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SuperJo · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Osaka, Japan

Actually, I was more wondering if anyone has an idea of some cool GLBT places to hang out.
I've found a few in Umeda. Living in Namba and wondering where some Lesbian-friendly bars are around this area. Have heard that the area North of OCAT and near Dotonbori are pretty good.
Any ideas?

wintersweet · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject:

Hahahaha. Your subject line got me. XD

There are some listings here: http://www.utopia-asia.com/womjapn.htm

sethness · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hiroshima, Japan

This is a little off-topic, but...

Original Poster, there's a typo in your signature.
wraith = a kind of ghost
wrath = anger/violence

FYI.

TokyoLiz · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1548 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Please don't correct my sig Wink

SuperJo · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Osaka, Japan

Wow...you have got to be kidding me... Now I won't change it just to spite you!

callmesim · Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 279 Location: London, UK

Apart from Doyama, I don't know of any other areas of Osaka where there's a large gay community..... well, large for Japan.

I would just like to add much praise for the best topic heading I've ever read. Excellent stuff!! Laughing

sethness · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hiroshima, Japan

I'm not clearl on why you took offense to someone correcting your spelling...? You're probably in Japan as an English teacher, so I would have expected you to want to appear aas knowledgeable about English as possible.

For example, even though you may not be shopping for a job today, you may in the future...and if an employer remembers you as "that person with the bad spelling in her sig", it wouldn't help your chances.

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Getting back on topic-- for searching out the local gay/bi scene, you'd probably be better off finding out if there's a local message board (on the Net or in a local international center) where you can ask local foreigners.
When I lived in Hiroshima, for example, I don't think there were any specifically gay/les groups or pubs, but I do recall seeing lots of ads looking for like-minded community & friends, in the local online forum.

As for locals, I think the community tends to be MUCh more secretive in general, compared to a Western society. Japan's people are in general so afraid of appearing outside-the-mainstream that people will even marry at 30 just to appear normal, and stay married (to appear normal) even when they truly hate their spouses & date heavily on the side.

I think whether there's a club or pub will depend very very much on the size and degree of anonymity in the area where you live. Probably Tokyo, for example, would have a little bit of everything, and as a foreigner you'd probably get quite a lot of positive attention. Rural communities or even semi-suburban areas will probably have nothin'.

JimDunlop2 · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 2286 Location: Japan

Getting back off-topic for a minute, I was under the impression that both SuperJo and TokyoLiz's sigs were purposely written the way they were to illustrate the "Engrishness" that we encounter every day... At least, I think they make much more sense when taken that way.

http://www/engrish.com

Zzonkmiles · Joined: 05 Apr 2003 Posts: 309

SuperJo · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Osaka, Japan

All spelling and vocab out of the way...

Thank you guys for the input.

Osaka seems like it has a decent number of places I can try out.

sethness · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hiroshima, Japan

Oh..well, if JimDunlo2 is right, then I withdraw the commentary.

As for my own spelling, I've got a major flu today, so I'm just happy to be typing at all. However, for my permanent SIG, my proofreading standards would be much higher.

Zzonkmiles · Joined: 05 Apr 2003 Posts: 309

osakajojo · Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 229

check out
www.gayjapannews.com and
www.japanvisitor.com
and my old neighbors,
www.jguyusguy.org/
have fun Razz

osakajojo · Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 229

Eva Pilot · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:52 am Post subject:

I shudder to think what sethness would think of "All your base are belong to us"