Japan Travel: Tokyo Rainbow Pride
[:it]La primavera è qui e la celebrazione della Golden Week è arrivata in Giappone. Questo è un momento significativo per il popolo giapponese, ma lo è soprattutto per la comunità LGBT che risiede lì perché è proprio in questi giorni che si terrà l’edizione di quest’anno di Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP2019)!
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Tokyo Rainbow Pride, originato dal primo movimento LGBT in Giappone, si è tenuto 25 anni fa, il 28 agosto 1994. All’epoca, circa un migliaio di persone si sono riunite per marciare con la bandiera arcobaleno dal Parco Centrale di Shinjuku al Parco Miyashita di Shibuya nella parata Tokyo Lesbian & Gay. Da allora, è andato avanti quasi ogni anno, cambiando infine il suo nome in Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP) nel 2007.
Con il tema “I Have Pride”, il TRP di quest’anno è il più grande di tutti, con un numero record di 52 gruppi che si sono pre-registrati per l’evento. Inoltre, l’evento principale, la parata coloratissima, quest’anno è gratuito per tutti coloro che desiderano partecipare. La sfilata inizierà alle 14:00 Domenica, 28 aprile, è una marcia di 3 km nella zona di Harajuku e Shibuya, quindi se sarete a Tokyo questo fine settimana, fate attenzione alle folle, o, meglio ancora, mostrate il vostro sostegno e unitevi alla parata!
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Al termine della parata, avrà inizio il Pride Parade After-Party/Pride Carnival, che durerà tutta la notte all’Aisotope Lounge di Shinjuku Nichome, il quartiere gay di Tokyo. Questa, tuttavia, non è la fine dei festeggiamenti.
La corsa completa del TRP2019 inizia il 27 aprile e dura fino al 6 maggio, per finire con il Pride Recovery Party a TRUNK (HOTEL). Senza dubbio ci saranno molte altre attività in questa settimana che celebrano l’amore. L’elenco completo degli eventi può essere trovato qui: tokyorainbowpride.com/week/
Aziende come PlayStation, AIG, Visitaly, SEGA, Spotify, BuzzFeed Japan e molti altri stanno sostenendo l’evento come sponsor e partner e guardando a quanto è cresciuto l’evento nel corso degli anni, si può dire che il supporto per la comunità LGBT e le minoranze sessuali a Tokyo, per lo meno, sta crescendo. E questo, di sicuro, è una cosa incoraggiante da vedere nel mondo di oggi.
Per ulteriori informazioni, visitare il sito Web ufficiale di Tokyo Rainbow Pride
tokyorainbowpride.com
Photo credit: tokyorainbowpride.com
[:en]Spring is here and the Golden Week celebration is upon Japan. This is a significant point in time for the people of Japan, but it is especially so for the LGBT community residing there because it is when this year’s edition of Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP2019) will be held as well!
Photo credit: tokyorainbowpride.com
Tokyo Rainbow Pride originated from the very first LGBT movement in Japan was held 25 years ago on 28 August 1994. Back then, around a thousand people gathered to march with the rainbow flag from Shinjuku Central Park to Shibuya’s Miyashita Park in the Tokyo Lesbian & Gay Parade. Since then, it has gone on for almost every year, eventually changing its name to Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP) in 2007.
With the theme of “I Have Pride”, this year’s TRP is slated to be the biggest of all, with a record number of 52 groups having pre-registered for the event. Furthermore, the main event, the colourfully flamboyant parade, is free for all to participate in this year. The parade will start at 2 p.m. on Sunday, 28 April, and it is a 3km march in the area of Harajuku and Shibuya, so if you’re going to be in Tokyo this weekend, do watch out for the crowds, or, better yet, show your support and join in!
Photo credit: mainichi.jp
After the Parade concludes, the Pride Parade After-Party/Pride Carnival will begin, lasting through the night at Aisotope Lounge in Shinjuku Nichome, Tokyo’s own gay district. This is, however, not the end of the festivities.
The full run of TRP2019 starts on 27 April and lasts all the way until 6 May, ending with the Pride Recovery Party at TRUNK(HOTEL). It is without a doubt that there will be many more activities which celebrate love being held during this entire week. The full list of events can be found here: tokyorainbowpride.com/week/
Companies like PlayStation, AIG, Visitaly, SEGA, Spotify, BuzzFeed Japan and many others are supporting the event as sponsors and partners as well and looking at how much the event has grown over the years, it can be said that support for the LGBT community and sexual minorities in Tokyo, at least, is growing. And that, for sure, is a heartening thing to see in today’s world.
For more information, visit Tokyo Rainbow Pride’s official website tokyorainbowpride.com
Photo credit: tokyorainbowpride.com
[:ja]Spring is here and the Golden Week celebration is upon Japan. This is a significant point in time for the people of Japan, but it is especially so for the LGBT community residing there because it is when this year’s edition of Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP2019) will be held as well!
Photo credit: tokyorainbowpride.com
Tokyo Rainbow Pride originated from the very first LGBT movement in Japan was held 25 years ago on 28 August 1994. Back then, around a thousand people gathered to march with the rainbow flag from Shinjuku Central Park to Shibuya’s Miyashita Park in the Tokyo Lesbian & Gay Parade. Since then, it has gone on for almost every year, eventually changing its name to Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP) in 2007.
With the theme of “I Have Pride”, this year’s TRP is slated to be the biggest of all, with a record number of 52 groups having pre-registered for the event. Furthermore, the main event, the colourfully flamboyant parade, is free for all to participate in this year. The parade will start at 2 p.m. on Sunday, 28 April, and it is a 3km march in the area of Harajuku and Shibuya, so if you’re going to be in Tokyo this weekend, do watch out for the crowds, or, better yet, show your support and join in!
Photo credit: mainichi.jp
After the Parade concludes, the Pride Parade After-Party/Pride Carnival will begin, lasting through the night at Aisotope Lounge in Shinjuku Nichome, Tokyo’s own gay district. This is, however, not the end of the festivities.
The full run of TRP2019 starts on 27 April and lasts all the way until 6 May, ending with the Pride Recovery Party at TRUNK(HOTEL). It is without a doubt that there will be many more activities which celebrate love being held during this entire week. The full list of events can be found here: tokyorainbowpride.com/week/
Companies like PlayStation, AIG, Visitaly, SEGA, Spotify, BuzzFeed Japan and many others are supporting the event as sponsors and partners as well and looking at how much the event has grown over the years, it can be said that support for the LGBT community and sexual minorities in Tokyo, at least, is growing. And that, for sure, is a heartening thing to see in today’s world.
For more information, visit Tokyo Rainbow Pride’s official website tokyorainbowpride.com
Photo credit: tokyorainbowpride.com
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