Beg Asian Amerin and LGBTQ+ n feel lonely, wh stutns such as ethnic church often disavowg non-heterosexual relatnships while tradnal LGBTQ+ spac such as gay bars n be unwelg.
Contents:
- THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
- THE 10 BEST SHJU GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU
- TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOURS WH TOKYO HANDSOME BOYS
- THE 8 BT LGBT-FRIENDLY BARS TOKYO KABICHO, SHJU | © 思弦 張/ FLICKR LUCY DAYMAN 13 FEBARY 2018 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THOUGH JAPAN’S LGBTIQ+ MUNY SEEMS A LTLE MORE HIDN THAN S WTERN NEIGHBOURS, THERE’S STILL A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE QUEER MUNY HERE TOKYO. THE BT WAY TO GET VOLVED IS BY GOG OUT AND JOG THE MANY UNIQUE PARTI AND EVENTS THAT HAPPEN ALL YEAR ROUND. SHJU‘S NI-CHOME (ALSO WRTEN AS 2-CHOME) AREA IS THE HEART OF TOKYO’S GAY SCENE. FEATURG A DIVERSE LLECTN OF BARS AND PATRONS, ’S ONLY A TEN-MUTE WALK OM SHJU STATN. HERE’S JT A HANDFUL OF SOME OF THE BT LGBT-IENDLY BARS THE AREA. VIEW ALL TRIPS ARTY FARTY ARTY FARTY IS A LONG NNG NI-CHOME FAVOURE. IT FEATUR A STEAMY, ALWAYS BTLG DANCE FLOOR AND A VERY FOREIGNER-IENDLY ATMOSPHERE. TUCKED UP A SMALL STAIRWAY, THIS PLACE GETS PRETTY PACKED ON THE WEEKENDS, SO IF YOU’RE LOOKG TO MAKE SOME NEW IENDS OR MEET ONE SPECIAL IEND, YOU’LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME LUCK HERE. IN ORR TO KEEP GAY IENDLY, ON FRIDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT LADI HAVE TO BRG ALONG A GAY MALE CHAPERONE. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP SOUTH AI CROATIA EGYPT MEXI ECUADOR JAPAN THAILAND SPA TURKEY MOROC INDIA GREECE BALI ICELAND 2 CHOME-11-7 SHJU, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 5362 9720 - EMBED - DRAGON MEN IF YOU’RE WANRG AROUND THE AREA AND HAVE NO IA WHERE TO GO, JT HEAD STRAIGHT TO DRAGON MEN. A FAILSAFE OPTN, THIS VERY POPULAR BAR IS FILLED WH AN ECLECTIC MIX OF BOTH JAPANE AND FOREIGN PATRONS EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK. THE MIC IS A SHAMELS MIX OF TOP 40 POP BANGERS AND EDM. THE WEEKENDS IS WHEN ’S REALLY HAPPENG; HOWEVER, DO N A PRETTY NICE LTLE HAPPY HOUR AL BETWEEN 6PM TO 8PM MONDAY TO THURSDAY. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP 2 CHOME-11-14 SHJU, SHJU TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 3341 0606 - EMBED - AIIRO CAFé STG ON ONE OF NI-CHOME’S MOST WELL-TRODN RNERS IS THE MALY OUTDOOR AIIRO CAFé AND BAR. HOME TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF CLIENTS OF ALL GENRS, THE BAR HAS AN CREDIBLY WELG ATMOSPHERE. OPEN OM 6PM ON, THIS IS ONE OF THE BT PLAC TO START YOUR EVENG. TO FD , JT WANR THE STREETS OF NI-CHOME AND KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR THE LARGE TORII GATE THAT HOVERS OVER THE BAR’S ENTRANCE AND THE HEAVG CROWD OF GUTS HANDG AROUND THE ENTRANCE. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. 