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{{short description|Annual LGBT event in Sapporo, Japan}}
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The '''Rainbow March''' was a [[parade]] for [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], [[transgender]] and [[transsexual]] people ([[LGBT]]) people in [[Japan]].  Established in 1996, the event held in [[Sapporo]], [[Hokkaido]] was the longest continuously run parade for LGBT people in the country. It was last held in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201604080063.html |title=Sapporo LGBT activists to take fight for equality to city officials：The Asahi Shimbun |website=www.asahi.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409021358/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201604080063.html |archive-date=2016-04-09}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[LGBT rights in Japan]]
* [[Homosexuality in Japan]]
* [[List of LGBT events]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.rainbowmarch.org/english.html/ Rainbow Parade homepage - English] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919163814/http://www.rainbowmarch.org/english.html |date=2008-09-19 }}

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[[Category:Pride parades in Asia]]
[[Category:LGBTQ culture in Japan]]
[[Category:Culture in Sapporo]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 1996]]
[[Category:Festivals in Hokkaido]]
[[Category:Parades in Japan]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Japan]]
[[Category:1996 in LGBTQ history]]
[[Category:2013 disestablishments in Japan]]


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