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10 top hang-out spots geared towards the rainbow crowd

The glories, the tragedies and how these glammed-up rockers have kept their fans coming back ...

Ni-chome, Shinjuku's gay district, offers not only a wide variety of LGBT-focused bars, ...

Running on a regular basis since 1991, Japan's first women-only party Gold Finger (currently ...

Run by LGBT activist and spokesperson Fumino Sugiyama, Suzu blends right in among the hundreds ...

Run in collaboration with the LGBT-focused Colorful Station community space, this comfy ...

'Alamas' means diamond in the Thai language, but this chill café on Shinjuku Ni-chome's main ...

One of Ni-chome's finest 'mix bars', Dorobune caters mainly to women, and even refuses male ...

A cultural centre for the LGBT community, Gossip occupies a second-floor space on an Aoyama ...

Yuki Keiser talks to Shibuya council member Ken Hasebe about the new 'partnership certificate'

Roughly translating as 'there's nothing strange about love', photographer Yuki Aoyama's ...

Pioneers of 'josou' culture Bourbonne and Esmeralda tell us how the scene emerged here, and why ...

Drag queens Bourbonne and Esmeralda, both 20-year veterans of the Tokyo LGBT scene, are ...

Shinjuku's 2-chome may look rather Halloweeny throughout the year, but it's still safe to ...

Geishas are out, new-halfs are in, and you'll even be treated to the Full Monty

A part of Tokyo Rainbow Week, this year's version of the Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay ...

Not yet. But Yuki Keiser, who has been a key player in the Japanese lesbian community and who ...

Tokyo Rainbow Week celebrates LGBT pride with a host of events including a rip-roaring parade, ...

Ideal for a late-night rendezvous, this café and restaurant is a popular LGBT hangout that gets ...