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[Guest Guest]

Yeah, I knew I won't get picked up unless I fake it that I was Japanese.

Some of the bars need you to speak Japanese too, otherwise you won't be welcome.

Thinking of going to Japan during gay nite events @ ageha in future.

 

Darkflame, care to share what ageha is please? Thanks.

[darkflame]

Darkflame, care to share what ageha is please? Thanks.

 

ageha is a club in Tokyo, near Shin-Kiba. 

It is actually a straight club, something like Tokyo's answer to Zouk.

But sometimes there are gay nights once a few months. There's one upcoming in mid-September.

 

http://www.ageha.com/gn/ja/events/

Edited September 4, 2013 by darkflame

[takeitoff]

ANA is having a promotion because they've decided to fly the 787 to SIN. $711 (with 50% redemption I think) return with rather decent timings, unlike our local carrier. Damn tempting but it ain't easy to convince myself to go to Tokyo twice this year, especially since I'm planning to head to Kansai and maybe Hiroshima/Miyajima Torii during the Sakura season next year.

[takeitoff]

ageha is a club in Tokyo, near Shin-Kiba. 

It is actually a straight club, something like Tokyo's answer to Zouk.

But sometimes there are gay nights once a few months. There's one upcoming in mid-September.

 

http://www.ageha.com/gn/ja/events/

 

I've never been to Ageha as it seems bloody expensive, but at least they provide transportation from Shibuya (at least that's what I was told last time)

[Enelym1978]

Yes they have free shuttles to and from a few places in town I think.

[darkflame]

I wanted to go in June but my friend said I should stay near Shin-Kiba if I wanted to club.

It was straight night so no incentive.

We gave up and enjoyed liquor at Roppongi Hills instead.

There's shuttle to Shinjuku and Shibuya, but it looks like the bus to Shinjuku runs later.

...and it stops near Ni-chome so it's probably easier to find.

I want to go for gay night at ageha during Tokyo pride parade!

Edited September 5, 2013 by darkflame

[Guest Guest]

I wanted to go in June but my friend said I should stay near Shin-Kiba if I wanted to club.

It was straight night so no incentive.

We gave up and enjoyed liquor at Roppongi Hills instead.

There's shuttle to Shinjuku and Shibuya, but it looks like the bus to Shinjuku runs later.

...and it stops near Ni-chome so it's probably easier to find.

I want to go for gay night at ageha during Tokyo pride parade!

And how do you know it is gay night at ageha? It is not obvious from the ad. You must be a well travelled Japan person, along with Takeif(all)off and Ene(gy)lym.

 

You party animal Darkflame, but you were too shy to go into Arty Farty?

[darkflame]

And how do you know it is gay night at ageha? It is not obvious from the ad. You must be a well travelled Japan person, along with Takeif(all)off and Ene(gy)lym.

 

You party animal Darkflame, but you were too shy to go into Arty Farty?

 

I search the web...haha

Tokyo is a big city. There is sure to be something better than what we have to offer here i.e. gay night and also considering the huge amount of gay porn.

Unfortunately, I haven't been to places like Kyushu, Nagano, Tohoku etc. 

I just love Tokyo too much. My friend (who is a Japanese) told me I treat Tokyo like my second home.

 

I tend to get a bit afraid when I'm alone in a foreign country.

And thanks to clubbing experience here, I have the impression that you are despo if you club alone, so I didn't want to go into Arty Farty alone...

[takeitoff]

I think going to a pub/bar alone is fine (so long as you sit by the counter). But going to a club alone seems a little desperate.

 

Anyway the Japanese and Taiwanese have this mentality that you should never drink alone. The only exceptions are 1. at home and 2. when you are upset/stressed/etc. If you're just out to drink for fun alone, it's not really viewed favourably and hence the bartenders will always talk to you. If you can speak their language that is. I'm not too familiar with the Koreans but I think they're similar.

 

It's unlike HK and SG where people will also look at you weirdly, but unless they're hitting on you you will get ignored.

 

But Tokyo definitely has lots to offer, I don't think you can get bored of it.

Edited September 5, 2013 by takeitoff

[takeitoff]

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Edited September 5, 2013 by takeitoff

[Guest Guest]

I search the web...haha

Tokyo is a big city. There is sure to be something better than what we have to offer here i.e. gay night and also considering the huge amount of gay porn.

Unfortunately, I haven't been to places like Kyushu, Nagano, Tohoku etc. 

I just love Tokyo too much. My friend (who is a Japanese) told me I treat Tokyo like my second home.

