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Jan 13 2015 4 Comments

Coming of Age Day, Tokyo, 2015

Coming of age, in a technological age.

Coming of Age Day Tokyo

Categorized: Culture, Photography

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  1. J Michael says

    1/13/2015 at 12:02 pm

    I couldn’t figure out why I saw so many young women in kimonos and young men in suits in Atsugi City yesterday until I saw an SUV tearing down the road with seemingly all occupants sitting on the edges of the windows and howling like dogs; then I put it together.

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    • Lee says

      1/13/2015 at 2:00 pm

      Haha, sounds like they were certainly enjoying their day!

      Didn’t see that many when out and about yesterday, although I wasn’t near any of the popular gathering places.

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  2. Hans ter Horst says

    1/14/2015 at 7:16 pm

    The Wikipedia article that you link to is amusing to me: “(…) and to help them realize that they have become adults.” Fun time is over; conform, the nail that sticks out will be hammered down”
    My Japanese teacher when I was living in France always enjoyed sharing stories of Japanese office life and why he moved to Paris to be as eccentric as he wanted to be 🙂

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    • Lee says

      1/14/2015 at 9:32 pm

      It’s always shocking to see how quickly Japan’s young change once Uni is nearly done and job hunting starts. Those recruit suits are donned, and all individuality is gone — possibly forever…

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