The Coming-of-Age Ceremony

On January 10th, the coming-of-ceremonies were held in most of cities, towns, and villages.
This year, about 1.27 million people camo of age. The population of new adults has been decreasing for three years because of declining birthrate.

It is a celebration of the time when a person reaches the age. They become legally adults. In Japan, people who are 20 years old are admitted as adults by the law. People who came of age dressed up and went to the ceremony.
There are many people who attend coming-of-age ceremonies wearing Kimono or Hakama. It is a celebration of once in a lifetime.

However, there are some people who cannnot become adults. Of course, they are admitted as adults legally, but some of them behave badly such as violence and dangerous driving.
One of the reasons why they behave such things, this is the only event in a lifetime. So, they think it is the only chance to do that.

Okinawa is famous for bad behavior by only a few people. But most of people have self-consciousness and responsibilities.

I wish them to become good people and behave morally.