Shju Nichome: Stretchg Your Yen Tokyo's Gay District | Tokyo Cheapo

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• THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
• SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD
• CLONEZONE: REWARD OFFERED OVER GAY VILLAGE SHOP ATTACKS
• GAY TOKYO · CY GUI
• TOKYO GAY MASSAGE SPAS
• THE 10 BEST SHJU GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU
• TOKYO GAY BARS
• THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO

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

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).

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" 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.

SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD

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.

CLONEZONE: REWARD OFFERED OVER GAY VILLAGE SHOP ATTACKS

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. 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!

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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! Shju Nichome is known as Tokyo’s gay district.

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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!

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Flyers for upg events along wh maps to the lotn n be found at gay tablishments. This gay bar wel all genrs. This tradnal gay bar is a nice change om Ni-Chome for men their 20s and 30s.

THE 10 BEST SHJU GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU

If you are a young gay man who knows a ltle Japane you may jt bee a regular! Gay bar close to Shibuya Statn and easy to fd.

While jt a gdy speck on the hemle of Tokyo's neon kimono, Ni-Chome is the ma hub of Tokyo's gay scene.

A rnival of shadows om dk till dawn, here you will fd 24-hour love motels, fetish mix box (no ills sex spac), noodle ns and gay pri boutiqu -- all terg to the para of toxited salarymen, transgenr hosts, gangster pimps, Sumo wrtlers, public masturbators and sexual samurai of every clan. The easit way to get to the gay area is to take the unrground walkway om Shju Statn's East Ex (down one floor after the tra ex ticket mach) or the Shju Sanchome Subway Statn (Manouichi Le) to Ex C5, C7, or C8 (see map):. Small bar wh karaoke for lbians and their gay iends.

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One of Tokyo's most famo, long-nng ternatnal gay clubs. This long-tablished gay bar is unr new management that has mataed s elegant and zy atmosphere terg to an upsle, trendy, gay and lbian crowd. Very active the Tokyo pri events and the Ni-Chome gay muny.

Gay art shows, iendly and relaxed atmosphere. The owner is tellectual and wr for gay publitns on social issu that effect the muny. Cash-only gay bar.

Friendly neighborhood men-only gay bar. Gay and lbian-iendly. Foreigner-iendly gay karaoke bar.

THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO

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