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Osaka: LGBTQ+ Life Past and Present
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$114.67
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Overview
The Osaka LGBTQ+ Life Past and Present tour showcases the vibrant gay culture of Japan's second-largest city. This inclusive experience covers two distinct areas, offering a glimpse into Osaka's diverse LGBTQ+ scene.
- 🌆 Begin your evening in the Shin-sekai area, known for its unique blend of Osaka-style foods and intriguing history of secret societies among gay men.
- 🍢 Savor a light dinner featuring popular local dishes like "kushi katsu" and miso-simmered beef tendon, tailored to your tastes.
- 🍹 Enjoy two drinks included in the tour, with the first served during your time in Shin-sekai.
- 🚆 Experience a quick fifteen-minute train ride to Doyama, where modern gay culture thrives with a lively atmosphere.
- 🎉 Discover over a hundred bars and venues ranging from cozy spots to energetic dance clubs, catering to diverse tastes and preferences.
- 🍸 Taste another drink at an LGBT-oriented bar in Doyama, also included in the tour price.
- 👥 Benefit from the insights of an English-speaking guide from the LGBT community, ensuring a rich cultural experience.
- 🚉 Enjoy convenient public transportation options nearby, making it easy to navigate between locations.
- 🗺️ Flexible itinerary allows for spontaneous stops and recommendations based on your interests and preferences.
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Osaka: LGBTQ+ Life Past and Present
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours
- All guide expenses for the English speaking, well-versed guide from the LGBT community.
- Transit while on tour.
- A light meal and a drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) at a local restaurant.
- One more drink at an LGBT-oriented bar.
- Drinks and food beyond the provisions described in the inclusions.
Meeting point
Return details
Walking distance from Osaka Station (JR), and Umeda Station (Hankyu, and subway lines)
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ShinsekaiWe start your evening in the Shin-sekai area of Osaka, a place most visitors know of as strictly a place for Osaka style foods and garish sights. Behind the flash, however, lies the semi-fertile remnants of a secret society. Yes, it's The Men Who Do Things with Other Men. Back in the day (which was not quite as long ago as you may think, and is in some quarters not even in the past), gay men dutifully got married to women, thought sexy thoughts to make babies with their wives, and then proceeded to live secret lives in "membership" bars and gay saunas. Nowadays some of these more cellared Adonises do in fact live with at least one foot tentatively out of the closet, but the culture and camaraderie of the "our little secret" lifestyle lives on in Technicolor-hued reality here in the Shin-sekai area. We'll walk around, chat, peek, and depending on the crowd, may even stop by one of the bars. While down yonder in Shin-sekai, we'll nibble on some tasty treats because, as it turns out, the food is pretty darn good in these parts. Our light dinner and drink here is included in the tour price. We've got some of that vaunted flexibility (and an undoubtedly healthy dose of innuendo), so we can choose what to eat based on your likes and dislikes. Popular options include "kushi katsu" (fried items on sticks) and also a series of small plates like miso-simmered beef tendon, or on the more straight and narrow, tempura, tofu varieties, grilled chicken, etc. We'll get you clicking your heels one way or another.
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A fifteen minute train ride brings us to an entirely different beast of a scene: Doyama. This is modern, unhidden-but-not-quite-boastful gay culture in Japan. Here the gay youth, their admirers, and the young at heart frolic. There are most certainly over a hundred bars and other venues to add flash to you sass here, from tiny bars to full on dance clubs, with some genre non-sequiturs on tap as well. After a proper walkabout, we'll stop by one of the bars for a drink (also included in your tour price). Doyama pulses with a very different vibe than Shin-sekai, and there really is something for everyone up in here. With a Japanese speaker at your side, it also becomes very accessible. Let us assist you with your anthropological studies.
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Osaka: LGBTQ+ Life Past and Present
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$114.67
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!