On January 2018, 1, the 20th Adult Crown Ceremony, which was held among aristocrats during the Nara and Heian periods, will be held at Kokugakuin University Shibuya Campus in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.This is the only official event of the coming-of-age ceremony held at universities nationwide, and male and female students wearing Heian period costumes dedicate to the temple and receive the blessings of parents, faculty members, and current students.
According to Kokugakuin University, the crowning ceremony has been called genpuku since ancient times, and it was an important rite of passage that recognizes young people who have reached a certain age at the beginning of the year as adults.At the crowning ceremony of Kokugakuin University, 48 new adults recruited from students of all faculties participated.Female students wear colorful Heian costumes, hair ornaments called 釵 子, male students wear crowns, and while 100 current students are watching, the current students perform a blessing kagura dance after visiting the temple on campus. ..
For the past few years, the adult crowning ceremony, which is mainly for female students in colorful Heian costumes, has been well received, and it has become a popular event that fills the capacity with the recruitment of participants.Participants have learned how to wear white coats and hakama in advance classes and are preparing for it.
In recent years, the way of adult consciousness has been questioned again, such as the debate in the Diet about the reduction of the adult age.Kokugakuin University states that the adult crowning ceremony, which promotes understanding of Japanese culture and strong awareness as a new adult, is a ritual to reassess its value.
