Explore our gay travel gui to Japan featurg LGBTQ+ safety tips, gay rights , top ci & attractns, where to stay and more!
Contents:
- THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
- SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN
- SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD
THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
By David McNeill When I first me to Japan the 1990s, the gay muny seemed visible. There was no annual gay-rights para of the type seen i * gay areas of japan *
While some lol ernments issue same-sex unn certifit, gay marriage still isn’t regnized by the Japane ernment, and the Supreme Court recently led that transgenred people mt be sterilized before they n legally change their genr. On Valente’s Day, 13 gay and lbian upl sued the Japane ernment on the grounds that is a vlatn of their rights that same-sex marriage isn’t regnized.
SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN
Top Tokyo Gay Clubs & Bars: See reviews and photos of Gay Clubs & Bars Tokyo, Japan on Tripadvisor. * gay areas of japan *
To help you add some LGBTQ flair to your next Japan trip, we’ve put together a list of the bt gay neighborhoods the untry and what to do there. Explore the biggt gay district and events Tokyo.
The pal cy boasts the largt gay district Japan, named “Shju Ni-chome” or simply “Ni-chome, ” about a 10-mute walk east om Shju Statn. Wh over a hundred bars and clubs Ni-chome for gay, lbian, transgenr, and ally clientele, ’s the perfect gay getaway. The lbian bars Goldfger and Rabow Burro and gay clubs Dragon Men and Arty Farty are particularly welg to English-speakg ternatnal visors.
Tokyo is also where you’ll fd the yearly LGBTQ+ film ftival, Pri Para, and Rabow Ftival events, where thoands vis to celebrate gay culture and support the muny. While Tokyo has the largt gay district Japan, Osaka has ma great stris LGBT rights as the first cy Japan to allow same-sex upl to adopt children together. Makg a trip out to Kansai for the culture and Osaka’s gay district is absolutely worth .
SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD
Your gui to Tokyo's bt lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr events, clubs and bars, pl LGBT life Tokyo * gay areas of japan *
Of the many excellent gay bars Doyama-cho, two “mt-vis” on are lbian bar WaaGwaan and gay bar Frenz Frenzy. WaaGwaan is the queen of lbian bars wh an credible vegan menu, and Frenz Frenzy the kg of gay bars wh a history of several celebri – cludg Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert – sgg karaoke at their tablishment.
It’s famo for hostg the annual Snow Ftival that gathers crowds om all around the world, and also for s illtr gay scene. Wh several gay bars centrally loted the So neighborhood, ’s easy to stop by after a skig vatn or a vis to Nikka Whiskey’s world-famo “The Nikka Bar” near Sapporo Statn.
While you’re there, don’t fet to drop by the lbian bar Orb and gay bar Fiat for a drk – or several.
A list of plac to eat, drk and party Shju Nichome — Tokyo's gay district — that are easy on the wallet. * gay areas of japan *
It’s an excg time for queer people and their alli, so If you have a chance to vis any of the areas Japan, we enurage you to stop by the neart gay district and celebrate! Japan’s cultural norms and s attus around homosexualy are difficult to terpret.