Shizuka Saito

Queer Spots in Okinawa, Japan Tokyo’s Rainbow Pride parade is coming around again in just a few weeks! But it’s far from the only Pride...

A 26-minute Short Lesbian Movie Puzzle in the Palm delivers a quiet but deeply emotional story about love, identity, and what happiness really means. Risa...

Eating Is NOT Cheating! Getting Your Grub On in Nichome So you’ve been bar hopping around Nichome, maybe made a few new friends, had a...

I’ve watched a lot of lesbian films over the years, so I wanted to share some of my favorite sapphic Japanese movies and give my...

Lesbian Manga Artist Sachiko Takeuchi and Her Surprisingly Real LGBTQ+ World I recently came across a lesbian manga that completely pulled me in. I started...

Do you know the real story behind this stunning beauty? At Japan Gay Guide, we’ve always highlighted transgender voices and stories. From icons like Ai...

Love is supposed to be simple. But when it comes to gay relationships, those feelings can become complicated, messy, and sometimes even a little distorted....

In 2024, an elderly man stood before students at Doshisha University and asked a simple question. “Has anyone here ever thought of themselves as LGBT?”...

What is the movie Egoist? Egoist is a Japanese film that tells the real story about a gay man’s life and love. It stands apart...

Honestly, I haven’t really watched much yuri anime. I always thought of it as something soft, cute, and a little too idealized for my tastes....