Meet Will, a host and content creator for Japan Gay Guide in Tokyo. He tells us about how his love for the band Perfume brought him to Japan, what being gay in Japan is like, and his work in LGBT tourism with Japan Gay Guide.

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0:00 Intro

0:46 Meet Will

5:30 Arriving in Kagoshima

10:35 Coming back to Japan

17:49 Being gay in Japan vs. Sydney

25:45 What is Japan Gay Guide?

28:40 Japan as a safe haven

32:58 Planning what to publish

38:01 How views on LGBT have changed

41:52 Where to go in Japan

46:55 What's next

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The reality of being gay in Japan ft. Will from Japan Gay Guide

Unpacking Japan

The reality of being gay in Japan ft. Will from Japan Gay Guide