‘I Am Both Ancient and Trendy.’ He’s a Buddhist Monk, a Makeup Artist and an LGBTQ Activist. 5 minute read. By Aria Chen. October 13, 2021 5:20 PM EDT.

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Kodo Nishimura, a Buddhist monk and a make-up artist, came out as gay after studying in the United States, and has become an advocate for LGBT rights in socially conservative Japan.

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You can find monk and make-up artist Kodo Nishimura’s beauty transformations all over Instagram. But at the Tokyo temple where his father is head monk and he assists in rituals, he appears ...

As make-up artist Kodo Nishimura sashays into a room in Tokyo balanced on pin-thin heels, he could hardly look less like a practising Buddhist monk. Immaculately made-up, sporting smoky eyeshadow ...