Coming of Age Day, observed annually on the second Monday of January in Japan, celebrates those who have turned 20, as they are considered adults under Japanese law. Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON.

Young adults in Kitakyushu, a city in western Japan, splashed out in bright colors and unusual costumes in January, on Coming of Age day ― celebrating becoming 20 years of age.

Young women in colorful traditional costumes, masks and white stoles braved cold weather in lines and sat seats apart from one another in Yokohama on Monday to mark Japan's Coming of Age Day ...