NounMetal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040) · Shōmen Kongō (deity) · kōshin-machi (religious wake)

NounMetal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)

NounMetal Dragon (17th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)

NounMetal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)

NounMetal Dog (47th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1910, 1970, 2030)

NounMetal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)

Nounsame age

Nounkōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period

Nounkōshin-machi association

NounMetal Monkey month; lunar month that contains a day of the Metal Monkey (essentially every other month) during which it was believed colds were more frequent

Nounroadside standing stone dedicated to the Buddhist deity Shōmen Kongō (usu. also engraved with the three wise monkeys)

NounPinguicula ramosa (butterwort species)

NounChina rose (Rosa chinensis); monthly rosebush

NounKōgo register; Japan's first census register (670)