Comments on: Coming of Age Day 2007, Kyoto http://www.japannavigator.com/2007/01/08/coming-of-age-day-2007-kyoto/ Guide to Japanese culture by Ad Blankestijn. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:21:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ad Blankestijn http://www.japannavigator.com/2007/01/08/coming-of-age-day-2007-kyoto/#comment-64 Ad Blankestijn Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:43:56 +0000 http://www.japannavigator.com/?p=95#comment-64 Thank you for your comment! Reality is even more complex... As the Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan says: "This holiday honors people who attain the age of 20 years anytime between 2 April of the previous year and 1 April of the current year. This is specified in the Japanese Civil Code as the age at which adulthood is reached." I have corrected my text accordingly. Thank you for your comment!

Reality is even more complex…

As the Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan says:

“This holiday honors people who attain the age of 20 years anytime between 2 April of the previous year and 1 April of the current year. This is specified in the Japanese Civil Code as the age at which adulthood is reached.”

I have corrected my text accordingly.

]]> By: sarah http://www.japannavigator.com/2007/01/08/coming-of-age-day-2007-kyoto/#comment-63 sarah Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:32:07 +0000 http://www.japannavigator.com/?p=95#comment-63 Are you sure the people celebrating on Seijin no Hi are those who turned 20 LAST year? I thought it was everyone who was going to turn 20 THIS year (Seijin no Hi 2006 is for those who are turning 20 in 2006). That's also what Wikipedia says. Are you sure the people celebrating on Seijin no Hi are those who turned 20 LAST year? I thought it was everyone who was going to turn 20 THIS year (Seijin no Hi 2006 is for those who are turning 20 in 2006). That’s also what Wikipedia says.

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