Alex, aka. AA-CHAN is teaching in Seoul, South Korea. Neophyte. Shutterbug. 바 보기린.
成人の日
yesterday was 成人の日 (seijin no hi), the day of the Coming of Age ceremony that celebrates the girls and boys who have turned or will turn twenty within a year from last april. it’s one of the few times a year where you will see girls dressed up in some of the most elaborate kimono and furisode you can imagine, in an array of colors with immaculate hair and everything. even some of the guys will wear kimono, most in traditional black but we spotted some pops of deep red, powder blue and and pastel pink yesterday in asakusa.
i went with my friends before noon, and at first we couldn’t really figure out where the ceremony was taking place. after some wandering up and down nakamise-dori by the senso-ji temple with the sun in our eyes we decided to turn onto one of the side streets, and after turning a few more corners we found ourself right in front of the ceremony building! we were not alone eiher; a whole slew of ‘grandmothers’ and ‘grandfathers’, with some serious cameras, had gathered to take pictures of the adults-to-be in their finest. it was pretty amazing.
i didn’t take that many photos, but compared to last year i was really pleased. i mostly focused on getting detailed shots of the patterns of the kimono, as well as some of the accessori and obi details. watch me grow up to be one of those grandmothers who go to these events and have collections of photos of kimono patterns, haha!
Gorgeous Japanese kimono patterns.
