Welcome to our tour of the LGBTQ+ scene in Shinjuku Nichome, Tokyo! Come with us and get a first-hand look at all the vibrant culture this diverse neighborhood has to offer. From bars to clubs, to drag shows to karaoke, this tour will give you an up close and personal look at the incredible nightlife and culture of Tokyo’s LGBTQ+ scene. And don’t worry, we’ll make sure to provide recommendations for all kinds of sexual and gender identities. Come join us for an unforgettable tour of Tokyo’s most famous gayborhood!
♥Locations
King
・TW & IG: @kingtokyo24
Eagle
・TW & IG: @eagletokyojp
Aiiro
・TW & IG: @AiiROCAFE
Aisotope
・TW & IG: @AiSOTOPE_LOUNGE
Eagle Blue
・TW: @leoloungetokyo & @eagletokyoevent
Dragon
・TW: @DRAGONMEN_
・IG: @dragon.men
Arty Farty
・TW & IG: @artyfarty_annex
Taiwan Bar
・TW & IG: @taiwanbar24
Kusuo
・TW: @kusuomatsu
Ajara
・TW: @ajara_chibar
・IG: @ajara_winebar
2’s Cabin
・TW: @GRAMMY_DJMASAKI
・IG: @masaki_ftmbar_2scabin
Campy! Bar
・TW: @Campy_bar
・IG: @campybar
Onnanoko Club
・TW: @GirlsClubTokyo
Gold Finger
・TW: @GOLDFINGERTOKYO
Tac’s Knot
・TW: @tacs_knot
・IG: @tacsknot
Kaiser
・IG: @bar_kaiser
Takorin
・TW: @takorin_2007
・IG: @takorin2007
Mr Tokyo
・TW: @MrTokyoBURGERS
・IG: @mr.tokyoburgerscafe
All Season’s Coffee
・IG: @allseasonscoffee
♥Follow Us
・Tokyo BTM IG: @tokyo_btm
・Meng’s IG: @bragixm
・Andrew’s IG: @puguk84
♥Camera Tools📷
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♥Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:34 First Timers
04:23 Events
06:55 Dancing
10:04 Karaoke
12:18 LBTQ+
18:36 Snack Bars
20:39 Eats
23:36 Sample Evening Plan
♥Music
・Daystar – Why Not // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D5lu5bzqAA&list=PLErvsG8TfDJu3d6DvwC7YcaJ99AiDO8Vp&index=85
・Daystar – Celery in a Carrot Field // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqI9cM6fczU
・Daystar – Tea Time // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5ihES-tD5c
・Daystar – May Your Day be Cozy // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8q0K5DWwgw
・Daystar – When ENFP is lost in thought // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXGaqAvxjO4
・Daystar – Salt bread // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiMlO9BM1j0
・Daystar – 람쥐의 시간 // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RrabvOpZV4
・Daystar – Green Foxtail // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdo4zJ9Zv2k&t=16s
♥See You Next Time Theme
Song: Ikson – Think U Know
Music by https://youtube.com/ikson
♥Art♥
Ending Background by PrincessSailorComet
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Big props for the mini-map! It's like playing an RPG. ^_^
This video came out at a perfect time for me! My best friend and I are going to be in Tokyo, staying in Shinjuku and as first times, this has given me lot to great ideas. Thanks boys!
Honorable mention: Ao! 😩
As a younger person in his 20s going to Japan this summer, thanks so much for making this video 😭😭 I'll be puking in the same garage space outside arty 🙈
In my first night in Japan on Monday, I went to Nichome and Aiirow and bumped into Don and ended up in a gay bar that welcomed me given I spoke no Japanese.
Then I had to be up at 5am to get to FujiQ in time. Rollercoasters hungover was an experience.
Got to thank you two for all your content through the years that equipped me to enjoy the gay side of Japan :3
What time do people generally start and end the night in nichome? Where I’m from in Melbourne we start at 11pm and go until around 4am and get an Uber home. but it sounds like a lot of people in Tokyo finish the night around the last train? Thanks for this video! It’s so so useful
Maybe that rat 🐀 is one of Banksy’s models 😊.
