Japan has all for gay travellers. From the chaotic streets of Tokyo to the quiet onsens of Hakone, the history of Kyoto, and the sumptuo food Osaka.
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THE 10 BEST TOKYO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TOKYO
‘Boys for Sale’: the dark world of Japan’s gay prostutn * gay japan *
Japan’s cultural norms and s attus around homosexualy are difficult to terpret. LGBTQ+ travel expert Ed Salvato shows around the gayborhood and shar his safety tips.
Sexualy – homo or hetero – is nsired a private matter; It’s not flnted public displays of affectn or discsed. Bee of this, much of lol gay life is not jt hidn – ’s accsible. That said, homosexualy is legal Japan, wh small protectns for gays, lbians and even transgenr people enacted mostly on a lol level.
JAPAN GAY TRAVEL
Top Tokyo Gay Clubs & Bars: See reviews and photos of Gay Clubs & Bars Tokyo, Japan on Tripadvisor. * gay japan *
Japane travel provirs are also startg to regnise the gay travel market. Tokyo has hundreds of gay bars, but only a handful wele foreigners.
Explore our gay travel gui to Japan featurg LGBTQ+ safety tips, gay rights , top ci & attractns, where to stay and more! * gay japan *
As openly gay travelers (who ed the word hband, but didn’t hold hands public), we felt pletely fortable and wele. Tokyo gayborhood. This is where you’ll fd the gay neighbourhood and the most ncentrated dose of queer travel Japan offers.
Near the seedy red-light district is Ni-chome district, a clter of olr low-rise buildgs wh hundreds of tablishments oriented towards gay men. Dpe the hundreds of gay bars Tokyo, there are only a few optns for non-Japane speakg ctomers.
OutAsia Travel offers night tours of Shju — basilly a gay gui to brg you to two or three of the bars that wele foreigners, and generally show you around. Dancg was banned Shju’s gay clubs startg Augt of 2012, wh signs and tabl stalled on the dance floor to ter dancg. For the most extensive and up-to-date bar, club and sna listgs, the bt reference is A prtout of their gay map is also very eful.
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Full-erary planng assistance: In our search for assistance and rmatn, all gay roads Tokyo led to Shtaro, the owner of OutAsia Travel. 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). 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.
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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.