Everythg LGBTQ travelers need to do Tokyo and the gay Ni-Chome neighborhood, cludg where to stay, where to eat, and the bt bars.
Contents:
- THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
- SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN
- GAY ACTIVI TOKYO - TOKYO FOM
- THE 10 BEST SHJU GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU
THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
Your gui to Tokyo's bt lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr events, clubs and bars, pl LGBT life Tokyo * gay things to do tokyo *
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SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN
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The center of Japan's gay universe his pla sight, smack dab the 7-square-e district (or ward) of Shju, Tokyo. A 10 or 15-mute walk om btlg Shju Statn brgs you to a quieter, more rintial feelg sectn of the cy lled Shju Ni-chome, which is home to at least a hundred LGBTQ bars and clubs, a sna plex, and gay-centric shops brimmg wh clothg, accsori, paraphernalia, and adult goods. 2, " which offer a ep dive to Shju Ni-chome's history and how beme the "gayborhood" is today, wh glimps behd the closed doors.
And 2019, Queer Eye dispatched s Fab Five to Tokyo for a season to dig to the culture and gay life.
Queer men n also get the si sop on Tokyo gay life, and possibly make a iend (or more), via the app 9Monsters: s chat functn nveniently to translat English to Japane and vice versa, and there's a b of Pokemon cutens to the way assigns a kd of creature (or Monster) to the er and the type of guy they seem to like. GaijPot Travel, a webse for English-speakg expats (and would-be expats, also featur a helpful page of Tokyo LGBTQ plac to check out, om f to nightlife, pl Japane gay bar etiquette and other helpful cultural hts.
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), and Shju Ni-chome's 24 Kaikan Shju adds a whole lot of gay cisg and actn to the mix, wh eight floors of facili cludg steam room, dark rooms, and private bs (for a premium). Kick thgs off wh the misleadgly named New Sazae, which is actually Tokyo's olst gay bar— opened 1966—and pays plenty of homage to s past wh s r and "funky dis" and soul mic nights.
AiSOTOPE Lounge, possibly the district's biggt gay venue, boasts two dance floors, a stage, and mix thgs up wh men-only (and very cisy! For more sual fare, some gay bars and f also offer food cludg Alamas Cafe and women-only Dorobune. Tokyo Gay Night Tour and the Tokyo Lbian Night Tour.
As many of the statns Ni-Chome are separated by sexual preference, there are two distct queer nightlife tours offered: one for gay men and another for lbian women.
THE 10 BEST SHJU GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU
This LGBTQ+ neighbourhood Tokyo offers far more than jt great nightlife. There are gay-iendly f, bookshops and more * gay things to do tokyo *
Both the gay and lbian night tours are operated by the same pany and last roughly three hours om start to fish. Japan’s cultural norms and s attus around homosexualy are difficult to terpret.
LGBTQ+ travel expert Ed Salvato shows around the gayborhood and shar his safety tips.
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