The Japanese zodiac system is called "Jyuunishi" which refer to the 12 year cycle of animal years.With the Japanese zodiac we can calculate not only a person's age but also to indicate one's character or personality based on what year the person was born, which makes the Japanese zodiac system interesting.
The Japanese zodiac Signs consist of 12 kinds of animals : Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar.
Japanese Zodiac Signs by Birth Year:
Rat: 1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008...
Ox: 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937,1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009...
Tiger: 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010...
Rabbit: 1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011...
Dragon: 1904, 1916, 1928,1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012...
Snake: 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013...
Horse: 1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954,1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014...
Sheep: 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943,1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015...
Monkey: 1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016...
Rooster: 1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017...
Dog:1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018...
Boar:1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019...