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Best Photos of Life in Japan

Best Photos of Life in Japan
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Women clad in Japan's traditional kimono outfits, who have just turned or will be 20 years old this year, walk on the street as they celebrate Coming of Age Day in Yokohama Monday, January 10, 2022. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)

Women clad in Japan’s traditional kimono outfits, who have just turned or will be 20 years old this year, walk on the street as they celebrate Coming of Age Day in Yokohama Monday, January 10, 2022. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)

This photo provided by Tokyo Zoological Park Society, shows Japanese-born twin pandas, Lei Lei, center, Xiao Xiao, left, and their mother Shin Shin at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Twin panda cubs made their first public appearance Wednesday before their devoted fans but only briefly – just for three days for now – due to the upsurge of the highly transmissible coronavirus variant. (Photo by Tokyo Zoological Park Society via AP Photo)

This photo provided by Tokyo Zoological Park Society, shows Japanese-born twin pandas, Lei Lei, center, Xiao Xiao, left, and their mother Shin Shin at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Twin panda cubs made their first public appearance Wednesday before their devoted fans but only briefly – just for three days for now – due to the upsurge of the highly transmissible coronavirus variant. (Photo by Tokyo Zoological Park Society via AP Photo)

Women wearing kimono and protective masks ride on an escalator at Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony venue, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, January 10, 2022. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

Women wearing kimono and protective masks ride on an escalator at Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony venue, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, January 10, 2022. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

Kimono-clad women celebrating turning 20 years old take selfie together prior to attending a Coming-of-Age ceremony Monday, January 10, 2022, in Tokyo. Held annually on the second Monday of January, Coming of Age Day is a special time for those young adults. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)

Kimono-clad women celebrating turning 20 years old take selfie together prior to attending a Coming-of-Age ceremony Monday, January 10, 2022, in Tokyo. Held annually on the second Monday of January, Coming of Age Day is a special time for those young adults. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)

Coming of age day at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on January 10, 2022. (Photo by Masatoshi Okauchi/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Coming of age day at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on January 10, 2022. (Photo by Masatoshi Okauchi/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Twenty-year-old women dressed in kimonos arrive at Todoroki Arena to attend a celebration ceremony to mark “Coming-of-Age Day” to honour people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture on January 10, 2022. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP Photo)

Twenty-year-old women dressed in kimonos arrive at Todoroki Arena to attend a celebration ceremony to mark “Coming-of-Age Day” to honour people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture on January 10, 2022. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP Photo)

A 20-year-old woman dressed in a kimono arrives at Todoroki Arena to attend a celebration ceremony to mark “Coming-of-Age Day” to honour people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture on January 10, 2022. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP Photo)

A 20-year-old woman dressed in a kimono arrives at Todoroki Arena to attend a celebration ceremony to mark “Coming-of-Age Day” to honour people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture on January 10, 2022. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP Photo)

A 20-year-old man (C) puts his head in a sake barrel outside Todoroki Arena during a celebration ceremony to mark “Coming-of-Age Day” to honour people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture on January 10, 2022. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP Photo)

A 20-year-old man (C) puts his head in a sake barrel outside Todoroki Arena during a celebration ceremony to mark “Coming-of-Age Day” to honour people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture on January 10, 2022. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP Photo)

Women who have just turned and will be 20 years old this year clad in Japan's traditional kimono outfits walk on the street during a ceremony to celebrate Coming of Age Day in Yokohama, Monday, January 10, 2022. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)

Women who have just turned and will be 20 years old this year clad in Japan’s traditional kimono outfits walk on the street during a ceremony to celebrate Coming of Age Day in Yokohama, Monday, January 10, 2022. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)

Kimono-clad young Japanese women wearing protective face masks gather near the venue holding the Coming of Age Day ceremony amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, 10 January 2022. Coming of Age Day celebrates all those who reached 20 years of age, which is considered adulthood in Japan. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE)

Kimono-clad young Japanese women wearing protective face masks gather near the venue holding the Coming of Age Day ceremony amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, 10 January 2022. Coming of Age Day celebrates all those who reached 20 years of age, which is considered adulthood in Japan. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE)

Women wearing a kimonos leave after attending a Coming of Age ceremony at Yokohama Arena on January 10, 2022 in Yokohama, Japan. Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held every January to celebrate those who have reached 20, the official age of adulthood in Japan. Many ceremonies around the country have been scaled back as authorities continue to implement measures to tackle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Women wearing a kimonos leave after attending a Coming of Age ceremony at Yokohama Arena on January 10, 2022 in Yokohama, Japan. Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held every January to celebrate those who have reached 20, the official age of adulthood in Japan. Many ceremonies around the country have been scaled back as authorities continue to implement measures to tackle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Kimono-clad women who celebrate turning 20 years old take a selfie near the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa district Monday, January 10, 2022, in Tokyo. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)

Kimono-clad women who celebrate turning 20 years old take a selfie near the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa district Monday, January 10, 2022, in Tokyo. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)

Young adults wearing a mask, attends a ceremony as they commemorates the Coming of Age Day of young people entering adulthood in Tokyo, Japan, on January 10, 2022. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Young adults wearing a mask, attends a ceremony as they commemorates the Coming of Age Day of young people entering adulthood in Tokyo, Japan, on January 10, 2022. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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