Keeping traditions

Tamaki talks about her daughter’s Seijin no Hi, Japan’s Coming of Age Day, the annual January celebration for young adults in the country who have turned 20 years old in the past year. In a letter to her daughter, she looks back on the day and everything it brought with it: the excitement, the realisation that her daughter is stepping into adulthood, and the beautiful kimono that her daughter wore. Tamaki tells Namulanta Kombo that even though she never attended her own coming-of-age ceremony, she is keen to make sure her children, even while growing up abroad, still feel connected to the traditions she loves. To find out more about Dear Daughter, to take part, or read our privacy notice, please go to Or you can contact the team via WhatsApp on +44 800 030 4404.

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Keeping traditions is an episode from Dear Daughter by BBC.

This episode is 18:12 long.

This episode was published on Mar 20, 2026.

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