Japanese Zodiac Sign (じゅうにし) and Their Corresponding Gemstones

The history of animal signs has more than 30,000 years in ancient Asia continent and they spread to Japan from Qin dynasty in 300 BC.

Asians strongly believe that the time of a person's birth is primary factor in determining that person's characteristics.

Its Legends Buddha invited all the animals to his kingdom, but unfortunately, only a total of 12 turned up. Out of gratitude, Buddha decided to name the year after each of the animals in their orders of arrival.

YEAR	Japanese (えと)	Animal Sign	Personality	Gemstones
1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020	子ね	RAT	charm	Clear Quartz, Citrine, Moonstone, Opal, Yellow Tourmaline, Topaz
1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021	丑うし	OX	patient	Peridot, Clear Quartz, Moonstone, Green Tourmaline
1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022	寅とら	TIGER	sensitive	Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Obsidian, Citrine, Fluorite
1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011	卯う	Rabbit	articulate	Tourmaline, Amethyst, Strawberry crystal, Garnet

1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012	辰たつ	Dragon	healthy	Clear Quartz, Moonstone, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Ruby
1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013	巳み	Snake	deep	Tourmaline, Amethyst, Strawberry crystal, Rose Quartz, Citrine, Topaz

1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014	午うま	Horse	popular	Amethyst, Strawberry crystal, Garnet, Fluorite, Tourmaline
1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015	未ひつじ	Goat	elegant	Tourmaline, Sapphire
1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016	申さる	Monkey	clever	Citrine, Sapphire, Aquamarine, Obsidian
1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017	酉とり	ROOSTER, COCK	deep thinkers	Blue Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Obsidian, Sapphire
1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018	戌いぬ	Dog	Loyalty	Peridot, Ruby, Tourmaline
1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019	亥い	Pig	chivalrous	Aquamarine, Citrine, Turquoise, Peridot, Tourmaline