Coming Of Age Day

Yesterday was Coming of Age Day. It's one of the Japanese celemonies and it's to celebrate people who are twenty years old. In Japan, people who are twenty years old are regarded as adults by the Japanese law. Many women who are twenty years old wore special kimono which is called 'Hurisode'. Some men who are twenty years old also wore 'Hakama' like a kimono for men. In my hometown, Coming of Age Day was held at a dome for succer games. I went there with one of my friends who went to the same high school to me. The celemony was one of the good oportunities to see one's friends again.

At 5:45 am, I went to a hairsalon to be made up my face, be done my hair and be dressed a kimono by hairdresseres. I felt that I was a fashion model :D I may add pictures of me later. At eleven, I met one of my friends  who went to the same high school to me. She was so cute! Walking to wear kimono was not easy because a band tied kimono to my waist which is called 'obi', and I couldn't stride because of kimono. And I couldn't lean on a support for the bac of a chair because of the belt. The back of it was tied like ribbon. In addition, it was so cold and windy. At noon, we arrived at the dome. 

At the dome, there were so many people, over half of seats of the big dome were occpied by people who are twenty years old. So, it was difficult to see my friends. But surprisingly, a man who I had loved when we were high school students sat near me!!! I was so nervous!!! I couldn't speak to him though I wanted to do that because I hasitated. That was because he refused me when I declared my love for him when we were high school students. But now I am gloomy. I may regret not to speak to him.

However I was also happy because I met many my friends. I hadn't seen them for a long time. Some of them changed so much. I took many pictures with them and we enjoyed talking. After that, we took 'purikura'. Have you heard it?  It's a sticker. You can make it by taking pictures by using the machine of 'purikura'. In brief, you can make stikers of you by special machines, and it's called 'purikura'. You can see them at amusement arcades.

At night, alumni associations were held each school. But I didn't do there because I was so tired and sleepy. But I was fine :) I am thankful for my parents that they have brought up me.

In your country, do you celebrate to mature like that?