One of the city’s most internationalized districts hits a cultural milestone on Coming of Age Day.
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This celebration throws everything you thought you knew about Japanese culture out the window.
With the change in the legal age of adulthood in Japan, even Japanese people are confused about when and how to celebrate this milestone.
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.
“The truth is that without foreigners, Japanese society cannot function,” says researcher.
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