Coming Of Age Day In Japan

NISHINOMIYA, JAPAN - JANUARY 11: Young Japanese women dressed in traditional kimonos and wearing face masks attend an out-door Coming-of- Age ceremony at Koshien national high school baseball stadium on January 11,2021 in Nishinomiya, Japan. The Coming-of-Age Day is a national holiday to congratulate and encourage those who have reached the age of 20, held amid the state of emergency to avoid the spread of coronavirus infection. Tokyo metropolitan area and Kansai region’s many cities have postponed the coming-of age-ceremony for this year due to the rapid spread of new coronavirus infections. Western prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo urged a joint request by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to expand the state of emergency in their prefectures. A state of emergency took effect on January 8 in Tokyo and neighbors Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures.  (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)