7TH TENKA BUILDG 1F, SHJU 2-18-1, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 6273 0740 - EMBED - NEW SAZAE FOR SOMETHG A LTLE MORE CLASSIC, YOU N’T MISS THE CHANCE TO VIS NEW SAZAE. A GAY BAR AND OLD-SCHOOL DIS HUB, THIS TOKYO STUTN HAS BEEN AROUND SCE 1966 AND IS STILL AS POPULAR AS EVER. EVERYONE IS WELE HERE, AS LONG AS YOU LIKE TO DANCE. SOUNDTRACK-WISE THE MIC IS MALY A BLEND OF ‘70S AND ‘80S DIS AND HOE. THOUGH ’S MOST POPULAR ON THE WEEKEND, THE BAR IS OPEN EVERY SGLE DAY OF THE YEAR, AND S FASCATG AND WELG OWNER SHN IS A NI-CHOME IN. SHJU ISHIKAWA BUILDG, 2 CHOME – 18 – 5, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 3354 1745 - EMBED - TAC’S KNOT FOR THOSE TERTED QUEER ART AND CULTURE, THEN MAKE YOUR WAY TO TAC’S KNOT. THIS ZY CKTAIL BAR IS ALL ABOUT GAY ART. THE WALLS OF THE TABLISHMENT FEATURE A ROTATG DISPLAY OF ARTWORK BY A DIFFERENT ARTIST EACH MONTH. THE MAN BEHD THE BAR, MASTER TAC, IS A LOL LEGEND AND AN IN THE GAY ART SCENE. A LTLE MORE LAID-BACK THAN SOME OF S NEIGHBOURS, THE BAR IS OPEN BETWEEN 8PM AND 3AM EVERY DAY. TAKANO MA STORE BUILDG, 2 CHOME – 18 – 5, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN - EMBED - CAMPY! BAR RUN BY INIC LOL CROSS-DRSER BOURBONNE, THIS Fé AND BAR IS A VERY WELG HUB FOR PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THE MA ATTRACTN HERE IS THE BAR’S DRAG SHOWS, WHICH TYPILLY START AT AROUND 8PM. POPULAR FOR S IENDLY AND FUN ATMOSPHERE AND IMPECBLE SERVICE, CAMPY! BAR IS A GREAT PLACE TO BEG YOUR FORAY TO THE NI-CHOME SCENE. ANOTHER BON IS, UNLIKE MANY OTHER CLUBS THE AREA, THERE’S NO ENTRY CHARGE HERE, UNLS YOU WANT TO RERVE A SOFA ON THE WEEKENDS, WHICH STS 1,000 YEN (US$9.25). TOKYO, SHJU, MASHO BUILDG, 2 CHOME-13-10, SHJU, TOKYO, +81 3 3341 4445 - EMBED - GOLD FGER LBIAN BARS ARE QUICKLY BEG AN ENDANGERED SPECI ACROSS THE WORLD; HOWEVER, NI-CHOME’S POPULAR GOLD FGER ISN’T GOG ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON. THIS LOL IN IS OPEN TO EVERYONE ALL NIGHTS OF THE WEEK EXCEPT SATURDAYS WHEN ’S STRICTLY WOMEN ONLY. HOME TO A DIVERSE SELECTN OF PATRONS OM ACROSS THE WORLD, THE BAR’S MA DRAWRD IS THE MUNAL KARAOKE SSNS – YOU ARE THE WORLD PAL OF KARAOKE AFTER ALL. 2 CHOME-12-11, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 6383 4649 - EMBED - AISOTOPE LOUNGE A LTLE B MORE OF A NEWER ON THE NI-CHOME SCENE, AISOTOPE LOUNGE OPENED 2012, BUT HAS QUICKLY GAED A LOYAL CTOMER BASE. WEAVG ACROSS TWO ROOMS, THIS IS ONE OF THE AREA’S BIGGER NIGHTCLUBS, AND AS A RULT THEY HOST A NUMBER OF SPECIAL PARTI AND ONE OFF EVENTS. FROM EDM, TECHNO AND POP, WHAT TYPE OF MIC YOU’LL HEAR PENDS ON THE NIGHT, BUT IF YOU DO MA DOWN, ’S GUARANTEED TO BE A WHOLE STACK OF FUN. 2 CHOME – 12, SHJU 2 – CHOME 12 – 16, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 6380 1504 - EMBED - VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
- TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOUR
- TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE 'THE CROWD ROOM' DEFEND BY FANS
- TOKYO GAY MAP
THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
Top Tokyo Gay Clubs & Bars: See reviews and photos of Gay Clubs & Bars Tokyo, Japan on Tripadvisor. * tokyo gay night club *
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!
Gay & Lbian Communy! 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. If you are a young gay man who knows a ltle Japane you may jt bee a regular!
THE 10 BEST SHJU GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU
Your gui to Tokyo's bt lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr events, clubs and bars, pl LGBT life Tokyo * tokyo gay night club *
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.
TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOURS WH TOKYO HANDSOME BOYS
Top Shju Gay Clubs & Bars: See reviews and photos of Gay Clubs & Bars Shju, Japan on Tripadvisor. * tokyo gay night club *
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. 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.
THE 8 BT LGBT-FRIENDLY BARS TOKYO KABICHO, SHJU | © 思弦 張/ FLICKR LUCY DAYMAN 13 FEBARY 2018 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THOUGH JAPAN’S LGBTIQ+ MUNY SEEMS A LTLE MORE HIDN THAN S WTERN NEIGHBOURS, THERE’S STILL A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE QUEER MUNY HERE TOKYO. THE BT WAY TO GET VOLVED IS BY GOG OUT AND JOG THE MANY UNIQUE PARTI AND EVENTS THAT HAPPEN ALL YEAR ROUND. SHJU‘S NI-CHOME (ALSO WRTEN AS 2-CHOME) AREA IS THE HEART OF TOKYO’S GAY SCENE. FEATURG A DIVERSE LLECTN OF BARS AND PATRONS, ’S ONLY A TEN-MUTE WALK OM SHJU STATN. HERE’S JT A HANDFUL OF SOME OF THE BT LGBT-IENDLY BARS THE AREA. VIEW ALL TRIPS ARTY FARTY ARTY FARTY IS A LONG NNG NI-CHOME FAVOURE. IT FEATUR A STEAMY, ALWAYS BTLG DANCE FLOOR AND A VERY FOREIGNER-IENDLY ATMOSPHERE. TUCKED UP A SMALL STAIRWAY, THIS PLACE GETS PRETTY PACKED ON THE WEEKENDS, SO IF YOU’RE LOOKG TO MAKE SOME NEW IENDS OR MEET ONE SPECIAL IEND, YOU’LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME LUCK HERE. IN ORR TO KEEP GAY IENDLY, ON FRIDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT LADI HAVE TO BRG ALONG A GAY MALE CHAPERONE. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP SOUTH AI CROATIA EGYPT MEXI ECUADOR JAPAN THAILAND SPA TURKEY MOROC INDIA GREECE BALI ICELAND 2 CHOME-11-7 SHJU, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 5362 9720 - EMBED - DRAGON MEN IF YOU’RE WANRG AROUND THE AREA AND HAVE NO IA WHERE TO GO, JT HEAD STRAIGHT TO DRAGON MEN. A FAILSAFE OPTN, THIS VERY POPULAR BAR IS FILLED WH AN ECLECTIC MIX OF BOTH JAPANE AND FOREIGN PATRONS EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK. THE MIC IS A SHAMELS MIX OF TOP 40 POP BANGERS AND EDM. THE WEEKENDS IS WHEN ’S REALLY HAPPENG; HOWEVER, DO N A PRETTY NICE LTLE HAPPY HOUR AL BETWEEN 6PM TO 8PM MONDAY TO THURSDAY. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP 2 CHOME-11-14 SHJU, SHJU TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 3341 0606 - EMBED - AIIRO CAFé STG ON ONE OF NI-CHOME’S MOST WELL-TRODN RNERS IS THE MALY OUTDOOR AIIRO CAFé AND BAR. HOME TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF CLIENTS OF ALL GENRS, THE BAR HAS AN CREDIBLY WELG ATMOSPHERE. OPEN OM 6PM ON, THIS IS ONE OF THE BT PLAC TO START YOUR EVENG. TO FD , JT WANR THE STREETS OF NI-CHOME AND KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR THE LARGE TORII GATE THAT HOVERS OVER THE BAR’S ENTRANCE AND THE HEAVG CROWD OF GUTS HANDG AROUND THE ENTRANCE. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. 