18 Photos of the Secret Gay Scene Tokyo

Contents:

• BT TOURIST-IENDLY GAY BARS SHJU NI-CHOME
• SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD
• DISVER NI-CHōME, THE JAPANE NEIGHBOURHOOD WH 300 GAY AND LBIAN BARS
• NEW SAZAE: A CLASSIC TOKYO GAY BAR
• GAY MARSEILLE
• J'S BAR CROSS DRSTOKYOMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGEHOTELS · BUDGETHOTEL DISUNTSHOSTELSON TODAYBARSCLUBSSNASCISE CLUBSMASSAGETOURSSHOPSCAFSERVICCY GUIGAY MAPJ'S BAR CROSS DRS
• THE BOYS OF SHJU: IS TOKYO'S GAY DISTRICT DOOMED?

BT TOURIST-IENDLY GAY BARS SHJU NI-CHOME

Shju Ni-Chome, or send district of Shju, has the hight ncentratn of gay and lbian bars the world, wh an timated 350 bars one cy block, providg for every different kd of taste. The book Shju Story is a rult of terviewg gay and lbian bar owners and bartenrs over the past three Shju Ni Chome are like livg rooms, through often even smaller than those you'd fd hom the Uned Stat. Bars Shju are also secret livg rooms where we n share our stori, where everyone n be who they want to Senju is a Brooklyn-based photographer who recently published his book Shju Story, where more than 45 gay bar owners om Tokyo were terviewed and photographed.

SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD

One day while he was middle school, his father accintally brought him to gay sna Asaka after a horse race, thkg was a regular sna. His father grabbed his arm and walked out, gmblg "It's a homo sna.

Pretty much every gay man Tokyo has some fond memori of Kuo. Margaret llected more than ten thoand gay, lbian, homosexual, and drag queen theme books.

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

Toshiyi's first gay experience was durg summer mp, when he was 14.

Growg up on Okawa island, Maily Moo knew he was gay, but uldn't e out to his father when asked about his sexualy. 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! Wh the hight ncentratn of gay and lbian bars the world, Shju Ni-chōme is Tokyo’s go-to spot for gays the area.

NEW SAZAE: A CLASSIC TOKYO GAY BAR

Shju Ni-chōme, known lloquially as Ni-chōme or Nichō, is the certified gaybourhood of Tokyo cy. Suated the pal’s noisit and bit district, Shju, the LGBTQ+ hub hosts the hight ncentratn of gay bars the world.

Spanng across five blocks, there are an timated 300 gay bars and nightclubs neighboured by f, snas, vio stor, book shops, and more, all terg to queer clientele.

The emergence of Ni-chōme as a gay neighbourhood n be dated back to the 1940’s durg the Amerin occupatn of Japan followg World War II. From as early as 1948, there is mentn of a gay tea shop the area, and the subsequent , exclively gay bars began to open up and show their lours.

GAY MARSEILLE

Prr to this, the pal hoed legally-licensed centr for sex workers, and as the dtry shut down, a gay subculture arose s place. As well as the ual gay and lbian bars, you n also fd host bars where legal prostutn occurs, cisg box, vio and book stor, f, massage parlours, and snas.

This rults a lack of LGBTQ+ visibily and mak harr for Japane people to e out and live openly gay liv. © 2021 GCN (Gay Communy News). Gay & Lbian Communy!

It has bee trendy for gay men to set the plac up apartments the suburban areas, sometim wh sheets hung to create "rooms, " wh a VCR playg vios and ubiquo tissue box sttered about. The amatr clubs have bee a popular addn to Japan's gay scene spectm.

J'S BAR CROSS DRSTOKYOMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGEHOTELS · BUDGETHOTEL DISUNTSHOSTELSON TODAYBARSCLUBSSNASCISE CLUBSMASSAGETOURSSHOPSCAFSERVICCY GUIGAY MAPJ'S BAR CROSS DRS

Small, unpretent, and clean gay sna and n.

Five mix rooms, the one B/F plays gay vios before sleepg hours. They also have more expensive private rooms, but the fun happens the munal rooms, pecially after midnight when the tras stop nng and tipsy gay bsmen book for the night.

THE BOYS OF SHJU: IS TOKYO'S GAY DISTRICT DOOMED?

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):. The most ternatnal and nvenient branch of this popular gay sna/n cha, right the heart of the gay nightlife area.

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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. 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. 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.

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.