It's a traditional rite of passage for children aged 3, 5, and 7, praying for their health and growth.

It marks the transition to adulthood for 20-year-olds, celebrating their new responsibilities and rights.

Urban families often have both parents working and emphasize education, while rural families may adhere to traditional roles with extended families living together.

There's increasing acceptance of gender nonconformity, with men and women sharing household and child-rearing responsibilities.

Grandparents often live nearby and help with childcare, supporting working parents.

The long red and white candy symbolizes a wish for a long and healthy life for the children.

Kimono represents elegance, tradition, and respect for Japanese heritage.

Hakama represents maturity, formality, and the transition to adulthood for young men.

Friendships are often formed through shared activities, interests, hobbies, and school connections.

Emphasis is on commitment, loyalty, stability, and serious intentions.

Group blind dates for young professionals, used for social networking.

Building trust and reliability is essential for networking and maintaining professional relationships.

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Ethnic origins

Integration

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Secularist values

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A rite of passage celebration for children aged 3, 5, and 7.

Traditional Japanese clothing.

Flat sandals worn with kimono.

A Shinto shrine.

Long red and white candy sticks given during Shichi-go-san.

Celebration for people who are 20 years old, marking their coming of age.

Men's traditional clothing, often worn during Seijin Shiki.

A major business center in Tokyo, popular for Seijin Shiki celebrations.

To pray, to wish.

Healthy.

Growth, development.

Red.

White.

To live long.