On January 2020, 1, Kokugakuin University, where the Faculty of Shinto Culture is located, participated in the adult ritual "Adult Crown Ceremony" held among aristocrats during the Nara and Heian periods with the participation of about 11 new adults enrolled in Kokugakuin University. It was held.Kokugakuin University is the only university in Japan that holds a coming-of-age ceremony as an official event.
The coming-of-age crown ceremony is an event derived from the coming-of-age ritual dating back to the Nara and Heian periods.At Kokugakuin University, the original meaning of the coming-of-age ceremony has diminished as the times have changed, and we have been holding it every year since 2008 with the desire to "recognize the awareness of adults."A boy wears a crown and a girl wears an accessory called a saiko on her head, and by wearing an adult costume completely, she shows that she has become a full-fledged person.
2019 is the year when various ceremonies accompanying the coronation of His Majesty the Emperor were held, including the Daijosai, and interest in traditional Japanese ceremonies increased. It will be a year when the traditional culture of Japan will attract more attention from all over the world.Under these circumstances, Kokugakuin University held the coming-of-age ceremony "Adult Crowning Ceremony" during the Nara-Heian period, which was the first time for Reiwa to pass on Japanese culture to a new era.
Students learn how to wear white coats and hakama in advance, and on the day of the event, they will be dressed up by their own hands who have acquired the skills of dressing. At the "Adult Crown Ceremony", the "crown ceremony" in which the faculty members of the crowning role give crowns and swords to new adults, the "temple dedication ceremony" in which the crowning role and new adults visit the temple on campus, and the current students A "celebration ceremony" was held to show new adults the Kagura dance.
Reference: [PR TIMES] 13th Adult Crown Ceremony (End of Holding)
