Coming of Age Day at Japan House, London https://www.byteseu.com/2303637/ #ComingOfAgeDay #HaoriHakama #Japan #JapanHouse #kitakyushu #london
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The number of young people in Japan reaching adulthood in 2026 is the second-lowest on record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/coming-of-age-day-population/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #comingofageday #population #aging
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In Japan, today, January 12, is a national holiday called Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi in Japanese). #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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本日1月12日は国民の祝日・成人の日（Coming of Age Day）です。 #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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In Japan, today, January 12, is a national holiday called Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi in Japanese). #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday #fedibird
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本日1月12日は国民の祝日・成人の日（Coming of Age Day）です。 #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday #fedibird
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In Japan, today, January 12, is a national holiday called Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi in Japanese). #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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本日1月12日は国民の祝日・成人の日（Coming of Age Day）です。 #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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Rather interestingly, in the Heian period children were known as 'children of the gods (kami)', and as such were not gendered until their official coming-of-age. For that reason similar clothing, accessories and even make-up were worn by both boys and girls.
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Japan is the fastest aging nation in the world. Now that we're closer to 2050 than 2000, how will that affect the generation now coming of age? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/japan/society/japan-2050-predections-depopulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #depopulation #aging #demographics #teens #elderly #comingofageday #lifeexpectancy #rurallife #women039sissues
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A ceremony was held to celebrate people turning 20 years old in Kobe on Monday ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Hanshin quake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/14/japan/kobe-earthquake-anniversary-coming-of-age/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #comingofageday #kobe #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness
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In Japan, today, January 13, is a national holiday called Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi in Japanese). #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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本日1月13日は国民の祝日・成人の日（Coming of Age Day）です。 #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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In Japan, today, January 13, is a national holiday called Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi in Japanese). #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday #fedibird
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本日1月13日は国民の祝日・成人の日（Coming of Age Day）です。 #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday #fedibird
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In Japan, today, January 13, is a national holiday called Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi in Japanese). #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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本日1月13日は国民の祝日・成人の日（Coming of Age Day）です。 #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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Local authorities host ceremonies to welcome the new adults into society, but the day is also a chance for more raucous celebrations and reunions.
Many young women opt to dress in a style of kimono called 'furisode' (振袖 lit. 'swinging sleeves').
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🚸🧒COMING OF AGE DAY👩🦱👘
Today is 'Seijin-no-hi' (成人の日 - 2nd Monday of January), a national holiday set aside to congratulate those who have reached -or are soon to reach- the age of majority (18 years old).
The tradition of celebrating 'coming of age' is recorded as early as 714!
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In Japan, today, January 8, is a national holiday called Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi in Japanese). #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday #fedibird
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本日1月8日は国民の祝日・成人の日（Coming of Age Day）です。 #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday #fedibird
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In Japan, today, January 8, is a national holiday called Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi in Japanese). #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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In Japan, today, January 8, is a national holiday called Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi in Japanese). #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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本日1月8日は国民の祝日・成人の日（Coming of Age Day）です。 #comingofageday #nationalholiday #holiday
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Today is #ComingOfAgeDay, a public holiday in Japan to celebrate the country's new adults.
It's got us thinking about our favourite coming of age stories - there are so many! What would you pick?
