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Contents:

• THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
• THE 10 BEST SHJU GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU
• BT TOURIST-IENDLY GAY BARS SHJU NI-CHOME
• GAY ACTIVI TOKYO - TOKYO FOM
• LGBT TRAVEL IAS: TOP 12 GAY FRIENDLY CI
• SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN
• TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOURS WH TOKYO HANDSOME BOYS
• TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOUR

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

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

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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.

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BT TOURIST-IENDLY GAY BARS SHJU NI-CHOME

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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.

GAY ACTIVI TOKYO - TOKYO FOM

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.

Both the gay and lbian night tours are operated by the same pany and last roughly three hours om start to fish. This is pecially te Tokyo where some of the district urts have begun to uphold gay civil rights and put laws to place to protect. In se you aren’t aware, ni-chome is nsired the gay hub of Tokyo.

LGBT TRAVEL IAS: TOP 12 GAY FRIENDLY CI

From gay, lbian, and transgenr, bars are crammed to the area. If you’re feelg shy or anx about gog alone, why not get a lol gay gui to show you the bt plac Nicho? There are many optns to choose om and the aforementned lol gay gui n easily show you the hot spots as well!

One of the largt and olst (1992) Asia, Rabow Reel Tokyo shows films about all LGBTQ mori beyond lbian and gay, which are also clud of urse! If you’re a gay man, may tert you to know that there is a small cha of bathho terg to you.

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.

SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN

Bee of this, much of lol gay life is not jt hidn – ’s accsible. That said, homosexualy is legal Japan, wh small protectns for gays, lbians and even transgenr people enacted mostly on a lol level. Japane travel provirs are also startg to regnise the gay travel market.

Tokyo has hundreds of gay bars, but only a handful wele foreigners. As openly gay travelers (who ed the word hband, but didn’t hold hands public), we felt pletely fortable and wele. Tokyo gayborhood.

This is where you’ll fd the gay neighbourhood and the most ncentrated dose of queer travel Japan offers.

TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOURS WH TOKYO HANDSOME BOYS

Near the seedy red-light district is Ni-chome district, a clter of olr low-rise buildgs wh hundreds of tablishments oriented towards gay men.

Dpe the hundreds of gay bars Tokyo, there are only a few optns for non-Japane speakg ctomers.

OutAsia Travel offers night tours of Shju — basilly a gay gui to brg you to two or three of the bars that wele foreigners, and generally show you around. Dancg was banned Shju’s gay clubs startg Augt of 2012, wh signs and tabl stalled on the dance floor to ter dancg.

TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOUR

For the most extensive and up-to-date bar, club and sna listgs, the bt reference is A prtout of their gay map is also very eful.

Full-erary planng assistance: In our search for assistance and rmatn, all gay roads Tokyo led to Shtaro, the owner of OutAsia Travel.