Japan holds a coming-of-age ceremony every year on the second Monday in January for young people who have reached the age of 20 to celebrate their adulthood from that day.
20-year-olds attend a Coming of Age Day ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP
20-year-olds attend a Coming of Age Day ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP
A group of young Japanese women in kimono take selfies in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP
A group of young Japanese women in kimono take selfies in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP
Drinking a bottle of sake in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP
Drinking a bottle of sake in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP
A Coming of Age Day ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP
A Coming of Age Day ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP
Participants sit with social distancing during a coming-of-age ceremony in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, January 9, 2021. /CFP
Participants sit with social distancing during a coming-of-age ceremony in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, January 9, 2021. /CFP
Checking body temperature before a ceremony in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP
Checking body temperature before a ceremony in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP