Coming of age in Japan

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Japanese 20-year-old women dressed in traditional clothes pose for a photo during the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Japan, Jan. 13, 2014.

The Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday to congratulate and encourage young people who have reached the age of 20, considered the age of maturity in Japan, when they are legally permitted to smoke, drink alcohol and vote.

Himeji, Japan

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Twenty-year-old Japanese women dressed in traditional clothes during the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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A Japanese woman dressed in traditional clothe attends the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014

Himeji, Japan

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Japanese women dressed in traditional clothes attend the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014

Himeji, Japan

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A 20-year-old Japanese woman gets her make-up done for her "Coming-of-Age Day" celebration at Hair Sakura beauty parlor in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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Twenty-year-old Japanese women dressed in traditional clothes attend the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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Twenty-year-old Japanese men dressed in traditional clothes attend the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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A 20-year-old woman looks into a mirror after finished her fitting for the "Coming-of-Age Day" celebration at Hair Sakura beauty parlor in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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Twenty-year-old Japanese women dressed in traditional clothes attend the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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Twenty-year-old Japanese women dressed in traditional clothes attend the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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Twenty-year-old Japanese women dressed in traditional clothes during the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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A 20-year-old Japanese man dressed in traditional clothes poses for a photo during the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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Twenty-year-old Japanese woman dressed in traditional clothing during the Coming of Age Day ceremony in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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Twenty-year-old Japanese women dressed in traditional clothes pose for a photo during the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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Twenty-year-old Japanese women dressed in traditional clothes attend the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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Twenty-year-old Japanese women dressed in traditional clothes attend the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.

Himeji, Japan

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Japanese women dressed in traditional clothes pose for a photo during the Coming of Age Day ceremony at Cultural Hall in Himeji, Jan. 13, 2014.