Explore our gay travel gui to Japan featurg LGBTQ+ safety tips, gay rights , top ci & attractns, where to stay and more!
Contents:
- JAPAN GAY TRAVEL
- JAPAN GAY CULTURAL TOUR
- 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
JAPAN GAY TRAVEL
Japan has all for gay travellers. From the chaotic streets of Tokyo to the quiet onsens of Hakone, the history of Kyoto, and the sumptuo food Osaka. * lgbt tourism japan *
Historilly, Japan's theatre, artwork and lerature have acknowledged and even celebrated homosexualy, wh referenc datg back as far as a thoand years. In Japan, the acceptance of homosexualy is a largely rmal affair.
Fally, as is the se most untri, there are substantial differenc between attus towards homosexualy ral areas vs. Incintally, Japans ma religns Shto and Buddhism are not cril of homosexualy. But for same sex upl stayg ral areas and villag, do check wh your vatn pany on lol attus towards homosexualy, and if they have spoken to the acmodatn about same sex upl sharg rooms.
Japans ci particularly Tokyo and Osaka have thrivg gay scen. Tokyo alone has over 300 gay bars, wh Shju ni-chome famed as the hub of LGBT culture. Trickier than beg gay here, though, is beg non-Japane, wh most bars and clubs difficult to fd for those not the know, as well as beg unwelg to non-Japane-speakg foreigners.
JAPAN GAY CULTURAL TOUR
HE Travel's Gay Japan Cultural Tour explor Tokyo and Kyoto, snow monkeys the Japane Alps, the Bense Art Se, and Hiroshima. * lgbt tourism japan *
Fortunately, most venu have a gay-mix policy which means that travelers mixed groups will be able to enjoy the bars. Meanwhile, the general atmosphere of rpect as well discretn exercised by upl of all sexual orientatns means that visg non-gay bars will not be an issue for gay upl.
This weeklong ftival clus a huge Gay Pri march on the fal Sunday, Shibuya district, centerd on Yoyogi Park. Formerly the Tokyo Internatnal Lbian and Gay Film Ftival, this event has been nng for over two s the cy. Japan’s cultural norms and s attus around homosexualy are difficult to terpret.
LGBTQ+ travel expert Ed Salvato shows around the gayborhood and shar his safety tips.
5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
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Sexualy – homo or hetero – is nsired a private matter; It’s not flnted public displays of affectn or discsed. Bee of this, much of lol gay life is not jt hidn – ’s accsible. That said, homosexualy is legal Japan, wh small protectns for gays, lbians and even transgenr people enacted mostly on a lol level.
Japane travel provirs are also startg to regnise the gay travel market. Tokyo has hundreds of gay bars, but only a handful wele foreigners. As openly gay travelers (who ed the word hband, but didn’t hold hands public), we felt pletely fortable and wele.
Your gui to Tokyo's bt lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr events, clubs and bars, pl LGBT life Tokyo * lgbt tourism japan *
Tokyo gayborhood. This is where you’ll fd the gay neighbourhood and the most ncentrated dose of queer travel Japan offers. Near the seedy red-light district is Ni-chome district, a clter of olr low-rise buildgs wh hundreds of tablishments oriented towards gay men.
Dpe the hundreds of gay bars Tokyo, there are only a few optns for non-Japane speakg ctomers.
OutAsia Travel offers night tours of Shju — basilly a gay gui to brg you to two or three of the bars that wele foreigners, and generally show you around. Dancg was banned Shju’s gay clubs startg Augt of 2012, wh signs and tabl stalled on the dance floor to ter dancg.