Comments on: The Coming Of Age Festival - Seijin no hi http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/ A Gaijin in Japan - Discovering and Loving Japan, One Day at a Time Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:53:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jingmei http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-2503 jingmei Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:00:30 +0000 http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-2503 Hi, we are actually students from Singapore who are doing a project on Seijin No Hi. We would like to interview you via email if you don't mind. Can you get back to us if you are willing to do the interview and this is my email address rogeristified@hotmail.com. Thank you. Hi, we are actually students from Singapore who are doing a project on Seijin No Hi. We would like to interview you via email if you don’t mind. Can you get back to us if you are willing to do the interview and this is my email address rogeristified@hotmail.com. Thank you.

]]> By: Neil http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-1145 Neil Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:58:46 +0000 http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-1145 About time some one noticed that! About time some one noticed that!

]]> By: Evan http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-1139 Evan Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:48:29 +0000 http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-1139 Wow, the picture with the one girl in the skirt and the girl in the kimono on the pink phone in front of the bus: The wheel well is perfectly framing the one girl's shoulders. Very nice. Wow, the picture with the one girl in the skirt and the girl in the kimono on the pink phone in front of the bus: The wheel well is perfectly framing the one girl’s shoulders. Very nice.

]]> By: Hayato3D http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-960 Hayato3D Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:12:44 +0000 http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-960 Very nice pictures of the 成人の日, feels like I am actually part of the crowd. I would love to see this and many other festivals for myself in Japan. I actually plan to be an exchange student for a year in Japan, within 2 or so years, so I will be taking all kinds of pictures then! Thanks for commenting on my blog also, nice site you have here! Very nice pictures of the 成人の日, feels like I am actually part of the crowd. I would love to see this and many other festivals for myself in Japan. I actually plan to be an exchange student for a year in Japan, within 2 or so years, so I will be taking all kinds of pictures then!

Thanks for commenting on my blog also, nice site you have here!

]]> By: bloggingzoom.com http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-893 bloggingzoom.com Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:33:01 +0000 http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-893 <strong>The Coming Of Age Festival - Seijin no hi | Neil Duckett...</strong> The Coming of Age festival is celebrated on the second Monday of January. The day used to be celebrated always on January 15 until the year 1999. This year it was celebrated on the 14th and as usual it was a National Holiday in Japan. Its Japanese nam... The Coming Of Age Festival - Seijin no hi | Neil Duckett…

The Coming of Age festival is celebrated on the second Monday of January. The day used to be celebrated always on January 15 until the year 1999. This year it was celebrated on the 14th and as usual it was a National Holiday in Japan.

Its Japanese nam…

]]> By: Harajuku Bridge To Yoyogi Park | Neil Duckett http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-870 Harajuku Bridge To Yoyogi Park | Neil Duckett Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:40:13 +0000 http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-870 [...] you liked these, why not check out my photos from the Coming of Age Festival Seijin no Hi a few weeks [...] [...] you liked these, why not check out my photos from the Coming of Age Festival Seijin no Hi a few weeks [...]

]]> By: Neil http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-792 Neil Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:30:35 +0000 http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-792 Nice way to describe it!. I did see some news reports showing a few lads getting a little out of hand later on in the evening, alcohol fuelled no doubt. Nice way to describe it!. I did see some news reports showing a few lads getting a little out of hand later on in the evening, alcohol fuelled no doubt.

]]> By: Nathan http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-791 Nathan Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:06:17 +0000 http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-791 Monday - I did stroll around Tenjin myself, didn't get any great pics but did come across this same scene. Living in city, is great - however a handful of years ago I lived in one of Japan's greater inakas - Saga - hmmm, how to say this - Seijin no Hi brought out the cleaner, more respectable looking side of many of the younger adults in the area... Monday - I did stroll around Tenjin myself, didn’t get any great pics but did come across this same scene. Living in city, is great - however a handful of years ago I lived in one of Japan’s greater inakas - Saga - hmmm, how to say this - Seijin no Hi brought out the cleaner, more respectable looking side of many of the younger adults in the area…

]]> By: TenSigh http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-789 TenSigh Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:19:22 +0000 http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-789 Great pics! That brings back memories. Great pics! That brings back memories.

]]> By: Aibek http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-788 Aibek Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:30:15 +0000 http://neilduckett.com/the-coming-of-age-festival-seijin-no-hi/#comment-788 I meant this kind of photo with such dress. ;) I meant this kind of photo with such dress. ;)

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