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Contents:

• SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN
• 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
• GAY TOKYO · CY GUI
• THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
• THE 10 CLOSEST HOTELS TO SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWNVIEW MAPHOTELS / RYOKAN NEAR SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN

SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN

Detailed Reviews: Reviews orr rmed by scriptivens of er-intified them such as cleanls, atmosphere, general tips and lotn 2023 • CouplThis is the dited gay district, and I do mean 'dited' bee there are over 400 gay bars wh a five-block area. Some plac only acmodate a half-dozen people, but the astronomil number mak the hight ncentratn of gay bars anywhere the what we uld tell, most bars were open to mixed crowds though there were exceptns for plac like Gold Fger, a lbian exclive bar on weekends. His sensibily as a gay artist has shaped and elevated the magaze’s athetic, but he has to keep his creativy check lt Mx be seen as a magaze for gay men.

But fish strong, as the nflict over Richie’s bathhoe project grows and Mx has to nsir whether ’s too risky for the magaze to speak to gay men, or even gay moments like this, the historil fictn feels not entirely historil. That said, homosexualy is legal Japan, wh small protectns for gays, lbians and even transgenr people enacted mostly on a lol level.

As openly gay travelers (who ed the word hband, but didn’t hold hands public), we felt pletely fortable and wele.

5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)

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. 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.

For the most extensive and up-to-date bar, club and sna listgs, the bt reference is A prtout of their gay map is also very eful. Full-erary planng assistance: In our search for assistance and rmatn, all gay roads Tokyo led to Shtaro, the owner of OutAsia Travel.

GAY TOKYO · CY GUI

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. 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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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!

It is famo for havg the world’s hight ncentratn, wh over 300 ty gay bars crammed together unassumg, unremarkable blocks. Doyama, a gay district send size only to Tokyo's Ni-Chome, cements Osaka's stat as the downtown of Japan, wh other lorful nightlife districts sttered throughout the cy. It helps to be rpectful and be ut about public displays of affectn—the Japane rarely do so, whether straight or gay.

Visors to Tokyo the send half of July n enjoy the Rabow Reel Tokyo, Internatnal Lbian & Gay Film Ftival which has been an important cultural event sce s tablishment 1991!