TOKYO -- Perspex heels, rainbow flags and psychedelic face masks. Yoyogi Park was abuzz with color and music over the weekend as revelers and campaigners braved unseasonably hot weather -- and spring rain -- to attend the first in-person Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP) festival since 2019.
After the event drew around 1.6 million online attendees last year -- the largest number since it began in 1994 -- TRP co-chair Natsumi Yamada said that holding the event online during the pandemic helped organizers reach more people, but is nothing compared to connecting in person.
