Across Japan, 1.24 million young people entered legal adulthood Monday in an annual rite of passage for 20-year-olds that — were it not for the novel coronavirus pandemic — would have been celebrated to the fullest.
While many coming-of-age ceremonies were cancelled or moved online, thousands gathered in Yokohama on the day to celebrate the once-in-a-lifetime occasion. Owing to restrictions on large events, the ceremony was held at two venues and divided into eight staggered ceremonies, four at each location.
Following one of the coming-of-age ceremonies, some new adults indulged in their new legal right to drink alcohol and boisterous merrymaking required a bit of police intervention. (📸: Ryusei Takahashi @ryuseitakahashi217 and Tomohiro Osaki)
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AloJapan.com