telling the time in ancient japan
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higyaku| Ne no koku | Hour of the Rat | 11 pm - 1 am | 23.00 - 01.00 |
| Ushi no koku | Hour of the Ox | 1 am - 3 am | 01.00 - 03.00 |
| Tora no koku | Hour of the Tiger | 3 am - 5 am | 03.00 - 05.00 |
| U no koku | Hour of the Hare | 5 am - 7 am | 05.00 - 07.00 |
| Tetsu no koku | Hour of the Dragon | 7 am - 9 am | 07.00 - 09.00 |
| Mi no koku | Hour of the Snake | 9 am - 11 am | 09.00 - 11.00 |
| Uma no koku | Hour of the Horse | 11 am - 1 pm | 11.00 - 13.00 |
| Hitsuji no koku | Hour of the Sheep | 1 pm - 3 pm | 13.00 - 15.00 |
| Saru no koku | Hour of the Monkey | 3 pm - 5 pm | 15.00 - 17.00 |
| Tori no koku | Hour of the Cock | 5 pm - 7 pm | 17.00 - 19.00 |
| Inu no koku | Hour of the Dog | 7 pm - 9 pm | 19.00 - 21.00 |
| I no koku | Hour of the Boar | 9 pm - 11 pm | 21.00 - 23.00 |
