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Initially, though, Matsumoto was unsure about putting their personal lives online. My life would still be enjoyable because Koji is in it. Their subject matter gradually began to change, from clips of them enjoying outdoor activities in Japan, as well as Italy and the States, into the two simply documenting their lives and love for one another.

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Under the heat of the sun, we sat down by the waterfront, Isshin occupied by playing with a brochure, to talk about their journey. I was so surprised to learn this — that my experience can help someone. Winning hearts and minds due to their authenticity, love and power to engage audiences on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, Shiba and Koji are defiant in the face of the stigma that LGBTQ+ people continue to face in Japan.

He got emotional seeing it and encouraged me to express our love more publicly. Embracing yet another common interest — videography — they began making short videos of their travels and uploading them to a shared YouTube channel early on in their relationship.

To read the entire issue, click here. They also celebrated their love through a small, private ceremony in Japan that same year. Suzuki, Isshin and Matsumoto. A year later, both Matsumoto and Suzuki were releasing videos covering their travels together.

K Followers, Following, Posts - Koji Suzuki (@koji_dads) on Instagram: "Artist / Visual Essayist FamilyLife🌳Koji+@shiba_dads_+👦 Capturing Everyday Life “Ordinary is Extraordinary” Based in #JAPAN 🇯🇵". An openly gay couple, creating a family, sharing their lives and love for traditional Japanese culture with the world: This kind of queer representation — especially in Japan — is all too rare.

This article appeared in Tokyo Weekender Vol. 3. I had never felt this way before. Japan Life. One fateful bike ride across Amami Island would confirm something both of them had been slowly realizing — they had feelings for one another.

Inan encounter with a well-known photographer made him start to think differently. Matsumoto and Suzuki both work in visual art. Matsumoto and Suzuki. This article appeared in Tokyo Weekender Vol. To read the entire issue, click here.

Suzuki responded and explained himself, opening the door for reconciliation. They even make banal chores like taking out the trash look like a scene from a Nancy Meyers movie. Their first upload, from 15 years ago, is a low-quality video showing the two trying out a hot spring in Hokkaido.

Matsumoto and Suzuki began dating over 15 years ago, and for nearly as long, they have allowed their relationship to unfold online. Inthe pair were legally married in the United States, where Suzuki and his family have green cards.

For years, Shigeki Matsumoto and Koji Suzuki have been documenting their lives as a gay couple in Japan — first as boyfriends, then husbands, then fathers. At first, Matsumoto wanted nothing to do with the man who was, he felt, to blame for his broken heart … but, at the time, Matsumoto was training to earn his pilot license, and Suzuki just happened to be a licensed pilot.

Keeping in touch turned to friendship; the pair spent time together and soon discovered they had a mutual love of traveling and nature. For years, Shigeki Matsumoto and Koji Suzuki have been documenting their lives as a gay couple in Japan — first as boyfriends, then husbands, then fathers.

Photo by Laura Pollacco.