AKB48 coming-of-age ceremony 2016

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AKB48 coming-of-age ceremony 201632 members from AKB48, SKE48NMB48, HKT48 and NGT48 held their coming-of-age ceremony (成人式, seijin shiki) on January 11 at Kanda Shrine in Tokyo.

Kizaki Yuria, Iriyama Anna, Tani Marika, Anai Chihiro, Tanigawa Airi and Nishigata Marina were part of the girls who became adults. They were all wearing pretty furisode.

Check out some photos of the event.

The coming-of-age ceremony is reserved to those who reached 20 years old, which is the age of majority in Japan, over the past year or at the beginning of the current year.

The 32 members of the 48 family idol groups who participated are :

  • AKB48 : Iriyama Anna, Kizaki Yuria, Izuta Rina, Takeuchi Miyu, Maeda Ami, Abe Maria, Nakanishi Chiyori, Uchiyama Natsuki, Natori Wakana, Shinozaka Ayana, Sasaki Yukari, Hamamatsu Riona, Yamamoto Ai
  • SKE48 : Tani Marika, Koishi Kumiko, Tsuzuki Rika, Uchiyama Mikoto, Yamashita Yukari, Takahata Yuki
  • NMB48 : Kawakami Rena, Yamao Rina, Mita Mao, Tanigawa Airi, Kusaka Konomi, Okita Ayaka, Azuma Yuki, Matsumura Megumi, Morita Ayaka
  • HKT48 ; Anai Chihiro
  • NGT48 : Nishigata Marina, Otaki Yuria, Yamaguchi Maho

AKB48 coming-of-age ceremony 2016

AKB48 coming-of-age ceremony 2016

Iriyama Anna (入山杏奈) - AKB48

Kizaki Yuria (木崎ゆりあ) - AKB48

Anai Chihiro (穴井千尋) - HKT48

Nakanishi Chiyori (中西智代梨) - AKB48

Abe Marie (阿部マリア) - AKB48

Tani Marika (谷真理佳) - SKE48

Maeda Ami (前田亜美) - AKB48

Takeuchi Miyu (竹内美宥) - AKB48

Uchiyama Natsuki (内山奈月) - AKB48

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