Disver Ni-chōme, the Japane neighbourhood wh 300 gay and lbian bars • GCN

Contents:

• BT TOURIST-IENDLY GAY BARS SHJU NI-CHOME
• SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD
• THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
• TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOURS WH TOKYO HANDSOME BOYS
• DISVER NI-CHōME, THE JAPANE NEIGHBOURHOOD WH 300 GAY AND LBIAN BARS
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

BT TOURIST-IENDLY GAY BARS SHJU NI-CHOME

Shju Nichome is known as Tokyo’s gay district. The area is home to high ncentratn of gay bars, clubs and rtrants—but how do you choose where to go? Which brgs on to the next pot of gettg your money’s worth the gayborhood—htg up the happy hours!

15 plac sorted by traveler favorDner Theaters • Gay BarsWhat travelers are saygMiguelLos Angel, CA26 ntributnsExplorg the area I ma up my list and we had the Mcle Bar Black Nu on our list, the staff is very iendly and we had a nice eveng wh them and the other ctomers even if we don’t speak Japane, we drk, we sg and left happy! MiguelLos Angel, CA26 ntributnsEagle is a pretty ol bar the gay block at Shju, the staff is very iendly and sce s a place wh a lot of ternatnal visors they speak English!

All the wards have a flag and some have their own signated tree, flower and bird (if you mt know, Setagaya’s is a magpie). Setagaya.

SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD

Setagaya is the most populated — and evintly, popular — ward Tokyo, hog nearly one ln rints.

THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO

Setagaya’s Tama River is not only the borr between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture but also a recreatn ground filled wh activi.

He was open and hont about what is like to be gay Japan and he opened doors, lerally and figuratively, to the hidn world of the gay bars and loung Nichome. Outsi of the few bigger dance clubs, the Nichome gay bar scene is much more personal and timate than I was ed to g om the US. Read our transparency report to learn was a great gui for our group of three iends who wanted to explore the gay nightlife scene Tokyo.

Read our transparency report to learn 2019Naoki is as kd as he is passnate about gay Tokyo!

TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOURS WH TOKYO HANDSOME BOYS

We uldn't believe there are over 400 gay bars Tokyo when the Lonely Pla book has 1 sgular page about LGBTQ night life/culture their gui book.

He showed the gayborhood and several fun plac. This tour ma possible for to accs Tokyo's gay scene Shju.

Read our transparency report to learn SSydney, Atralia49 ntributnsWe did the gay bar tour last night (Monday). Lots of fun experiencg the gay district wh a lol.

DISVER NI-CHōME, THE JAPANE NEIGHBOURHOOD WH 300 GAY AND LBIAN BARS

Neighborhoods such as Nakano, Kōenji, Asagaya and Nishi-Ogi are immensely popular wh unter-culture typ who reject the nstant nstctn and upward trajectory of the cy center.

Although ’s loted the central Tokyo, there is a vast park, Rshomori Park (林試の森公園), where you n pe om the cy’s htle. Rints range om outrageoly out-there, alien, and genr-bent to culturally tradnal and polilly nservative (though 's worth notg that the past few years have seen LGBTQ activists elected to ernment offic cludg Kanako Otsuji, the first openly gay member of the Hoe of Reprentativ, and 2019, Taiga Ishikawa to Japan's Hoe of Councillors).

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

To w, some of the most popular genr of manga and anime are gay-themed "yaoi" and "BL" (short for "boylove") romanc, which sell like gangbters among Japane femal and have spired dozens of live-actn movi the same ve. " about a gay uple and the wonrful food they nsume (which has spired viewers to create those dish at home).

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. ), 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.

For Shju’s gay subculture check out the 2-chome area for gay bars such as Eagle Tokyo. Meguro-ku, Tokyo Setagaya-ku, Shagawa-ku, 153-0043.

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. Sexualy – homo or hetero – is nsired a private matter; It’s not flnted public displays of affectn or discsed.