Namba Station
While Tokyo has been the site of numerous gay pride parades over the past 20 years, Osaka has lagged in this regard. Finally, October 22, 2006 saw the inaugural Rainbow Parade, with more than 900 participants marching from Nakanoshima Park to Motomachi-Naka Park, near Namba Station. The 11th annual parade will take place on October 1, 2016.