Kansai Rainbow Parade 2009

24th Oct. in Midosuji Street, Osaka, Japan.

About the Parade

Date: 24th Oct. 2009, Sat. Meet at 13:00
Place: In front of the Goddess Statue, Nakanoshima Park, on the south of Osaka City Hall. (-> GoogleMap)
2-minute walk from of either Subway Midosuji Line Yodoyabashi Sta.(M17; Exit No.1) or Keihan Railway Yodoyabashi Sta.
Start at 14:00. From the park down Midosuji Street to Namba, finishing at Motomachi-Naka Park(*).
The parade route or the departure time may be subject to change depending on the negotiation with the police. If any changes are made, we will inform you on this website.

To Participants and Spectators

Whoever want to walk in the parade, with any gender, any age or any sexual orientation, are welcomed.
During the parade please walk in a line, and do not stop walking unless otherwise instructed.
If you spectate the parade from the sidewalk, please give attention to other pedestrians.
You cannot bring your own car or motorbike to use in the parade.
You can bring signs to hold up in the parade with you.
Bring your own water to avoid heat stroke.
Take your garbage back home.
In the parade course smoking is prohibited by Osaka City: Midosuji Street and the area around the City Hall are designated as smoking-prohibited zones by regulation set forth by the city.
Ask for their permission before taking a picture of other participants, except a distant picture on which they are too small to be recognized.
There is possibility that your photo is taken during the parade. When you do not want to be on the photo, walk in the pictures-prohibited zone. It is not always guaranteed, however, that you never be on the photo even if you are in the picture-prohibited zone. Wearing sunglasses, caps or masks may help you if you want surely not to be shot.

Our Aim

More and more sexual minority issues have been recently featured on mass media in Japan. The population of sexual minority people is estimated to be approximately a few percent to five percent in every society. This means you probably have about one sexual-minority classmate out of thirty in a school class. Most people in Japan, however, rarely think they HAVE a sexual minority friend or relative.

In this parade, sexual minority people and their allies proudly walk in downtown Osaka. We sincerely hope that the parade will help all people to realize that sexual minority people have been living together with them. And we also hope that our society will become more and more open one enough to respect sexual diversity.

Contact Us

E-mail: info-krp[at]kansaiparade.org

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