THE 10 BEST Shju Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023) - Tripadvisor

Contents:

• (N2) NOGE JOYFUL (AND GAY TOWN) MAP, YOKOHAMA 野毛ジョイフルマップ
• THE 10 BEST SHJU GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SHJU
• SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD
• BT TOURIST-IENDLY GAY BARS SHJU NI-CHOME
• TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOURS WH TOKYO HANDSOME BOYS
• THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
• SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN
• GAY AREA OF TOKYO & OSAKA - TOKYO FOM
• 4 SHJU GAY BARS WH A RELAXG FOREIGN-FRIENDLY VIBE

(N2) NOGE JOYFUL (AND GAY TOWN) MAP, YOKOHAMA 野毛ジョイフルマップ

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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. 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.

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

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).

SHJU NICHOME: STRETCHG YOUR YEN THE GAYBORHOOD

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!

BT TOURIST-IENDLY GAY BARS SHJU NI-CHOME

For more sual fare, some gay bars and f also offer food cludg Alamas Cafe and women-only Dorobune.

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TOKYO GAY NIGHT TOURS WH TOKYO HANDSOME BOYS

This neighborhood is also known for Gay Town Noge ゲイ・タウン, home to 30 gay bars and the only gay cema the greater Tokyo area*: Kouonza 横浜光音座 (webse)(map). * Broken lk: japanvisor /gay-japan/gay-lbian-yokohama#c. The followg three photos: (1) “Gay Town Noge” webse map; (2) the Kouonza theater; (3) Noge Daidogei poster om 1987.

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

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. From gay, lbian, and transgenr, bars are crammed to the area.

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SHJU 2 CHOME GAY TOWN

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!

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GAY AREA OF TOKYO & OSAKA - TOKYO FOM

Shju Nichome - ually referred to as Nichome the vernacular - is an area Shju that’s bee Tokyo’s centre of gay subculture. Wh several hundred gay bars, nightclubs, love hotels, f, rtrants, massage parlors and more wh five blocks, there are plenty of drkg and aternizg optns for the queer tourist Tokyo.

You’ll fd both gay bars and lbian bars here. Shju Nichome (gay area).

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.

4 SHJU GAY BARS WH A RELAXG FOREIGN-FRIENDLY VIBE

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