This celebration throws everything you thought you knew about Japanese culture out the window.
Coming of Age Ceremony
Kimono and suits are the standard clothing choice for this annual event, but this model chose something much skimpier.
Every year all eyes are on the flashiest fashions at Kitakyushu, but there’s another side to the story.
Kimonos and gangsta flair to celebrate freedom and individuality before conforming to Japanese society.
Our mild-mannered reporter gets hooked up with the king of bad-boy haircuts in Japan, the “regent.”
All of Japan has Coming of Age Ceremonies in January, but nowhere has them quite like Kitakyushu.
Kitakyushu welcomes its first Coming of Age Ceremony of the Reiwa Era in its typical outrageous fashion(s).
Kimono vs. suits vs. cops.
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