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Thursday, 22 March 2022
NPO Tokyo Rainbow Pride

One of Asia's Largest festivals celebrating “sexual” and “biological” diversity is backin Yoyogi Park for the first time in 3 years.

Announcing the Program forTokyo Rainbow Pride 2022!
Kicking off with the Tokyo Rainbow Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival
in Yoyogi park on April 22 (Fri.) through April 24 (Sun.), we will continue
through Pride Month in June with the theme “Change the Future Together”
Tokyo Rainbow Pride (co-presidents: Fumino Sugiyama and Natsumi Yamada), a non-profit
organization, is proud to announce that one of the largest LGBTQ-related events in Asia
celebrating “sexual” and “biological” diversity, Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 (TRP2022), will beheld once again in Yoyogi park this year for the first time in 3 years. TRP2022 will be held
both off-line and online from April 22 (Fri.) through to June 26 (Sun.) as outlined below.
Applications for the Pride Parade will be accepted from today, March 22 (Tue.).
Schedule of events:
April 22 (Fri.) - April 24 (Sun.) "Pride Festival" @Yoyogi ParkApril 24 (Sun.) "Pride Parade" @Yoyogi Park (Shibuya - Harajuku)
June 3 (Fri.) "Pride Conference" offline
June 25(Sat.)-June 26(Sun.) "Pride Talk Live" online

Tokyo Rainbow Pride in 2019

Tokyo Rainbow Pride has been held in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park since 2012 and up until 2019, tocelebrate and connect with LGBTQ people and their supporters (“allies”) as well as to celebrate“sexual” and “biological” diversity.
The "Pride Parade & Pride Festival" had provided a "venue for all to connect” but in 2020 and2021, these events had to be held online due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. This
provided a great opportunity to "connect" with those who had previously not been able to visit
Yoyogi Park. In 2021 approximately 1.6 million people participated in our online events.
While we were able to discover new possibilities with the online events, we also received many
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NPO Tokyo Rainbow Pridefrom people who said they had been energized by the idea of gathering in Yoyogi Park once ayear. We realized that there is still a need for an event in Yoyogi Park, as a place where people ofdiverse sexualities get together to be proud of who they are while respecting each other'sindividuality. Thus we decided to hold the event in Yoyogi Park for the first time in three years,
even though Covid-19 infection is yet to be fully under control.
This year, however, we will be limiting the number of people who can enter the venue andparticipate in the parade via advance registration. We will operate the event in compliance withthe guidelines of government agencies and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and will takethorough measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

The theme of TRP2022 is “Change the Future Together”
In addition to the TRP organizer's float at the Pride Parade on April 24 (Sun.), we will also hostthe float of YOUTH PRIDE JAPAN, an official project of TRP, which mainly consists of people intheir teens and twenties, in order to "reach out to" the next generation.
The "JAPAN PRIDE NETWORK" float, which is composed of organizations that sponsor pride
events across the nation, and other floats that focus on "reaching out" will also be on display. The
stage at Yoyogi Park and other events in June will also offer programs for participants andthemed according to this year’s theme.

Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 - Outline
Official name
: Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022
Period: 22 April (Fri.) to 26 Jun (Sun.), 2022
Participation Fee : FreeSponsor: NPO Tokyo Rainbow PrideSupported by: Shibuya Ward (Tokyo) during April 22-24th period (as of March 22).
Media Partner: InterFM897, COURRiER JAPON
Outline of each event▼ Friday, April 22 - Sunday, April 24 "Pride FestivalApril 22: 13:00-18:00 / April 23 & 24: 11:00-18:00
Location: Yoyogi Park Event Plaza & Outdoor Stage*Further details, including the time schedule, will be announced in a press release to be
distributed in early April.
▼ April 24 (Sun.) "Pride Parade
Time : 13:00-15:00 (tentative)
Location Shibuya - Harajuku
Please see below for participation instructions.
*Course and other details will be announced at a later date.
June 3 (Fri.) "Pride Conference
To be held offline*Further details will be announced in a press release to be distributed in May.
June 25 (Sat.) - June 26 (Sun.) "Pride Talk LiveTo be held online*Details will be announced in the press release to be distributed in May.

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The June events, which will be based on insights gained through our connections, will offer
relevant information we hope will help educate people and help them gain new perspectives.

How to participate in the Pride Parade & Pride Festival
In order to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, admission to the Yoyogi Park event
site and participation in the Pride Parade will be limited to those who have registered inadvance.
Participation in the Pride Parade:
How to participate: Application March 22 (Tue.) to April 5 (Tue.), 2022
Application form: https://form.tokyorainbowpride.com/paradep/paradep2022.html
Admission to the venue site:
How to Participate: Application April 6 (Wed), 2022 - April 12 (Tue), 2022
Application Form: To be made available on the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 event website.
*Admission to the viewing area in front of the stage
How to Participate: No advance registration is required, but those who have not applied foradmission to the venue will not be allowed to view the event. (Note however that due to thelimited capacity of this area, admission may be restricted at the entrance of the area on theday of the event.)

TRP2022 Theme and Statement
Change the Future Together
Capitalize on Connections
There are countless ways to connect
In this new normal world Regardless of whether we wish to or not As we still share our thoughts and feelings
Even if we are not physically together.
There are matters, some quite important, we have come to see
Because we can not meet.
And while we all want change,
There are times we don’t want to see change either.
But now that we can see both the good and the bad,Let's make our intentions clear, for our future selves.
Let’s raise our voices,
Speak up,
And never stop moving forward.
Our future can only start changing when we are all connected.
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NPO Tokyo Rainbow Pride＜Background Info＞

In the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have come to realize that we canconnect to each other in so many ways. Our relationships have diversified. The ways wechoose to stay together have grown many fold. We can now be, and see ourselves and ourrelationships as they really are. But while we have seen positive change in the way society
perceives us, there has also been a growing number of people who have become lonely andisolated due to a lack of physical contact. Equally, it has become clearer that many problems
still exist because the voices of the voiceless are being drowned out by the louder ones, andmany “rules” remain unchanged even though we had raised our voices against them.
Thus this year’s theme is brought about thanks to these new insights into our newconnections and for this new era and a future where by speaking out and raising awareness,
we can change society, not only for the LGBTQ community, but for all people to live happily
and in safety.

Tokyo Rainbow Pride aims to create a society where LGBTQ people and other sexual
minorities can live their lives positively without being subjected to discrimination andprejudice. Via TRP, we provide a place to celebrate and connect with LGBTQ people andtheir supporters (“allies”) and to celebrate “sexual” and “biological” diversity.
Tokyo Rainbow Pride Official Website: https://tokyorainbowpride.com/
TRP Official YouTube channel “TRP Channel”: https://www.youtube.com/c/TokyoRPride/
TRP Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/Tokyo_R_Pride
TRP Official Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/tokyo.r.pride/4