Kołki

Kołki [ˈkɔu̯ki] (formerly German Rohrbeck) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Choszczno, within Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Choszczno and 76 km (47 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 420.

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Coordinates: 53°8′54″N 15°37′37″E / 53.14833°N 15.62694°E / 53.14833; 15.62694

Japanese calendar

Japanese calendar types have included a range of official and unofficial systems. At present, Japan uses the Gregorian calendar, together with year designations stating the year of the reign of the current emperor.

History

The lunisolar Chinese calendar was introduced to Japan via Korea in the middle of the sixth century. After that, Japan calculated its calendar using various Chinese calendar procedures, and from 1685, using Japanese variations of the Chinese procedures. But in 1873, as part of Japan's Meiji Period modernization, a calendar based on the solar Gregorian calendar was introduced. In Japan today, the old Chinese calendar is virtually ignored; celebrations of the Lunar New Year are thus limited to Chinese and other Asian immigrant communities.

Japan has had more than one system for designating years. including

Kōki (given name)

Kōki, Koki, or Kouki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: