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Jan 15 2014 8 Comments

Japanese Coming of Age Day 2014

New start. Big hopes. Great look.

Japanese traditional contemplation

Categorized: Culture, Photography

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  1. Chris says

    1/15/2014 at 9:23 am

    One of the most colourful times of the winter months in Japan. Great shot. Thanks.

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    • Lee says

      1/15/2014 at 2:46 pm

      Thanks!

      It is. Always look forward to it. Seemed to be a lot less youngsters about this year. Although that’s not surprising considering the shrinking population…

      Reply
  2. David says

    1/15/2014 at 5:16 pm

    And the blue skies augmented their youthful exuberance – nice shot this one!

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    • Lee says

      1/15/2014 at 10:03 pm

      It does. And thanks! I was pleased the way it came out. My aim was to get something different from the usual Coming of Age Day images we see every year, and in some ways I think I achieved that.

      Reply
  3. john says

    1/16/2014 at 5:44 am

    modesty, or a new shoe moment?

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    • Lee says

      1/16/2014 at 10:55 am

      Pretty sure it was modesty.

      Reply
  4. Hans ter Horst says

    1/16/2014 at 3:40 pm

    Great shot, love the way the light falls on the girls and isolates them from the dark background.
    Where I’m from we don’t have a celebration like this and if we would have had, it would have been a day of boozing and blowing raspberries at City Hall officials boring us with long speeches about nothing of importance. I’m glad to read in the papers that the Japanese youth agrees with that 🙂

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    • Lee says

      1/16/2014 at 10:25 pm

      Cheers!

      It was a lovely sunny spot, so I was very happy when I saw them approaching. It was then just a case of hoping nobody got in the way, and bagging the shot. Really pleased with the way it came out.

      And totally agree. Dressing up and meeting friends is a great way to celebrate. Listening to some old boy warble on for ages on the other hand, most certainly isn’t.

      Reply

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