Reasons for not attending the "Coming-of-Age Ceremony" 3rd place: "Because I couldn't go home", 2nd and 1st?

"Coming-of-Age Ceremony/1/2 Coming-of-Age Ceremony Survey"

　Studio Alice (Osaka City), which operates a photo studio specializing in children, conducted a "Coming-of-Age Ceremony/1/2 Coming-of-Age Ceremony Fact-Finding Survey" targeting parents in their 30s to 50s who have children in elementary school. When parents were asked whether they attended the coming-of-age ceremony, 72.0% answered that they did. [Image] ``Why didn't you attend?'' and ``Do you regret it?'' When asked what they thought was good about attending, the most common response was ``I was able to meet my classmates again after a long time,'' at 78.3%, followed by ``life. 31.9% answered, "I was able to remember this one-time experience," and 31.4% answered, "I was able to wear furisode and hakama."

Who didn't attend the coming-of-age ceremony?

　I asked the person who did not attend the coming-of-age ceremony why. The most common answer was "because it was inconvenient" at 50.7%, followed by "because it was not attractive as an event" at 25.0%, and "because I could not return home" at 17.1%. When asked if they regretted not attending, 8.6% of respondents answered "I think so" and "I tend to think so". When asked about moments they regretted, they answered, "When I saw my child's coming-of-age ceremony" (42-year-old female), "I have no memories or photos of my child's coming-of-age ceremony" (41-year-old female), and "I wanted to wear a kimono" (44-year-old female). female) were heard.

Do you want your child to attend the coming-of-age ceremony

　I asked if you would like your child to attend the coming-of-age ceremony. 41.2% said they "agree" and 44.2% said "somewhat agree". Among them, more than 90% of those who attended the coming-of-age ceremony answered “I agree” (50.8%) and “I somewhat agree” (41.9%). In addition, even among those who did not attend, more than 60% said that they "agree" (16.5%) and "relatively agree" (50.0%), wanting their children to attend.

What did you wear for the coming-of-age ceremony?

　I asked about the attire for the coming-of-age ceremony. For women, the most common response was "rental furisode" (36.2%), followed by "purchased furisode" (34.4%), and "parent's furisode" (10.4%). For men, “suits” (86.3%) were the most popular, followed by “rental hakama” (6.6%) and “purchased hakama” (4.1%). I asked if there would be opportunities to use and look back on the photos taken before and after the coming-of-age ceremony and on the day of the ceremony. Then, "Yes" was 54.4%. When asked when to use it, the most common answer was “wedding” (23.6%), followed by “when the photo caught my eye” (19.5%), and “when I want to show it to my children” (18.7%). )was. I asked about the "1/2 coming-of-age ceremony" held by elementary school students who turned 10 years old. When asked if they would like to keep a photo of the “1/2 Coming-of-Age Ceremony”, about half of them said, “I think” (19.8%) and “I think so” (34.0%). I found out. This survey was conducted online targeting men and women in their 30s to 50s who have children in elementary school. The period is November 17-18, 2021, and the number of valid responses is 500.

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