Japan’s Coming of Age Day is a certain signal of winter, arriving after New Yr celebrations and earlier than the cherry blossom events of early spring.
The nationwide vacation is held on the second Monday of January. Folks end up to admire the flowery outfits younger folks don to have fun the transition from childhood to maturity. Though the age of maturity has been lowered from 20 to 18, most of the contributors are nonetheless 20 years outdated.
The lads normally put on sober black fits, however the ladies are resplendent in kimonos woven in lustrous patterns — usually of flowers — and a brilliant array of colors, many with elaborately constructed hairdos and fancy purses.
Throngs of younger folks milled about on Monday on the streets of Yokohama, a metropolis that varieties a part of Larger Tokyo. The ladies wore fur muffs to maintain off the nippiness. There have been many huge smiles and self-conscious poses, selfies, and hugs.
