Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

Brace yourself, Japan! You have some new, fully fledged members of society with truly outrageous fashion.

Today is Coming of Age Day (成人の日 or Seijin no Hi) in Japan. It is for all of the country’s youth who turned 20 years old in the past year. They are now officially adults and fully-fledged members of society.

Most young adults celebrating the day dress up in fancy kimonos and drink booze (the drinking age is 20 in Japan). That’s typical. Members of gal circle (club) Black Diamond are anything but.

Black Diamond is basically a group for young women who are into tanning, super long nails, and colourful clothes.

Two Black Diamond members — Harutama and Richusama — sported such outrageous Hello Kitty-infused fashion that they become a hot topic on Twitter as these sorts of get-ups are incredibly unusual in Japan. One of Harutama’s photos was even retweeted over 16,000 times!

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

This is Harutama.

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

Above is Richusama.

They got their hair done.

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?
Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

Along with their nails.

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

Harutama’s nails are not done!

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

OK, done. What Richusama’s?

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

Hello Kitty, huh.

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?
Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

They dressed up in kimonos and stuffed animals.

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?
Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

Harutama took a car for a spin.

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

And went to an arcade for sticker pictures with a friend.

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

Can you pick out Harutama, among the more “typical” newly-minted Japanese adults?

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

What about Richusama? Difficult!

Is Japanese Society Ready For These Adults? Are You?

Hanging out at an arcade. What a day. Welcome to adulthood!

Photos: はるたま, りちゅさま


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