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Media vs Reality - Being gay or unique in Japan
Recently I&#;ve been lovely curious what it&#;s like to be gay in Japan and how homosexuality is viewed there. I read a few articles and watched a scant Youtube videos and this is basically what I gathered. From what I read/heard, it isn&#;t unsafe to be gay or queer woman in Japan. It isn&#;t considered a sin or anything, so if you were to approach out, chances are people won&#;t react with hatred or animosity. They&#;ll probably just say "Oh, I see." and leave it at that. However, even though there&#;s no hostility toward the LGBT, very limited people understand them or make an effort to realize them. In a lot of media, gay people are portrayed in a very stereotypical fashion (effeminate) and many people just trust that to be what a lgbtq+ man is; it&#;d be difficult for a Japanese person to be proficient to distinguish between a gay dude and a transsexual person. To them, they&#;re all just okama. Because of this and because of pressure from society to be a certain way, there are very very few openly gay or female homosexual people in Japan. They&#;re so
Our gay friend Shintaro from Tokyo tells us what gay life in Japan is like from his perspective in this fascinating interview.
We love Japan. We've been fortunate to attend several times. Each second we leave, we speak sayonara with a sturdy thirst to return for more!
As a gay couple traveling in Japan, we've always felt extremely welcome, everywhere, never receiving any judgment or raised eyebrows. To our foreign eyes, Japan feels like you've taken a time machine into the future. Everything is so much more advanced here, so scrub, so impeccable, where trains arrive/leave on time, correct to the second!
And the Japanese themselves? Adv, they're just the icing on top – you couldn't ask for a more welcoming and respectful nation. Everything is successfully received with a lovely, warm smile and a humble bow.
But as we said, that's through our superficial perspective as gay travelers visiting. What's the reality like for the Japanese LGBTQ community? We often hear that whilst the Japanese are very welcoming to same-sex attracted foreigners, on a local level, the country is very conserva
LGBTQ+ Travel Guide to Japan
Interesting Cities to Visit in Japan
TOKYO
Tokyo is the capital, and main transport hub of Japan. On one hand it&#x;s a very modern city, with neon-lit skyscrapers, but on the other, it&#x;s very traditional with historic temples and palaces, like the Meiji Shinto Shrine and the Imperial Palace. Tokyo is also a foodie&#x;s paradise, with many small izakayas (small gastro pubs) and the world&#x;s largest fish market, Tsukiji. Shinjuku Ni-Chõme is where the city&#x;s gay bars and clubs can be found. It is known for having the world&#x;s highest concentration, with over tiny gay bars crammed together in unassuming, unremarkable blocks. Some of the most famous include Arty Farty, Annex, FTM Bois Bar, Campy!, Aiiro, Dragon Men and Leo Lounge. Read more about Tokyo from Passport Magazine >>
KYOTO
Kyoto is the cultural capital of Japan, and was the former capital city until when it was moved to Tokyo. It has retained its regal charm, with beautiful temples and intricate gardens. The most renowned are the Golden Temp
My Life in Japan as an Openly Gay Foreigner
Tell us about moving to Japan? Did you decide to come out?
When I first moved to Japan, I lived in Tokushima Prefecture attending Tokushima University as an exchange student. I was staying in the student dorms located seven kilometers from the campus in a very rural part of Tokushima called Kitajima-cho. Basically, my balcony looked out onto rice paddies and mountains in the distance. It was really quite beautiful, yet, despite the generally kind locals, I felt I had to hide the evidence that I was gay.
I was actually there with my then-boyfriend, and we certainly felt the need to go assist into the closet for that year because of the “high profile” we had as two of only three foreign exchange students that year from the U.S. We had a excellent time and didn’t encounter anything that you might expect in similar rural areas of other countries, but the process of hiding our relationship was incredibly painful and made my hour in Tokushima quite challenging.
How about now, as several years own passed?
Almost ten years later, and livi