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Girls- and men dressed as girls- just want to have fun, and now they can at Bar☆Onna no Ko Club.

While BarOnna no Ko Club isn’t the first crossdressing bar in Japan, it might be the most luxurious yet. Set to open its doors on April 1 in Ueno, Tokyo, it’s the third establishment by Onna no Ko Club, the same company that previously set-up crossdressing bars in Shinjuku and Osaka.

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Much like their other locations, this new bar will be open to crossdressers, trans women and men, and guests of any gender. Decorated in pink with chandeliers and counter-style seating for up to 15 people, it promises to be a fun, girly space where people can easily drink, talk, make new friends, and dress up if they choose to.

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In fact, the bar practically encourages you to do so with its full dress-up salon, along with crossdressing and transgender staff who are more than willing to help you achieve the perfect, girly make-over.

Partially because of more crossdressing events and spaces like BarOnna no Ko Club popping up in recent years, Japan is slowly beginning to view crossdressing in a more positive light, as well as address other related LGBT issues. Crossdressing netizens have even carved out a space on social media sites like Twitter, using the tag #josoudanshi (#crossdresser), even though it might inevitably mean being recognized by someone in real life.

Bar infoformation:
BarOnna no Ko Club in Okachimachi (English Website)
Address: Toyko-to, Taito-ku, Ueno 3-18-6 GB Bldg Fourth Floor
東京都台東区上野3-18-6 GBビル4F
Access: Three-minute walk from JR Okachimachi Station
Hours: Open every day from 7 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
Entry fee: 2,000 yen for women (including trans women), 3,000 yen for men (Drinks from 500 yen and up)

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Feature/top image: Bar☆Onna no Ko Club Okachimachi
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