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▼ Coming-Of-Age Day Ceremonies Held Across Japan
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Young women in colorful kimonos and and smartly-dressed men celebrated Coming-of-Age Day at ceremonies across Japan on Monday.
Coming-of-Age Day is held annually on the second Monday of January.
As usual, Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea were popular spots for young adults to celebrate the day after their ceremonies.
About 2,000 new adults were invited to a special Twenty Years Old Gathering event at DisneySea.
In Osaka, an event was held in which 20-year-olds climbed the stairs of a 300-meter-tall building to the observation deck on the 60th floor.
This event is held every year at the Abeno Harukas high-rise building in Abeno Ward, Osaka, under the theme of "Climbing the Stairs to Adulthood." Participants walked up the stairs from the basement floor to the 60th floor, where the observation deck is located.
Yokohama Arena had the biggest gathering with approximately 11,000 people attending a morning ceremony. A second ceremony was held in the afternoon.
Coming-of-Age Day is held annually on the second Monday of January.
As usual, Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea were popular spots for young adults to celebrate the day after their ceremonies.
About 2,000 new adults were invited to a special Twenty Years Old Gathering event at DisneySea.
In Osaka, an event was held in which 20-year-olds climbed the stairs of a 300-meter-tall building to the observation deck on the 60th floor.
This event is held every year at the Abeno Harukas high-rise building in Abeno Ward, Osaka, under the theme of "Climbing the Stairs to Adulthood." Participants walked up the stairs from the basement floor to the 60th floor, where the observation deck is located.
Yokohama Arena had the biggest gathering with approximately 11,000 people attending a morning ceremony. A second ceremony was held in the afternoon.
The government lowered the age of adulthood to 18 from 20 in April 2022 by revising the Civil Code and changing the legal definition of an adult for the first time in over 140 years, opening up new freedoms and responsibilities for 18- and 19-year-olds.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of 18-year-olds in Japan totaled 1.09 million as of Jan 1.
Of those who have reached Japan's legal adult age, 560,000 were men and 530,000 were women, accounting for 0.88 percent of the total population, the ministry said.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of 18-year-olds in Japan totaled 1.09 million as of Jan 1.
Of those who have reached Japan's legal adult age, 560,000 were men and 530,000 were women, accounting for 0.88 percent of the total population, the ministry said.
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