- Ritual
- 二十歳のつどい
- Region and community
- 日本
- Age at the cultural rite
- Age 20
- Transition conditions
- Reaching a recognized age
- Legal age of majority
- Japan18 yearsJapan · Calendar unspecified · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
At Japan’s Hatachi no Tsudoi, municipalities invite young people turning twenty to celebrate with speeches and locally organized events. Many participants wear formal clothes. The ceremonies were still being held in 2026, even though the legal age of adulthood is eighteen.
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