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	Coming of age
		It was known as genpuku (see the section below) among samurai in the past.
		Genpuku in Japan was a celebration that showed a samurai was considered to be an adult.
		They usually changed their name from their birth name to an adult name, changed their hair style and were started to be treated as an adult, for example, by separation from their mother or governess.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Coming_of_age.html (192 words)

	Genpuku - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At this age, the right to smoke, drink, and vote is granted.
		Marriage at this age was for political purposes.
		You can find it there under the keyword Genpuku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genpuku)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genpukuandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Genpuku (323 words)

	The Palisades of Lady Kakita
		November 15th is the harvest festival of the tutelary deity, families visit the god praying for their children's growth and at the same time, they used this occasion for the child to be recognized by the public and the gods as a member of the society.
		The warrior family used to call it "genpuku" and after one reaches this ritual, he/she would be recognized as an adult officially.
		Today, an application of the law is recognizes age 20 as an adult and this coming-of -age day is managed by the autonomy.
	members.tripod.com /~ladykakita/rituals.html (612 words)

	Clothing2
		From ancient times, the "coming of age" ceremony for boys was called "genpuku" and occurred between the ages of 10 to 16.
		(Genpuku literally means "first clothing".) It was customary then for the young men to shave their hair off the top front of their heads, leaving only a ponytail on the back.The young males had to demonstrate their adult strength by lifting a straw and rice pack, which weighed between 130- 140 pounds.
		Merchant families during the Edo Period also initiated their sons into adulthood at the age of 18 or 19, at which time the forehead was shaved and they wore a ceremonial costume for the first time.
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/japan/Clothing/Clothing2.html (1208 words)

	Ann & Thomas Portal
		This is much different than the role of a crossbow in medieval Europe and the role of sword to a knight, here the weapon serves as a symbol of being samurai, which is of greater importance then the katana qua weapon.
		Upon reaching the age of thirteen, in a ceremony called Genpuku (元服), a male child was given a wakizashi and an adult name and became a samurai.
		This also gave him the right to wear katana though it was usually sealed with strings to prevent accidental drawing of a katana.
	www.jump-gate.com /atportal/samurai/weapons.shtml (787 words)

	Being a Samurai : Trivia Questions, Quizzes, Facts
		In this ceremony, a samurai changed his child name to an adult one and received his first swords.
		Genpuku would be held as early as this age.
		Every samurai sword had to be tested on the corpse of an animal, before it could be used in battle.
	www.123facts.com /play-quiz/Being-a-Samurai-381.html (595 words)

	Hitokiris Anonymous
		When Kenshin had left Kaoru to assist Yamagata Aritomo, Kenji had grown tired of seeing his mother saddened all of the time, so the young boy traveled to Kyoto and demanded to be taught by his father's master, Hiko Seijuurou, in the same style his father used, the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu.
		It took Yahiko to beat some sense into the stubborn boy, who had already shown that he was a natural born talent for the sword.
		After that, Kenji was handed down the Sakabatou, which Yahiko had, as a late Genpuku present for the boy to continue his father's legacy, and even got a girlfriend who looked almost identical to his mother.
	www.thespectrum.net /hitokiri/characters/kenji.shtml (211 words)

	Buildings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is typical of large farm houses of the period, with removable partitions to create separate rooms.
		The rear portion of the building has been altered, and there have been additions, but sufficient of the original style and materials remain to adduce a date in the neighborhood of the Genpuku period (1688-1704).
		Possessing a layout earlier than the typical Farther Noto farm house layout, this is recognized not only as the oldest private residential building in Ishikawa, but one of the oldest in the entire country.
	www.pref.ishikawa.jp /kyoiku/bunkazai/e-kenzoubutu/e-17.htm (470 words)

	& Path of Righteousness & Myojin Yahiko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Though it may not always show, there is a deep affection between these two, unhampered by the elevated God-status that Kenshin has achieved in Yahiko's eyes.
		Kenji is past his Genpuku age, and Kenshin has (apparently) not returned from his most recent wandering-to-help-others trip.
		The seisou hen is basically a series of flashbacks that leads up to Kenshin's final homecoming, and in it we see that Yahiko has finally grown up.
	www.trinitycross.net /rkyahiko/yahiko.html (847 words)

