🌈 LGBTQ+ Walk & Talk in the Heart of Shinjuku
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⚠️ IMPORTANT: Reservation is required to join. After you RSVP, open the event chat (comments) below — the reservation link and instructions are in the host's message there. RSVP alone does not secure your spot.
🇯🇵日本語は以下↓
Want more international friends in Tokyo, without the big-party scene? Join a small Sunday walk through Shinjuku Ni-chome and have real conversation with new people. Come alone? Perfect. Most of us do. Bringing a friend or partner? Great too. LGBTQ people and respectful allies are equally welcome. No one is asked to share their identity.
📅 Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026
🕐 Time (Tokyo time / JST): 17:00–19:00. Arrive by 16:50.
📍 Meeting Point: Street level outside Shinjuku Gyoenmae Station Exit 1 (not Shinjuku Station, not inside the garden).
🏁 Finish: Shinjuku Ni-chome, near Shinjuku-sanchome Station
⏱ Duration: 2 hours at an easy pace.
✅ How to join (1) RSVP here. (2) Open the event chat (comments) and use the reservation link in the host's message. ¥500, paid at reservation. (3) Your host adds you to the WhatsApp group 2–3 days before the walk. All updates go there.
💴 Fee: ¥500 per person, paid at reservation. Community price for our pilot session. Bar, club and garden entry are paid on the spot if you choose to go in — not included.
Organized by Gappy (Japan Amplified), a Tokyo walking-tour company. Your host is a Gappy guide.
👫 How We Meet
Small group, walking pace, an easy mix of English and Japanese. No perfect English needed. Your host from Gappy keeps the conversation flowing, so shy people fit right in.
✨ The Walk
Ni-chome's LGBTQ history and everyday street life give you plenty to talk about. We pass temple exteriors, the Ni-chome streets and the outside of community center akta, then compare what a welcoming neighborhood means in each of our cultures.
⏰ Time Schedule
- 16:50 Gather at Shinjuku Gyoenmae Exit 1
- 17:00 Depart on time
- 19:00 Finish near Shinjuku-sanchome Station
🌟 Why Join?
- Meet international friends who actually live in Tokyo, in a group small enough to remember names.
- Practice casual English or Japanese with no pressure.
- See a hidden side of Tokyo with its history explained.
🎒 Bring Comfy walking shoes and water.
🔔 Important Notes
- Your spot is confirmed only after you reserve via the link in the event chat. Your host will add you to WhatsApp 2–3 days before the walk.
- The event chat is not monitored for questions — Ask in WhatsApp once you're in.
- NOT a dating or pickup event, and not a bar crawl. No sales pitches, MLM, harassment or discrimination.
- Historical discrimination and HIV/AIDS come up; we handle them with care.
- Ask before photographing anyone. No shots of residents, patrons or venue interiors.
- Need access assistance? Message the host before you RSVP.
- Route may change. Group mix is not guaranteed.
- Come alone, leave with new friends!
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🇯🇵 英語が話せなくても大丈夫。 一人でも、友達と一緒でも歓迎。 外国人居住者や留学生と、日英ミックスで少人数で歩きながら話す会。二丁目の歴史や街の日常は外国人には会話のネタ。説明役はあなたです。 LGBTQ当事者もアライも歓迎、自己開示は不要。
📅 日時： 9/27（日）17:00〜19:00、16:50集合
📍 集合： 新宿御苑前駅1番出口の地上
🏁 解散： 新宿三丁目駅付近
💴 参加費： 500円（コミュニティ価格・パイロット回）。予約時にお支払いいただきます。バー・クラブ・御苑の入場料は含まれず、入る場合は現地でその都度お支払いください
✅ 参加方法： (1) このページでRSVP (2) イベントチャット（コメント欄）にあるホストのメッセージ内のリンクから予約 (3) 予約番号をRSVP時の質問に入力 (4) 開催2〜3日前にホストがWhatsAppグループに追加します。以降の連絡はWhatsAppで行います。 ※RSVPだけでは参加確定になりません。予約受付はイベントチャットに送られているリンクからお願いいたします
🎒 持ち物： 歩きやすい靴・飲み物 出会い目的の会ではありません。
※住民・お店の方・店内の撮影はご遠慮ください
主催：株式会社Gappy（Japan Amplified）。東京のウォーキングツアー会社です。ホストはGappyのガイドが務めます