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Making Japan’s hot springs more friendly for LGBT folks · Global Voices

"This is the first time I've entered a communal bath in 13 years. It made me so happy!”

Japan’s “hot spring capital” is trying to find ways to make one of the country’s most popular pastimes more inclusive for people who identify as LGBT, when most public baths are segregated according to a binary of either “male” or “female”.

The Rainbow Furoject (‘furoject’ is a portmanteau of the Japanese word for ‘bath’, ofuro, お風呂, and project’) is an initiative of the city of Beppu, located in Oita Prefecture on the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu.

On May 1, 2018, forty people, including members of the LGBT community as well as Beppu residents came together at a hot spring resort operated by the municipality to bathe together and brainstorm ideas to make it easier for people who identify as LGBT to enjoy bathing in hot springs in Japan.

According to organizers of the event, it’s difficult for many members of the LGBT community, especially those who identify as transgender, and not always according to the gender binary of male/female, to easily enjoy communal bathing. Hot springs and public baths in Japan are almost always segregated into “male” baths and “female” baths, with no recognition of gender fluidity.

Bathing in hot springs or public baths is a big part of Japanese culture. It’s estimated there are at least 27,000 hot springs in use in Japan, and 3,500 of them are in Oita Prefecture, the most of any prefecture. Hot spring towns like Beppu, home to clusters of hotels to suit every taste and every budget, have been popular vacation destinations in Japan for at least a thousand years.

As well, most municipalities will also operate subsidized public hot spring baths for locals to relax and take a dip, typically with family, friends or coworkers.

Oita’s Beppu, one of the most famous hot spring towns in Japan, has regularly tried out different strategies for appealing to visitors, including creating a bathtub theme park and launching a PR campaign for the resort that featured Olympic synchronized swimmers taking over a hot spring bath.

The May 1 LGBT Furoject was hosted by Kitahama Onsen Termas, a day-use hot spring operated by the city. The event was covered by specialty channel TenGo, which is part of NHK, Japan’s national broadcaster; and Oguni Shiro, an NHK producer and columnist who attended and reported the event for Forbes Japan.

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This is it: this is your sign. You’re brand new, refreshed, empowered to change. Your calmer, softer times are coming. Your confidence, your happiness, your bliss, is arriving. Self acceptance is easier, and taking care of yourself is no longer a chore, but something you look forward to. You start to feel replenished - you’re *you* again - and the next chapter of your happier life begins now.

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Originally presented as part of our women’s shorts program Quick Licks, the Japanese-American produced Tsuyako tells the story of a mill factory worker in post-war Japan who must choose between being an obedient wife and loving mother, and the promise of freedom and a life with the woman she has always loved. Inspired by an old photograph of the filmmaker’s own grandmother gazing at a female friend suggesting a love that transcended friendship, Tsuyako will make you cry and fall in love as it explores the old Japanese traditions of arranged marriages and respect for family. - ImageOut Film Festival

If you live in Rochester, NY there is a viewing of the film February 28, 2013 at 6:30pm at the Little Theatre.

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JONGHYUN’s POET | ARTIST Album Giveaway

Hello everyone. Upon hearing the news that SM Entertainment would be releasing Jonghyun’s final album on the 24th of January 2018, I felt that I had to make this giveaway happen. I understand that the proceeds from this album would be given to his mother and also used to build a foundation for those in need. I felt that as his fan, I had to do something for him, for his family and for his fans out there who wants his album but cannot afford to get it.

Personally, I am planning to get a few copies of the album. However, instead of buying tons of albums and putting them in a box at home, I thought it would be nice to take this opportunity to give away a few copies to fans, who like me would appreciate his music.

I am not someone who is very talented. I cannot make beautiful edits or draw beautiful drawings to mourn him. I cannot bring myself to write new scenarios following this loss. All I can do is take out some of my savings to create this giveaway. I hope this would be helpful for some of you.

I will be giving away FOUR Jonghyun POET|ARTIST Albums. I am not too sure how many versions there are. I might give away different versions if there is more than one. If there are any updates on the versions and such, I will jus edit the rules and regulations on this post. But no matter what happens, I am giving away FOUR of this album. Three of these albums will be sponsored by me. My youngest brother is going to sponsor one.

This giveaway is open to ANYONE. Please DO NOT follow me just because you want to join this giveaway, because it doesn’t matter. Everyone and anyone can win. I repeat: You DO NOT have to be my follower.

I think I should also make this clear. I am not doing this giveaway to gain more followers. I am doing this because I hope that more fans get to own this album. Also, I want to show him more support. I love and miss him, and this is the least and only thing I can do for him. I am not doing this for fame or fortune. None of that matters to me.

PRIZE:

4 X Jonghyun’s POET | ARTIST Album

CONDITION OF PRIZE:

100% Mint Condition

Will only order the album when the giveaway ends

RULES & REGULATIONS:

There will be FOUR winners in this giveaway.

Anyone can join this giveaway.

REBLOG not more than FIVE times.

LIKE only ONCE.

Please leave your ASKBOX open because I will be notifying the winner via ASKBOX. If your ASKBOX is not opened, I will be choosing another winner.

If the winner does not reply within 48 hours, I will be choosing another winner.

Winner will be chosen via random.org

I will ship anywhere, so this is an international giveaway.

No giveaway blogs please!!!

