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.
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JAPAN GAY TRAVEL
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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. Sexualy – homo or hetero – is nsired a private matter; It’s not flnted public displays of affectn or discsed.
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Gay tour pani offerg gay vatns and gay group tours around the world. Company tails, tour statns, and bookg rmatn. * gay destination japan *
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.
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Our gay cultural tour of the famo island natn of Japan clus samurai lsons, hand-feedg er, Mt. Fuji, and a bullet tra ri! * gay destination japan *
As openly gay travelers (who ed the word hband, but didn’t hold hands public), we felt pletely fortable and wele. 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.
Beg Asian Amerin and LGBTQ+ n feel lonely, wh stutns such as ethnic church often disavowg non-heterosexual relatnships while tradnal LGBTQ+ spac such as gay bars n be unwelg. * gay destination japan *
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.
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Eric Bach is an openly gay broadster for the Frericksburg Natnals. He has major league aspiratns, but his path has been much lonelier than he would prefer. * gay destination japan *
Full-erary planng assistance: In our search for assistance and rmatn, all gay roads Tokyo led to Shtaro, the owner of OutAsia Travel. Bookg gay tours wh a reputable gay tour pany is a popular way for LGBTQ travelers to explore the world a welg, gay-iendly environment. Some gay tour pani offer typil day tours and excursns, but many of the pani I mentn below anize gay vatns rangg om several days to more than a week.
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While some tours foc on LGBT history and gay neighborhoods of ci, many gay tours are simply about providg experienc where gay travelers n explore new plac together and feel genuely wele.