	The Japanese Samurai Warrior : Samurai Code
		A samurai was usually named by combining one kanji from his father or grandfather and one new kanji.
		For example, the full name of Oda Nobunaga would be called "Oda Kazusanosuke Saburo Nobunaga", in which "Oda" is a clan or family name, "Kazusanosuke" is a title of vice-governor of Kazusa province, "Saburo" is a name before genpuku, a coming of age ceremony, and "Nobunaga" is an adult name.
		The marriage of samurai was done by having a marriage arranged by someone with the same or higher rank than those being married.
	japan.twinisles.com /history/h015.php (508 words)

	No time for Genpuku... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Genpuku, the day when a swordsman was considered to be a man. 'This boy had seen more blood in his childhood then any man twice his age.' Korogou made notes in the record book about Himura's age and marriage.
		I would puzzle it more, but we need his strength as a hitokiri more then my guilt of destroying his young life.
		The scent of flowers blew into the room, that's when Korogou remembered that Tomoe was with Himura.
	anneke.usanethosting.com /story/kenshin/genpuku1.html (789 words)

	+yoshitsune@takizawa-hideaki.NET / LIFE / taiga / 10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He was introduced as "Kurou Yoshitsune", and Fujiwara Hidehira asked him about his name, since he only heard that his name was "Shanaou" and not "Kurou Yoshitsune".
		Yoshitsune then explained that before arriving in Hiraizumi, he had performed his genpuku ceremony.
		Moreover also that Shanaou had performed his genpuku ceremony and changed his name into Kurou Yoshitsune.
	www.takizawa-hideaki.net /yoshitsune/life/life-taiga-ep10.htm (2173 words)

	genpuku
		genpuku is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		genpuku: Encyclopedia II - Coming of age - Cultural rituals exclusive to Nations
		In many universities of Europe, first year students are made to undergo tests or humiliation before being accepted as students.
	www.experiencefestival.com /genpuku (830 words)

	basic page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The marriage was politically motivated by the need to strengthen the alliance between Nobunaga and Ieyasu.
		In 1570, when Nobuyasu reached maturity and performed his genpuku ceremony, he was appointed the lord of Okazaki castle.
		In 1575 he was suspected of misconduct in the matter of a conspiracy involving Takeda Katsuyori, Oga and Matsudaira.
	ninpo.org /picturearchive/historicalportraits/tokugawa_nobuyasu.html (216 words)

	& Path of Righteousness & Myojin Yahiko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Yahiko practically worshipped him when he was younger, and though his God-like status descended in later years, his respect for the swordsman only grew.
		Five years into the RK manga, Kenshin passes down the sakabatou to Yahiko as a Genpuku present.
		(*Genpuku - coming of age-- 15 years old)
	www.trinitycross.net /rkyahiko/honor.html (308 words)

	Starry Night : Fun : L5R : Tou no Chuujou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Yoroshiku onegai itashimasu," said the youth, introducing himself in flawless formal Japanese to the Dragon Nobles before the Topaz Tournament and his ill-fated Genpuku.
		Tou no Chujo was an up-and-coming member of the Dragon school Agasha, before disaster at the genpuku coming-of-age tournament implicated him and his newly-befriended comrades in the emperor's assasination.
		Stripped of his clan robes and banished from Rokugan, he was a directionless ronin, hiding in the northern mountains and skirting minor roads within Rokugan for months until a certain Dragon noble contacted him and arranged for some training.
	www.me.unm.edu /~pstarr/tou-no-chuujou.html (749 words)

	Japanese Garb
		This name was taken upon the genpuku (coming of age) ceremony, and was the one by which men were commonly known to their close friends and family members.
		The formal adult name, taken along with the zokumyô at the genpuku ceremony, was called nanori (or jitsumei, “true name”).
		It usually consisted of two kanji (very, very rarely more; hardly ever one) producing a four syllable name — pronounced with the Japanese reading of the characters — which had auspicious or otherwise positive tones.
	www.sengokudaimyo.com /miscellany/names.html (3574 words)