Thanks for this guys, I cant wait to visit and you never know I might run into you.
You guys always know the most fun spots! Thank you for sharing! Brings back memories when I used to be in Japan!
Best and hottest tour guides ever 😍😍
thank u for this video!! going to japan for 2 weeks at the end of march 🙂 so excited to check out these bars!
You should collab with worldofxtra !!!
We were there about 10 years ago – we didn’t go into any bar since it was a hot Sunday in the summer .
The street lamps were painted green at the time – why to blue now ?
Anyway we will be back next month and are looking for a tourist friendly bar that understands English ? Also we are up in years – older gays . We have been together for 20 years and don’t want to look out of place where we go . Most bars allow any age ?
Thanks 🙏
I'm going to Tokyo in April and your channel has been most informative 🙏🙏 thank you for all the hard work!
Thank you for the tour, it was really interesting, and quite a few places to visit, Cute Japanese guys at the end… One thing i did notice opposite Kusuo was some graffiti which surprised me, I thought Japan was strict on regulations..
I’m a bottom not a top😂
That jacket is giving Leon, it’s giving zombie killing realness
Priceless. I hate planes but maybe? :/
Imagine a really hot older guy walking into Arty?
I enjoy your videos! I have never been to Japan, but I feel like I'm getting a little slice of life with your videos. Not only touring the bars and such but also seeing how life operates in Tokyo. I feel like I have a personal tour guide to the city. Thank you!
Thanks for the FTM content!!
OMG I have photographs of me and Hiroshi getting drunk at Tac's Knot in the 80s. And Kusuo! Sounds like it's radically different now, since 40 years ago it was serious Japanese macho style and pretty much Japanese only. Arty. Still there. I was too old for it 40 years ago, much less today. But hey I'm a tourist for a month, arriving in time for cherry blossoms and leaving after Rainbow Pride. So looking forward to reconnecting with old friends and making new ones.
Still say you guys should visit Cafe Lavanderia (the one directly across Goldfinger with the antifascist flag) they're very LGBTQ+ friendly even if they don't explicitly say it, plus I've lost count of how many people at least peaked on the inside and weren't at least mildly curious about it.
Also, they have a free toilet, host events (typically free with a donations being accepted), the drinks are cheap (the Zapatista coffee in particular is cool; you can choose how much you want to pay for it) and alcohol is reasonably priced.
Also, if you thought Tac's Knot talked about politics, they've got nothing on Lavanderia; the place is ran by anarchists, they've had fundraiser events for various social issues and was a meeting spot in the past for labor union organizers. Heck, Noam Chomsky actually visited there and signed the wall.
Thanks for this video! Definitely saving this for the next trip, thanks guys ❤
PS, Andrew, your jacket is FIRE!
thank you so much for including some tips for lesbian viewers!! me and my partner are moving to Tokyo and this is going to be our bible 😍
I relate very much. To me Nichole was synonym of arty and dragon… But not anymore
hi guys, a bit strange question. I like Japanese porn. sometimes I would like to search for them with the keyword cum . but google translate doesn't help me, sometimes , in the videos I hear that the Japanese when they say (I'm coming , they say something like ike..) could you tell me the right word to improve searches😂🍆💦
Great content. Probably something only you guys can make. Like an episode of Gay Animal Crossing
Getting this video and having another 30min of Tokyo BTM content made me soooooo happy! AND will be there this month 👀
This was the episode I needed!! Where do I tip haha
I have a few pictures of my friends passed out in that parking lot in 2009 taken from a flip phone… I feel personally targeted 😂
Andrew looks exactly like Niles from Frasier
Great video boys! I love that there are so many gay bars. There are none here where I live in Wyoming.
Also I need more Goth Girlfriend in my life.
Campy! Bar
I'm going to Japan in a few weeks so will definitely check these places out ;D