Turning 20 marks the commencement of one’s life as an adult in Japan, and that journey into adulthood is celebrated on Seijin no Hi (Coming…

From Spain’s quinceanera, when females turn 15, to the United States’ sweet sixteen parties, cultures around the world celebrate when children come of age. In…

If you head down to your local municipal office, shrine, or even Disneyland this coming Monday, you’ll probably run into hordes of newly or soon…

On ‘Seijin no Hi’ (Coming of Age Day) the young people of Japan who turned twenty the previous year come together to celebrate. The new…

Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi) occurs on the second Monday of January. This public holiday is dedicated to all the young people in…