Coming of Age Day was a few weeks ago and I really didn’t have anything to write about. I mean, I’ve never been to a coming of age ceremony. I’ve heard about what goes on there, but I’m not really an authority on the subject, nor did I have any insightful commentary on the phenomenon.
But I do love when this holiday comes around for one reason. All the girls who turn 20 that year get all decked out in really [expensive] beautiful kimonos and get their hair and make up done especially for the day. It’s a great day for people watching.
In the spirit of enjoying the sight of a beautiful woman on the street looking her best, I simply offer a small gallery of photos of girls from this year. For those who live overseas, and those who don’t, I hope you enjoy.
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- 田中愛奈
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- aina tanaka, egg model, came of age this year!
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- a more conservative hairstyle, but still cute!
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- a typical hairstyle this year
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- another popular hairstyle and some groovy hairpins
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- coming of age ceremony itself seems kinda boring…
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- cute model in pink kimono
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- doing whatever they do at the coming of age festival
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- even fat girls come of age too
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- girls usually do a photo session and print up a booklet of the coming of age day photos
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- i’ll take the one on the right, you can have her minger friend
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- kinda rocker’s style hair…
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- lop-sided hair
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- not bad at all…
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- the girl in the baby blue kimono is hot!
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- woooo-hoooooo! we can drink legally now!
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- you can ring my bell any day, baby
VOCAB
成人
せいじん
seijin
coming of age, mature, to be an adult
成人式
せいじんしき
seijin-shiki
coming of age ceremony
着物
きもの
kimono
kimono, traditional japanese clothes.
(the kanji is great! it just means “stuff you wear” or “thing for wearing”)
awwwwwwww yeah!
mαrky( -_-)凸
Mixi
