Seijin no Hi (成人の日) – Coming-of-Age Day

Coming-of-Age Day — Seijin no Hi (成人の日) — is held on the second Monday of the year. It is celebrated by those who turned 20 during the previous year or will do so before March 31 this year.

To mark the occasion,
– women traditionally wear furisode kimono.
– while most young men opt for just regular suits, although some men have been getting more creative in recent years, injecting a bit of color into their outfits.

The age of legal adulthood in Japan will be lowered from 20 to 18 in April 2022 following a Civil Code revision. The country’s minimum voting age was also reduced to 18 after a revised election law came into effect in June 2016.

New adults attended ceremonies and festive events across Japan on Monday to mark Coming-of-Age Day.

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