Coming of Age Day celebration 2022 in Japan

Held annually on the second Monday of January, Coming of Age Day is a special time for Japan's young adults.

Kimono-clad women celebrating turning 20 years old stand together to participate in a Coming of Age ceremony, Jan. 10, 2022, in Tokyo.

A woman wearing a kimono and a protective mask rides on an escalator at a Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony venue, in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022.

Young women wearing traditional kimonos attend a ceremony to commemorate the Coming of Age Day for young people entering adulthood in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022.

Two young women wearing traditional kimonos attend a ceremony to commemorate the Coming of Age Day for young people entering adulthood in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022.

A woman wearing a mask and a traditional kimono is seen in a coffee shop as young adults in Japan attend a ceremony as they commemorate the Coming of Age Day for young people entering adulthood in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022.

Sanitary measures are seen at the entrance of an event as young adults attend a ceremony to commemorate the Coming of Age Day for young people entering adulthood in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022.

Twenty-year-old women dressed in kimonos arrive at Todoroki Arena to attend a celebration ceremony to mark Coming of Age Day to honor people turning 20 this year as they enter adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Jan. 10, 2022.

Women who have just turned and will be 20 years old this year clad in Japan's traditional kimono outfits walk on the street during a ceremony to celebrate Coming of Age Day in Yokohama, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

Kimono-clad women celebrating turning 20 years old ride a rickshaw following a Coming of Age ceremony, Jan. 10, 2022, in Tokyo.

A 20-year-old woman dressed in a kimono arrives at Todoroki Arena to attend a celebration ceremony to mark Coming of Age Day to honor people who turning 20 this year as they enter adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Jan. 10, 2022.

A young woman (L) dressed in a traditional outfit to mark Coming of Age Day, when the country honors people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, stands next to a man outside a train station in Yokohama, Jan. 10, 2022.

A young man wearing a traditional kimono poses for the photo as he attends a ceremony to commemorate the Coming of Age Day for young people entering adulthood in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022.

Twenty-year-old women dressed in kimonos take pictures at Todoroki Arena during a celebration ceremony to mark Coming of Age Day to honor people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Jan. 10, 2022.

Women wearing kimonos and protective masks take selfies after the Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022.

Women wearing kimonos and protective masks ride on an escalator at a Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony venue, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022.

Young revellers ride a motorcycle near Todoroki Arena during the Coming of Age Day celebrations to honor people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Jan. 10, 2022.

Two young women wearing a traditional kimono poses for a selfie photo as they attend a ceremony to commemorate the Coming of Age Day for young people entering adulthood in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022.

Young revelers ride a car while celebrating near Todoroki Arena during the Coming of Age Day celebrations to honor people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Jan. 10, 2022.

Young women wearing traditional kimonos attend a ceremony to commemorate the Coming of Age Day for young people entering adulthood in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022.

Young adults dressed in traditional outfits to mark the Coming of Age Day, when the country honors people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, pose for a selfie as they celebrate outside Sensoji Temple in Tokyo, Jan. 10, 2022.

Young adults dressed in traditional outfits to mark the Coming of Age Day, when the country honors people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, pose together as they celebrate outside a train station in Yokohama, Jan. 10, 2022.

Twenty-year-old women dressed in kimonos arrive at Todoroki Arena to attend a celebration ceremony to mark the Coming of Age Day to honor people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Jan. 10, 2022.

Kimono-clad women celebrating turning 20 years old stand near Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Tokyo.

Young Japanese men carry a barrel of sake near the Todoroki Arena to mark the Coming of Age Day to honor people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Jan. 10, 2022.

Twenty-year-old men put the head of their friend into a sake barrel outside Todoroki Arena during a celebration ceremony to mark the Coming of Age Day to honor people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Jan. 10, 2022.

Kimono-clad women celebrating turning 20 years old walk together following a Coming of Age ceremony near the Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Tokyo.