What is "taisho"

Taisho may refer to:

• Taishō period (大正時代), a period in the history of Japan
• Emperor Taishō of Japan (1879–1926), reigned 1912–1926. His given name was Yoshihito.
• Taishō-ku, Osaka, a ward in the city of Osaka, Japan
• Taisho (solar term) (大暑), solar term in East Asia.
• Taisho Tripitaka the Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō (大正新脩大藏經), a standardized and commonly cited version of the Chinese Buddhist canon ( Tripitaka) compiled in Japan during the Taishō era.