Gay Tokyo

City of dichotomies

From ganguro girls with painted faces to stern businessmen clad in suits -- their days spent behind a desk and nights behind a bar, Sapporo in hand -- to young men celebrating with style a new spirit of gay liberation beginning to emerge in this conservative culture, this is a place of vast contradictions. There are mammoth towers that paint the skyline with splashes of neon, and there are quaint, tree-lined streets where passersby glimpse into Tokyo's past and away from the chaos automatically ...

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Tokyo Rainbow Pride

Vibrant celebration of diversity and love

Yoyogi Park

April 18 - April 20, 2025

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Bars & Clubs

Arty Farty

Old-school Tokyo fave
Shinjuku Ni-Chome

AiiRO CAFE

Popular open-air option
Shinjuku Ni-Chome

Dragon Men

A Tokyo bastion
Shinjuku Ni-Chome

GB TOKYO

Popular video bar
Shinjuku Ni-Chome

キンズメン KINSMEN

Cozy corner for a chat
Shinjuku Ni-Chome

Shibuya Gay Bar HOME

Your home away from, well...
Shibuya

Tac's Knot タツクスノツト

For the artsy
Shinjuku Ni-Chome

Bar kabuto

Literally "All-You-Can-Drink" all night
Ota
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Restaurants

Usagi

Balcony bliss
Shinjuku Ni-Chome

Ippudo

Real deal ramen
Ebisu

Sign Daikan-yama

Delicious dishes in Daikanyama
Daikanyama

Honjin お好み焼き 本陣

Okonomiyaki haven
Shinjuku

Seryna 瀬里奈 本店

Kobe in Tokyo
Shinjuku

Iseya いせや 総本店

Classic yakitori restaurant
Kichijoji

Coucagno タワーズレストラン クーカーニョ

A sumptuous splurge
Shibuya

Daiwa Sushi 大和寿司

Sushi breakfast
Tsukiji
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Hotels

Hyatt Regency Tokyo

5-star luxury
Shinjuku

Park Hyatt Tokyo

Indulge at this Tokyo treat
Shinjuku

Citadines Central Shinjuku Tokyo

Reasonable rooms in Shinjuku
Shinjuku

Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku

Convenient & comfortable
Shinjuku

The Westin Tokyo

Quiet, yet connected
Meguro

Keio Plaza Hotel

Comfortably elegant and refined
Shinjuku

Nishitetsu Inn

Great location, great prices
Shinjuku

Hotel Rose Garden Shinjuku

Boutique hotel in the heart of Shinjuku
Shinjuku
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