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Comment, ramblings and musings... life through the eyes of a Japanologist...
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Monday, January 13, 2003 |
 What I did today
Today, I...
- Was at work by 8 o'clock, for the Seijin-shiki- the Coming-of-Age Ceremony;
- Looked after the car-parking;
- Helped out with the ceremony itself;
- Went into Hiroshima with Shinbe-san before the office's shinnenkai;
- Went to an expensive (and very good) restaurant for the shinnenkai;
- Took a few members of the office to D-Bar for drinks afterwards.
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 Seijin-shiki
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 Word of the week
tako-gaisha
Literally means 'octopus company', but used as slang to refer to a bogus company.
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Shinnenkai
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 Japan A-Z
Seijin-shiki
The second Monday of January is Seijin-no-hi, or Coming-of-Age Day. This national holiday celebrates the young people who have reached, or will reach, majority (20 years of age) during the current academic year (i.e., between April of the previous year and the end of March of the current year).
The Seijin-shiki is a ceremony held by local governments to celebrate this coming of age. There are speeches from local government officials and other prominent people in the area, 'pledges' from representatives of the seijinsha- those coming of age- and often a concert or some other 'attraction'. The seijinsha take home a small gift to commemorate the day.
Most females attending the ceremony wear furisode kimono (kimono with long undersleeves, as compared to the kimono with shorter undersleeves worn by married women). Most men wear normal suits, although occasionally males in kimono, or hakama (Japanese 'trousers') can be seen.
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Another entry from the sake book. Alcohol and Health: R
Retirement: Solitude after retirement triggers alcoholism.
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