Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held annually on the second Monday of January. Japanese men and women who turn 20 years old celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day as they are recognized as adults by Japanese society and law after the age of 20. Festivities include ceremonies held at local and prefectural offices and parties among family and friends. See the images.
The start of adulthood: Japan's youth celebrates Coming of Age
Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held annually on the second Monday of January
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Kimono-clad 20-year-old Japanese women pose for selfies following a ceremony to celebrate Coming-of-Age Day at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo
© EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA Japanese women and men who became 20 years old celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day as they are recognized as adults in Japanese society and law after the age of 20
© AP Photo/Koji Sasahara Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held annually on the second Monday of January
© AP Photo/Koji Sasahara Festivities include coming of age ceremonies held at local and prefectural offices and parties among family and friends
© AP Photo/Koji Sasahara To mark the occasion, women traditionally wear furisode kimono
© EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA The holiday was first established in 1948
© EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA Coming-of-Age Day celebration in Tokyo
© EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA Kimono-clad 20-year-old Japanese women pose for a group photograph in Tokyo
© AP Photo/Koji Sasahara