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Seijin Shiki (Adults' Day)

Seijin Shiki (Adults' Day)

Japanese girls in furisode kimonos and traditional shoes at a Seijin Shiki celebration

Traditionally, 20-year-olds dress in adult clothing for the first time ©

This 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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