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New adults go wild at Seijinshiki Coming-of-Age ceremony in Kitakyushu, Japan 【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Jan 13, 2026 - Tweet
This celebration throws everything you thought you knew about Japanese culture out the window.
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- (bosozoku • coming of age • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • cosplay • culture • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kitakyushu • seijinshiki • SNJO • society • Yankee • youth)
Japan’s wildest Seijinshiki Coming-of-Age ceremony celebrates new adults in Kitakyushu 【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Jan 15, 2025
Crazy kimono fashion attracts big fans worldwide.
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- (bosozoku • coming of age • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • cosplay • culture • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kitakyushu • seijinshiki • SNJO • society • Yankee • youth)
Kitakyushu’s Seijinshiki Coming-of-Age Ceremony: Where new adults go wild with outlandish kimono
- Oona McGee
Jan 9, 2024
Japanese style usually errs on the conservative side, but not at this ceremony.
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- (bosozoku • coming of age • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • cosplay • culture • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kitakyushu • seijinshiki • SNJO • society • Yankee • youth)
Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s 2023 seijinshiki ceremony
- Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2023
These new adults say sayonara to their youth with colourful hair and gangsta costumes.
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- (bosozoku • COK • coming of age • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • cosplay • culture • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kitakyushu • seijinshiki • SNJO • society • Yankee • youth)
Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s seijinshiki ceremony
- Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2022
Kimonos and gangsta flair to celebrate freedom and individuality before conforming to Japanese society.
- Japan
- (bosozoku • COK • coming of age • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • cosplay • culture • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kitakyushu • seijinshiki • SNJO • society • Yankee • youth)
Crowd-funded hakama roomwear doubled its funding goal, is now available to everyone
- Dale Roll
Jun 16, 2021
The “Yuru Hakama” are here to keep you comfy and stylish at home!
High fashion and kimono: Kyoto’s Wazigen Shizukuya ushers in new kimono couture for Spring 2021
- Ingrid Tsai
Apr 20, 2021
Swagger through town with the latest from this premier kimono brand.
- Japan
- (cool • fashion • hakama • kimono • men's fashion • samurai • Wazigen Shizukuya)
Stay home in style with Kyoto-easy hakama-inspired roomwear for men, women, and kids【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 22, 2021
Clever design combines fashionable looks with pajama-level comfort.
New Japanese kimono-style hakama roomwear comes with men’s styles for summer
- Oona McGee
Sep 2, 2020
Slip-on designs make it easy to swish around the house like a traditional schoolgirl or a cool, modern-day samurai.
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- (beautiful • COK • cool • cute • fashion • hakama • japanese schoolgirl • kimono • Meiji • roomwear • samurai • schoolgirl • schoolgirl uniforms • yukata)
Wazigen Shizukaya’s latest collection of modern men’s kimono make a move for high fashion
- Dale Roll
Jan 9, 2020
These stylish kimono robe overcoats have some seriously avant-garde styles!
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- (avant-garde • clothing • coats • fashion • hakama • kimono • Wazigen Shizukuya • winter fashion)
Comfy kimono hakama roomwear steps into the modern era with stylish new Reiwa Edition【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 23, 2019
One-piece designs are zero trouble, entirely beautiful, and completely comfortable.
Modern samurai fashion brand Wazigen Shizukuya’s summer collection makes old-meets-new splash
- Krista Rogers
Jul 2, 2019
The latest summer collection of our favorite modern samurai kimono offers a range of functionally fashionable garments.
- Japan
- (clothing • cool • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kyoto • samurai • style • summer • Wazigen Shizukuya)
Modern samurai fashion advances into spring with new releases from Shibuya’s Wa Robe
- Casey Baseel
Mar 29, 2019
Updated hanten coats and hakama pants for men and women are ready for your next fashion campaign.
New samurai jackets, shirts and pants bring traditional Japanese fashion back to the streets
- Oona McGee
Dec 8, 2018
Designed and made in Japan by experienced kimono makers, this new collection comes with a host of cool hidden extras.
Japanese fashion brand Trove releases first-ever unisex range of modern samurai coats and pants
- Oona McGee
Mar 19, 2018
You don’t have to be a man to dress like a cool samurai warrior this season.
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- (clothes • coats • cool • fashion • genderless fashion • hakama • haori • jackets • kimono • samurai • Trove • Wa Robe)
New line of cozy kimono-style roomwear smashes crowdfunding goal, could still be yours
- Casey Baseel
Nov 18, 2017
Mocolle’s crowdfunding hit parade keeps on going with four beautiful new “loose hakama” outfits.
Chic samurai coats from Japan are here to keep fashion warriors warm through the winter
- Casey Baseel
Dec 9, 2016
Because it takes more than a heart full of Bushido to fight off the cold.
Japanese company creates range of stylish outfits for modern day samurai
- Oona McGee
Oct 15, 2016
Traditional fashion meets contemporary cool in a variety of eye-catching fabrics and patterns.
Japanese designer of samurai chino pants extends range with beautiful tweed kimono for men
- Oona McGee
Jul 15, 2016
Gorgeous samurai styles can be delivered to your door as the maker of the famous samurai chino pants now offers international shipping for his entire collection.
- Japan
- (chino pants • fashion • hakama • kimono • Koukichi Murata • samurai)
Japanese fashion label’s samurai chino pants are on the move again with new colors
- Casey Baseel
Apr 5, 2016
Because a true master swordsman recognizes the importance of skillful color coordination.
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