2025.1.13

It was fine.

Today is a national holiday called Seijin no hi (成人の日) coming of age day.

It was used be on January 15,  but has been moved to the second Monday. of January.

To be adult had been 20 years old until March 31, 2022 but since April 1, 2022 it's been 18 years old.

On this day there is a ceremony and women wear the beautiful long sleeves kimono called furisode (振袖).

It was the last day of three day weekend. I stayed at home all day long. I watched some recorded movies and dramas.

To my glad my 152nd book became No.1 in the USA.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2024.1.8

It was fine.

Today is a national holiday called Seijin no hi (成人の日), Coming-of-Age Day.

It used to be on January 15, but it has become the second Monday of January since 2000.

In Japan to be 20 years old was to be an adult, but from April 1, 2022 adult means to be 18 years old. 

How old is an adult in your country?

Today is the last day of the three day weekend.

I went to Sugita to have my hair cut and perm, to a kimono shop, and to see a Japanese movie.

2021.1.11

It is a national holiday called "Seijin no hi (成人の日)" coming-of-age day. It was used to be on January 15, but it has become on the second Monday of January since 2000 because of happy Monday System. In Japan becoming 20 years old means being adult.

I attended the Shinka no seminar Day 2 from 9 am to 6 pm.

After the seminar my friend took me to the Kofu station. I enjoyed buying their local sweets at the station building shop. Their most famous sweet is called Kikyo Shingen mochi (桔梗信玄餅). I did not know there are variation used Shingen mochi and I bought 5 different sweets and tasted on my way back home.

January 11 is known as kagamibiraki(鏡開き), literally mirror opening. It is a day that we eat the New Year's decoration rice cakes called kagamimochi (鏡餅).

Today is the last day of three day weekend. It was a fruitful one.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

2020.1.13

It was fine.

Today is a national holiday called seijin no hi (成人の日), Coming-of-Age Day. It used to be on January 15 but it has been changed to the second Monday of January since 2000 because of happy Monday system. In Japan becoming 20 is regarded as adult and we have a ceremony called seijin shiki (成人式). On this day women wear the beautiful kimono called furisode (振袖) long sleeves kimono and some men wear montsuki hakama (紋付き袴), and others wear suits.

A few years ago voting age was lowered to 18 years old. Drinking and smoking are allowed at the age of 20.

Today is the last day of three day weekend. I wrote the draft of the new book.It was a productive nice weekend.

2018.1.8

It was cloudy in the day time but became cold rain in the evening.

It is a national holiday called Seijin no hi (成人の日), Coming of Age Day. It used to be on January 15, but has become on the second Monday of January to have a longer vacation. In Japan being 20 means to be adult who are allowed to smoke and drink. Voting age became 18 since 2016.
On this day each municipaity has a memorial service. Women usually wear the long-sleeved kimono called furisode (振り袖) which is very expensive and gorgeous.

This is the last day of my winter vacation.

I went to Okachimachi to attend the new year meeting and CEO's lecture of JMOA. This was the first time to hear the CEO 's speech. 
There was about an hour until the party.
So I visited Bentendo (弁天堂) and Daikokuten(大黒天) at Shinobazunoike and went shopping.
At the party I happened to be seated to the next to the CEO. I felt very lucky to be able to speak with him.

Around me there were two fortnune tellers, and they checked my fortune in many ways. It was very interesting.
I had a very good time to have talked with them.