As the metric system has not been used for an extremely long period of time, there must have been some type of standardized system in place prior to its use. Thank you.
asked Mar 14, 2017 at 21:11
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5en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_units_of_measurement– user3856370Commented Mar 14, 2017 at 21:49
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For the record, I marked this as "too broad."– narutoCommented Mar 15, 2017 at 4:25
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5Before asking this sort of question, please consider doing some basic research yourself. If you've looked it up and still have questions, tell us in your post what you've found and why it doesn't solve your problem.– user1478Commented Mar 15, 2017 at 6:38
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It's all described here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_units_of_measurement
Although these are now essentially never used for any sort of calculation, many traces remain in everyday life; the cost of land is quoted in yen per tsubo (坪単価), sake is sold in bottles of 1 shō (一升瓶). And my favourite: the staging used to build a platform on stage comes in modular sizes, such as 3x6 or 4x6 shaku, always referred to as saburoku (3尺x6尺), shiburoku (4x6), etc, but the preprinted plan they give you is marked in 1-metre squares.
