A summer coming-of-age ceremony was held in Shichikashuku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, to coincide with the Obon festival when young people return home, and nine people welcomed a new start.
Every year in Shichikashuku Town, a coming-of-age ceremony is held to coincide with the Obon festival, when new adults who have left their hometown to go on to school or get a job return home, and nine people participated in this event.
At the ceremony, Yui Ozeki, the new adult representative, said, "We are in an era where a new lifestyle is required, but we would like to thank the people who took care of us and take responsibility as adults and contribute to society." Said.
At the ceremony, measures were taken such as sitting at intervals to prevent infection with the new coronavirus and significantly reducing the number of guests to shorten the time of the ceremony.
After the ceremony, the new adults enjoyed the coming-of-age ceremony in the summer with their classmates and teachers who reunited for the first time in a long time.
A new adult man who participated said, "I was happy to meet my old friends for the first time in a long time. I work as a firefighter, but I want to continue working for the local people with an adult awareness." Was there.