A brief look at the coming-of-age celebration.
Seijin Shiki (Adults' Day)
Last updated 2009-09-16
Seijin Shiki (Adults' Day)
Traditionally, 20-year-olds dress in adult clothing for the first time ©This event takes place on 15 January.
On this day those Japanese who have had their 20th birthday in the previous year attend a shrine to give thanks.
20 is the age of legal adulthood in Japan.
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