Today is a national holiday in Japan called Seijin no hi 成人の日 which translates to Coming of Age Day in English.
All young people who turn twenty years old in the current year are celebrated on this day. Ceremonies are held in every town in the first two weeks of the new year. Many young women dress in kimono with long sleeves called furisode if they are unmarried and the young men usually wear suits or kimomo with hakama.
Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood. It is also the legal age for voting, drinking, and smoking, but I read recently that the Japanese government was thinking about lowering the voting age to 18 in the future.
Reports show that there are around 1.35 million 20 year olds now, which is the lowest number on record.
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