Coming of Age Day 2015

Coming of Age Day
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Tokyo, Japan – Japanese girls dressed in colorful kimonos pose for the camera in front of the Tokyo Tower during the Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony in downtown Tokyo, January 12, 2015. The “Coming of Age Day” is a Japanese holiday held in order to congratulate and encourage all those who have become adults (20 years old) in Japan. The annually celebration is held on the second Monday of January at local and prefectural offices, as well as after-parties amongst family and friends. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Coming of Age Day
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Tokyo, Japan – Japanese young people dressed in colorful kimonos and formal suits enjoy the Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony at Tokyo Prince Hotel in downtown Tokyo, January 12, 2015. Coming of Age Day started in Japan since at least 714 AD when a young prince dressed new robes and a hairstyle to mark his passage into adulthood, and become holiday in 1948 to be held every year in January 15th. In 2000 the Coming of Age Day was changed to the second Monday of January as a result of Happy Monday System. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)