Gay Tokyo Gui 2023 - gay bars, clubs, snas & more - Travel Gay

Contents:

• THE 10 BEST SHJU GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU
• BT TOURIST-IENDLY GAY BARS SHJU NI-CHOME
• SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD
• SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN
• TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOURS WH TOKYO HANDSOME BOYS
• GAY BAR & CLUB DRAGON MEN
• TOP 10 GAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU (TOKYO)GAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU
• GAY TOKYO
• IS SHJU'S 'GAY TOWN' THREATENED WH EXTCTN?
• TOKYO GAY MAP

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

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.

BT TOURIST-IENDLY GAY BARS SHJU NI-CHOME

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! Detailed Reviews: Reviews orr rmed by scriptivens of er-intified them such as cleanls, atmosphere, general tips and lotn 2023 • CouplThis is the dited gay district, and I do mean 'dited' bee there are over 400 gay bars wh a five-block area.

SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD

Some plac only acmodate a half-dozen people, but the astronomil number mak the hight ncentratn of gay bars anywhere the what we uld tell, most bars were open to mixed crowds though there were exceptns for plac like Gold Fger, a lbian exclive bar on weekends. Say Gay!

SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN

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).

TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOURS WH TOKYO HANDSOME BOYS

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.

GAY BAR & CLUB DRAGON MEN

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.

TOP 10 GAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU (TOKYO)GAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU

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.

GAY TOKYO

), 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.

IS SHJU'S 'GAY TOWN' THREATENED WH EXTCTN?

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.

TOKYO GAY MAP

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! 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.