7TH TENKA BUILDG 1F, SHJU 2-18-1, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 6273 0740 - EMBED - NEW SAZAE FOR SOMETHG A LTLE MORE CLASSIC, YOU N’T MISS THE CHANCE TO VIS NEW SAZAE. A GAY BAR AND OLD-SCHOOL DIS HUB, THIS TOKYO STUTN HAS BEEN AROUND SCE 1966 AND IS STILL AS POPULAR AS EVER. EVERYONE IS WELE HERE, AS LONG AS YOU LIKE TO DANCE. SOUNDTRACK-WISE THE MIC IS MALY A BLEND OF ‘70S AND ‘80S DIS AND HOE. THOUGH ’S MOST POPULAR ON THE WEEKEND, THE BAR IS OPEN EVERY SGLE DAY OF THE YEAR, AND S FASCATG AND WELG OWNER SHN IS A NI-CHOME IN. SHJU ISHIKAWA BUILDG, 2 CHOME – 18 – 5, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 3354 1745 - EMBED - TAC’S KNOT FOR THOSE TERTED QUEER ART AND CULTURE, THEN MAKE YOUR WAY TO TAC’S KNOT. THIS ZY CKTAIL BAR IS ALL ABOUT GAY ART. THE WALLS OF THE TABLISHMENT FEATURE A ROTATG DISPLAY OF ARTWORK BY A DIFFERENT ARTIST EACH MONTH. THE MAN BEHD THE BAR, MASTER TAC, IS A LOL LEGEND AND AN IN THE GAY ART SCENE. A LTLE MORE LAID-BACK THAN SOME OF S NEIGHBOURS, THE BAR IS OPEN BETWEEN 8PM AND 3AM EVERY DAY. TAKANO MA STORE BUILDG, 2 CHOME – 18 – 5, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN - EMBED - CAMPY! BAR RUN BY INIC LOL CROSS-DRSER BOURBONNE, THIS Fé AND BAR IS A VERY WELG HUB FOR PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THE MA ATTRACTN HERE IS THE BAR’S DRAG SHOWS, WHICH TYPILLY START AT AROUND 8PM. POPULAR FOR S IENDLY AND FUN ATMOSPHERE AND IMPECBLE SERVICE, CAMPY! BAR IS A GREAT PLACE TO BEG YOUR FORAY TO THE NI-CHOME SCENE. ANOTHER BON IS, UNLIKE MANY OTHER CLUBS THE AREA, THERE’S NO ENTRY CHARGE HERE, UNLS YOU WANT TO RERVE A SOFA ON THE WEEKENDS, WHICH STS 1,000 YEN (US$9.25). TOKYO, SHJU, MASHO BUILDG, 2 CHOME-13-10, SHJU, TOKYO, +81 3 3341 4445 - EMBED - GOLD FGER LBIAN BARS ARE QUICKLY BEG AN ENDANGERED SPECI ACROSS THE WORLD; HOWEVER, NI-CHOME’S POPULAR GOLD FGER ISN’T GOG ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON. THIS LOL IN IS OPEN TO EVERYONE ALL NIGHTS OF THE WEEK EXCEPT SATURDAYS WHEN ’S STRICTLY WOMEN ONLY. HOME TO A DIVERSE SELECTN OF PATRONS OM ACROSS THE WORLD, THE BAR’S MA DRAWRD IS THE MUNAL KARAOKE SSNS – YOU ARE THE WORLD PAL OF KARAOKE AFTER ALL. 2 CHOME-12-11, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 6383 4649 - EMBED - AISOTOPE LOUNGE A LTLE B MORE OF A NEWER ON THE NI-CHOME SCENE, AISOTOPE LOUNGE OPENED 2012, BUT HAS QUICKLY GAED A LOYAL CTOMER BASE. WEAVG ACROSS TWO ROOMS, THIS IS ONE OF THE AREA’S BIGGER NIGHTCLUBS, AND AS A RULT THEY HOST A NUMBER OF SPECIAL PARTI AND ONE OFF EVENTS. FROM EDM, TECHNO AND POP, WHAT TYPE OF MIC YOU’LL HEAR PENDS ON THE NIGHT, BUT IF YOU DO MA DOWN, ’S GUARANTEED TO BE A WHOLE STACK OF FUN. 2 CHOME – 12, SHJU 2 – CHOME 12 – 16, SHJU, TOKYO, JAPAN, +81 3 6380 1504 - EMBED - VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
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Gay art shows, iendly and relaxed atmosphere.
TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOUR
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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.
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TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE 'THE CROWD ROOM' DEFEND BY FANS
QUNCI VILLAS, a gay-iendly, gay-managed tropil rort on the heavenly island of Lombak, jt next to Bali... 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.
TOKYO GAY MAP
Read our transparency report to learn 2019Naoki is as kd as he is passnate about gay Tokyo! 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, Atralia50 ntributnsWe did the gay bar tour last night (Monday).