The Big Picture: Adulthood

People riding a roller coaster

Japanese twenty-year-olds, dressed in traditional kimonos, enjoy riding a roller coaster after attending the annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Toshimaen Amusement Park in Tokyo, Japan.

1.33 million youths celebrate their passage into adulthood on the day while they become eligible to drink alcohol, smoke and vote at the age of 20.

Photo: Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images


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