GIVEAWAY STARTS ON 22nd JANUARY 2018 GIVEAWAY ENDS ON 5th FEBRUARY 2018 23:59 (EASTERN TIME)

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message!  

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This lion’s name is Bonedigger and he was born with a crippling bone disease, so the keepers introduced three dachshunds to give him companionship; Abby, Bullet and Milo.

They’re his pride now!

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I’ve finally escaped Tumblr for the most part but I almost feel sad considering how often I used to come on and how much time I spent on here “growing up”

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Happy New Years everyone! 

It’s a brand new year! If you’re shopping around to add new pieces into your wardrobe, please consider checking out my shop on Skreened.com. 

https://skreened.com/khayashop

My hobby is designing and one of my new year’s resolutions is to create more. I hope that you like them! 

Skreened is currently having a 20% off site-wide sale with additional 20% off using the code ‘NEWYOU’ so there’s never been a better time to shop.

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If you’re less into clothes and more into stickers, I have started a Redbubble shop as well. Please check it out :) 

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New Year’s Resolutions || 新年の抱負 Hey guys! For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I hope you had a lovely day, and for those of you who don’t, I hope you had a great Monday! I find that this is the time where most people start preparing for the new year by making plans or making resolutions. In Japanese ‘New Year’s Resolution’ is “新年の抱負・しんねんのほうふ”. So guys, what’s some of your New Year’s Resolutions? Reply to this post or message me on anonymous if you’re feeling shy! It can be in English or Japanese, whatever you’re comfortable with! I find that telling people your plans holds you accountable and helps you to actually achieve them! Let’s look back on this post this time next year and see if we could achieve what we wanted in the new year. Vocabulary・単語・たんご： Do you have a New Year’s Resolution?・新年の抱負はありますか？・しんねんのほうふはありますか？ My New Year’s Resolution・私の新年の抱負は…・わたしのしんねんのほうふは… Become more polite・礼儀正しくなる・れいぎただしくなる Eat healthier・健康的な食生活をする・けんこうてきなしょくせいかつをする Exercise regularly・運動の習慣を身につける・うんどうのしゅうかんをみにつける Forget my ex・元カレ／元カノを忘れる・もとカレ／もとカノをわすれる Go on a diet・ダイエットする Go to the gym・ジムに通う・ジムにかよう I want to do something that I couldn’t do last year・去年出来なかったことに挑戦したい。・きょうねんできなかったことにちょうせんしたい。 Keep my room clean・お部屋のきれいを保つ・おへやのきれいをたもつ Learn a new language・新しい言語を学ぶ・あたらしいげんごをまなぶ Learn Japanese・日本語学習をする・にほんごがくしゅうをする Learn to cook・料理を学ぶ・りょうりをまなぶ Lose weight・痩せる・やせる Meet new people・新しい人に出会う・あたらしいひとにであう Read more・もっと本を読む・もっとほんをよむ Reduce stress・ストレスを減らす・ストレスをへらす Run everyday・毎日走る・まいにちはしる Save money・お金を貯める・おかねをためる Spend less time on social media・ソーシャルメディアに時間を費やしすぎない・ソーシャルメディアにじかんをついやしすぎない Spend more time with family・家族ともっと多くの時間を過ごす・かぞくともっとおおくのじかんをすごす Stop eating junk food・ジャンクフードを食べるのをやめる・ジャンクフードをたべるのをやめる Stop procrastinating・ぐずぐずしない Study abroad・留学する・りゅうがくする Work on my Japanese・日本語力を磨く・にほんごちからをみがく My New Year’s Resolution・私の新年の抱負：

Complete my Graduate Certificate in TESOL・TESOLのコースを全部終わらせること。

Get a teaching job・教師の仕事を手に入れること。

Move out of my sharehouse into my own place・今のシェアハウスから、自分たちだけの家に引っ越すこと。

Go to somewhere new at least once a month・月に一回は、行ったことがないところに行くこと。

Reach 20,000 followers on this blog・ブログのフォロワーが2万人を超えること。

Start learning Korean・韓国語の勉強を始めること。

Lose 5kgs・5キロ痩せる！

皆さんの新年の抱負は何ですか？今年もいろいろお世話になりました。よいお年をお迎え下さい。 Everyone, what is your goal for the new year? Thank you for everything that you’ve done for me this year. Please have a good new year.

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(171221) @bumkeyk: to jonghyunnie hyung who i love … hyung. it’s kibum~. today, we let hyung go and i saw your face yesterday and i still can’t believe it. i’m sorry i was late to see hyung because i was doing other work and, as a dongsaeng, i’m sorry i couldn’t be your strength when you must have been lonely all this time. the two top people responsible for stubbornness on our team is hyung and me so we have to do what we want to do. we do everything we want to do and, even to the end, hyung decided for yourself and hyung left first … it was too hard in the beginning but, for three days, i had time just between hyung and me and i think i can understand hyung’s heart. don’t worry too much that you left before us, and i will take care of and respect your mom and noona like they’re my own family. i will miss you a lot for awhile. i’m really worried that the person who would take my side during discussions has left. while we were in discussions, if i snapped out of it while chatting, it was hyung and me talking to our hearts’ content … now i have to get used to time without hyung and i will live even better than i am now. when i’m old and when it’s time for us to meet again, tell me i worked hard too! the best artist of my life, friend, hyung and colleague, jonghyunnie hyung. you worked hard. i love you so much. 2017.12.21 (source: sonexstella)