assume a 2 April birthday.

The static as-of date (build time) is 30 August 2026. After load we update it to today.