Held the annual "Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2018", Ayumi Hamasaki's special live also

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An educational event "Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2018" congratulating the diversity of "raw" and "gender" will be held mainly at Yoyogi Park from Saturday, April 28th to May 6th, Organized by Tokyo Rainbow Pride, a non-profit organization.

The same event aims to realize a society in which sexual minorities (sexual minorities) including LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) are not exposed to discrimination and prejudice. It was held for the first time at Yoyogi Park in April 2012 and will be in its sixth year this year. The annual popularity and the number of participation increased, and this year we got sponsorship 213 (last year 194) from major domestic and overseas companies such as Shiseido, JT, JAL, Mizuho Financial Group, Google etc. , Expand its scale at a stretch. The number of mobilization is expected to exceed 130,000 people over 108,000 last year.
▲ Yoyogi Park Outdoor Stage to be the venue for the main event.
This year has the theme of "LOVE & EQUALITY", which means "equality in all love." The key visual al adopts "the work of colorful people in circles" drawn by Keith Haring, an American representative artist whose 60th birthday this year. In 1990, Keith Haring, who died at the age of 31 by AIDS, is also known to be proactively engaged in numerous social projects, including appealing for discrimination against living minorities.
▲ Left: Ayumi Hamasaki on the right: Taiji Sato at the bottom right: Tokyo Gegegei
The main event "Pride Festival" will be held on May 5 (Saturday) and 6th (Sunday) at Yoyogi Park Event Plaza and Outdoor Stage. Mr. Tomoyo Abe of Fuji Television and Mr. Bourbonne of a shemale performer are in charge of both moderators. Major performers include artists such as Ken Singer Kiyoshi (5th), Tokyo Gegegei (5th), Mr. Taisy Sato (6th), Drag Queen Show, Kagami and Japanese musical instrument performance, for about two days together The pair will perform live performances. Also in the big bird on the last day 6, Ayumi Hamasaki will appear and will perform a special live.
▽ A state of the parade at the time of the past.
Along with the main stage, "Parade" attracting attention as the core of the event every year (beginning at 6th, 12 o'clock). A float plate called "float" which is decorated to rainbow color leads parade attendance, participants march through the city of Harajuku from Shibuya according to music with a thoughtful attire, (Route: Shibuya Ward Office Hansei intersection → Park Avenue → Jinnan 1 - chome intersection → Jingumae 6 - chome intersection → Meiji Dori → Meiji Jingumae intersection → Jingumae intersection → Yoyogi Park Harajuku mouth). The number of floats has increased significantly from last year's 23 to 37, and this year, it is expected that the participation of more than 5,000 people including participants in the roadside is expected to be the biggest excitement in the past.

In addition to the main events on May 6th, "Opening Reception" will be held at hotel koe tokyo on Saturday, April 28th. Mr. Tomoyo Abe and Mr. Bourbonne serve as the main event and will talk with Yuki Ota of the fencing to the guest and Ms. Keisato Maruyama of the former Nadeshiko JAPAN and talking with "The theme of LGBT and 2020" 21 o'clock, admission fee is 3,000 yen in advance, 4,000 yen on that day).

On Friday, 4th (Friday), Keith Haring's birthday, we will hold the previous evening "PARTY OF LIFE" at Dogenzaka · Sound Museum Vision. The title "PARTY OF LIFE '" is the same as the naming of the birthday party organized by the living Keith himself at New York "Paradise. · Garage". Mr. Ogi Oki's special live, including the popular DJ and drag queen, gathering luxurious members suitable for the eve of the evening and raising the night Shibuya (from 21 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the next morning, entrance fee is 4,000 yen).
▲ About 300 kinds of coming-out photos taken by photographer Leslie KEY are posted as "LGBT Street Photography Exhibition" during the exhibition, street light flags in Shibuya and Koen line and Shibuya Marui wall banner etc.
In addition, 9 days from April 28th to May 6th, various events related to LGBT such as talk show, party, screening, workshop, etc. will be held at Shibuya and other places throughout the country as "Pride Week" .

Although it is gradually increasing understanding of LGBT, how about thinking about reintroducing a society that can respect each other's lives regardless of nationality, race or sex, for a week to think about it again.

Festa "Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2018 (TRP 2018)"
○ Date and time: Saturday, April 28, 2018 - May 6 th (Sunday)
○ Venue: Yoyogi Park, cooperating facilities in Tokyo and the whole country · Public space etc.
〇 Charge: Free * Partially charged events are also available
○ Organizer: Tokyo Rainbow Pride, a non-profit organization
○ Support: Shibuya-ku,
○ official:http://www.tokyorainbowpride.com/　

○ Main TRP Hosted Events:
· April 28 (Saturday) Opening reception (18 to 21 o'clock, park town, hotel koe tokyo)
· Friday, May 4 (Fri) Festival "PARTY OF LIFE" (21 o'clock, Dogenzaka · Sound Museum Vision)
· Saturday May 5th and Sunday 6th Pride Festival (11th to 18th October, 6th to 10th to 18th, Yoyogi Park Event Plaza & Outdoor Stage)
· May 6th (Sunday) Parade (From 12th on 6th, Shibuya ~ Harajuku,Advance registration required)
· May 6 th (Sunday) Closing party (18 o'clock, Shinjuku · AiSOTOPE LOUNGE)