The following is a collection of photos of "new adults" for whom Coming-of-Age ceremonies were held across Japan on the second Monday of January amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Women in kimono walk near the venues of a coming-of-age ceremony in Yokohama near Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2021. The ceremony was split into two venues to avoid concentration of people as the Tokyo metropolitan area is under a coronavirus state of emergency amid the continued pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People maintain social distancing during a coming-of-age ceremony in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on Jan. 11, 2021, as the capital is under a coronavirus state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken at the venue of a coming-of-age ceremony in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on Jan. 11, 2021, shows a sign asking attendees to refrain from eating or drinking together after the ceremony as the capital is under a coronavirus state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A woman has her temperature checked before entering the venue of a coming-of-age ceremony in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on Jan. 11, 2021, as the capital is under a coronavirus state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2021, shows 10 people attending a coming-of-age ceremony at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo, broadcast online for other people in the city who would have attended it without the coronavirus pandemic. The 10 people organized the ceremony, held at a time when the Tokyo metropolitan area is under a virus state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People wearing face masks attend a coming-of-age ceremony at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A woman in kimono has her portrait taken at a kimono shop in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2021 to celebrate her coming of age. Coming-of-age ceremonies were mostly cancelled in Tokyo the same day as the capital is under a coronavirus state of emergency amid the continued pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Women in kimono walk near the venues of a coming-of-age ceremony in Yokohama near Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2021. (Kyodo)
