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A Guide to Gay Prevent Etiquette in Japan
Tokyo’s well-known gay district, Shinjuku Ni-Chome, has one of the world’s highest concentrations of LGBT-friendly businesses. For the most part, it’s a place where first-timers can hang out without needing to worry too much about special customs or cultural knowledge.
Ni-Chome is used to tourists but, those who want to sneak into smaller, more local LGBT bars might detect some cultural practices surprising. In Japan, manners are everything, so here are some insider tips on what to expect when visiting LGBT bars off the beaten path, and how to get the most out of the experience.
Venturing away from westernized gay bars
Photo by: Alex Rickert Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name, but sometimes you gotta venture into the unknown.
Most gay bars in tourist spots prefer Ni-Chome or Doyamacho in Osaka mimic American-style bars that feature large shot bars, dance music and dark atmospheres where customers of various sexes, genders, sexualities and identities can drink and make merry. You can certainly locate these kinds of bars, especially in Tokyo, but the vast majority are similar to what is commonly referred to as a スナックバー
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Kyoto, the ancient heart of Japan renowned for its temples, ancient traditions, mysterious geisha and more conservative attitudes. Nowhere in Japan are gay travelers likely to face discrimination, but the fact is that the gay scene in Kyoto is pretty low-key and overshadowed by nearby Osaka.
Kyoto functioned as Japan’s capital and the emperor’s residence for over a thousand years until 1868, when it was moved to Tokyo in the country’s thrust to modernize. Today, Kyoto remains one of the country’s largest cities with a sizable population of 1.5 million people – but it managed to draw off a timeless perceive lacking in all of its other major cities.
Saved from the destruction of the atomic bomb during WW2 thanks to its exceptional historic value, Kyoto today is not only a city of historically priceless structures but also of artisans.
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‘Seby, remember now. The Japanese are very polite people. So don’t act love your usual, sassy self.’
‘Excuse me, I’m not the one who rolls his eyes so hard they can see how rainbow-colored his brain is!’
A wee snippet of a conversation we had to hold before jetting off to Kyoto – the former capital of Japan.
Throughout our many visits to Kyoto, we were swept off our feet by how kind, gentle, and pleasant its people were. It’s truly a city of old souls.
Kyoto has held onto its ancient charm, yet, it has still found a way to feel modern, trendy, and exciting. Where else in the world could you find a street lined with temples, frequented by geishas, whilst being a stone’s throw away from a cocktail bar?
Our trip to Kyoto was probably the least chaotic encounter of our life. There were no mad male lover clubs, or sneaky trips to a sauna, or exotic dance battles. Even the bars we visited had a relaxed, homely vibe. Perhaps, the one exception was World Kyoto, which had DJ ac
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