	KAN - Seijinshiki
		Coming-of-Age rituals have been carried out since the seventh century.
		In ceremonies called genpuku, for boys between the ages of thirteen and sixteen, and mogi, for girls between twelve and sixteen, the adolescents formally adopted adult styles of hairdos and clothing.
		Today, both young men and women dress up to attend the celebration held at the local governmental office or to visit local shrines.
	www.art.uiuc.edu /galleries/japanhouse/oldsite/kankonsousai/html/kan/sei.htm (274 words)

	waterfall_and_wings's Xanga Site
		Hidehira is puzzled when Yoshitsune introduces himself as "Kurou Yoshitsune" instead of "Shanaou" and is surprised to learn that he had gone through the Genpuku ceremony by himself.
		Back at the capital, the Heike receives news that Shanaou has gone through Genpuku and becomes Yoshitsune, and is currently seeking shelter at Fujiwara's place in Hiraizumi.
		Kichiji reveals to Hidehira that he has suggested to Yoshitsune to conduct his Genpuku ceremony after reaching Hiraizumi, so that he can ask Hidehira to be his eboshi- oya.
	www.xanga.com /home.aspx?user=waterfall_and_wings (2536 words)

	Noriatsu no Usotsuki
		An iron kettle sat on top of a grate, over the fire, the water inside reaching a boil.
		Akimasa was a young boy; his genpuku ceremony had already passed a year earlier.
		He was dressed in a modest gray kamishimo; his fl hair was made up in a topknot, the extra hair ending in a ponytail.
	www.samurai-archives.com /nnu.html (4992 words)

	Coming of age rituals in many faiths and cultures
		Japan: Since 1948, people who will have their 20th birthday during a given year celebrate the Coming of Age day on the second Monday in January.
		The male Samurai warriors once had a similar celebration called Genpuku, which was observed between the ages of about 12 to 18.
		Korea: The Confucian coming-of-age ceremony is called Gwallye and is held for both boys and girls aged 15 to 20.
	www.religioustolerance.org /wicpuber.htm (2353 words)

	ATH 175 Peoples of the World
		Coming of age ceremonies have been an important facet of traditional Japanese culture for hundreds of years.
		Beginning in the eighth century A.D., males of age 15 to 17 from aristocratic families would don a ritual kanmuri headdress in the genpuku ceremony, marking their initiation into manhood (Web Japan 2001).
		By the Edo Period (1603-1868), the ceremonial rite of passage grew to encompass both sexes.
	www.units.muohio.edu /ath175/student/HAMMERZT (1362 words)

	Glossary of Terms
		Gennin - Attendants to samurai, whose responsibilities included horse care, equipment maintenance, and so on.
		Genpuku - Coming of age ceremony generally celebrated on a boy’s 14
		Genzoku - The act of a monk returning to lay life.
	www.samurai-archives.com /vocab.html (8265 words)

	Japanese Festivals
		About 1000 years ago there was a different coming of age ceremony.
		For boys the ceremony was called "genpuku" and occurred between the ages of 10 to 16.
		It was customary then for the young men to shave their hair off the top front of their heads, leaving only a ponytail on the back.
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/japan/Festivals/Japanese_Festivals.html (2466 words)

	strength . cute S A M U R A I ______________ or the B O Y among ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Like all 10 year old boys, Yahiko dislikes doing chores and always gets bopped or gets thrown sandals at him by Kaoru because of this.
		They argue and tease a lot until up to the point of his Genpuku (This is when you reach a certain age of 15 and become a mature swordsman), They are still good friends...
		Though it may not always show, there's a deep affection between these two.
	the-oro.com /yahiko/yahiko.html (497 words)

	REALTOKYO
		I moderated a talk session at "Genpuku", an event held at SuperDeluxe on the peculiar date of June 6 -- or 06/06/06 -- to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Rontgen Kunst Institut (now "Rontgenwerke").
		Speakers included artist/performer Ameya Norimizu, contemporary art critic Sawaragi Noi, former Rontgen staff and presently the owner of Yamamoto Gendai, gallerist Yamamoto Yuko, and Kunst Institut founder and current head of Rontgenwerke, Ikeuchi Tsutomu.
		Everyone who knows something about the theft, please let us know.
	www.realtokyo.co.jp /english/column/ozaki140.htm (731 words)

	AnimeNfo.Com : Himura Kenshin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Yahiko grew to his young manhood at age 15.
		Eventhough Yahiko lost the match, Kenshin decided that he was good enough and gave him the Sakabatou as a genpuku or coming-of-age gift.
		Kenshin and Kaoru by this time had a two-year-old son named Kenji, who liked nothing better than to yank on his dad's hair.
	www.animenfo.com /anime/character/display.php?id=750&n=pnkudg&t=himura_kenshin (3248 words)

	Amazon.com: The Red Thread: Books: Bernard Faure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	www.amazon.com /Red-Thread-Bernard-Faure/dp/0691059977 (1229 words)

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