Coming of Age Day 2017
Celebrations for new adults in various locations
New Japanese adults dressed in kimono celebrate Seijin-no-hi (Coming of Age Day) on January 9, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Coming of Age Day is a Japanese public holiday that occurs on every second Monday of January and honors every person who has turned 20 years old over the past year. When young people reach twenty, they officially become adults in Japanese society. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)