 

I tend to get a bit afraid when I'm alone in a foreign country.

And thanks to clubbing experience here, I have the impression that you are despo if you club alone, so I didn't want to go into Arty Farty alone...

 

I wish I could read some Japanese, then I will be able to search the web too. I am sure there is a lot of information out there as I find that the Japanese are very informative when it comes to web pages. And yes, I hear that there is everything in Tokyo to suit ones taste, be it golden showers or S&M, bukkake, etc - one has "just to" find it.

 

I wish I could visit Japan as often as you have.

 

It is normal to be cautious in a foreign country but Japan is very safe. I hear what you and takeitoff said about singles going to clubs. A friend and I went to Arty-Farty but to all extents and purposes, we went alone as soon after that, he went dancing in one part of the room and I went dancing in another part of the room. I did not feel excluded or stared at - actually the opposite, I got approached and I dont think that would have happened if I was with company.

[teentitans]

Never miss the gay bathhouses/saunas! The sex is great! 

 

they allowed gaijin entry?

 

the one i went to denied entry...he was like "jyap pan nese only"

Edited September 6, 2013 by teentitans

[Phil]

Darkflame and takeitoff are right.

But even when accompanied by a Japanese friend, other customers and bartenders talk to you and are sometimes very friendly.

OK, you generally need help to find some bars on upper floors (or basement), but I suppose you can find some ones alone?

And I like their tradition of pouring drinks to each other. Even when they are invited in your home, they insist in pouring your own wine!

Well, they can also be quite wild...

[Phil]

they allowed gaijin entry?

 

the one i went to denied entry...he was like "jyap pan nese only"

A few ones are not foreigner-friendly...

But the best ones (eg 24 kaikans in Tokyo) are quite welcoming. And inside, Japanese are far from racist! :twisted:

[teentitans]

A few ones are not foreigner-friendly...

But the best ones (eg 24 kaikans in Tokyo) are quite welcoming. And inside, Japanese are far from racist! :twisted:

 

ahh..icic...i patronized Osaka's Hokkuokan...holy shyt it was like Santa Claus nite, no doubt the space is huge.

 

Wolf (Osaka) denied gaijin entry T.T

 

haven't been to Tokyo so...looking forward desu.

[takeitoff]

ahh..icic...i patronized Osaka's Hokkuokan...holy shyt it was like Santa Claus nite, no doubt the space is huge.

 

Wolf (Osaka) denied gaijin entry T.T

 

haven't been to Tokyo so...looking forward desu.

 

Wolf is the one that's kinda like a cruise bar right? I think there's another two, Monster and Ranger. Except that from their websites I think Monster is something like Wolf, and Ranger actually is a very sleazy club. I might be wrong though.

 

But then again I get the impression that these 3 deny gaijin entry just based on looking at their websites, but it seems like in general they are also quite picky with the Japanese too.

 

Anyway I've been to one at Tokyo before. I could speak (a bit of) Japanese, but the first time I went there they told me that there was an event that night, and if I wanted to be there I could come back after midnight or the next day.

Edited September 6, 2013 by takeitoff

[takeitoff]

Yes, that's what would happen at the gaijin-friendly bars, like Dragon and GB (I think it's GB, it's the one in some basement with wifi). The bartenders will really try to talk to you, and if they're busy some local customer will do that.

 

There are some that just don't allow foreigners, regardless of whether you can speak Japanese or not. And there are also some that only allow a certain type of customers in. So even if you're Japanese, you might get bounced out if you're going to one of the bars that cater to a certain 'type'.

[Phil]

I suppose that my Japanese friends take me only to "gaijin-friendly" places...

I could not enter a bar only one time ("sorry, Japanese only!..."), and it was a straight bar!

[takeitoff]

I got it once at a cruising bar in Tokyo. But they said it was an event and asked me to come back after midnight or tomorrow.

 

On a separate note I'm exceedingly pissed that JetStar had decided to cancel their SIN-KIX flights. I was planning to head to the Kansai region to have nature give me a birthday present next year. Unfortunately the only direct flight left is on SQ.

Edited September 6, 2013 by takeitoff

[darkflame]

As language barrier is not a problem for me, I used this website as a guide before I went to Tokyo.

 

http://www.gclick.jp/

 

I looked for bars where they were open to gaijin so that I won't create trouble.

And also bars where my type of body is more appropriate for the crowd there. (Bear bars are really strict I guess.)

 

I tried to enter a bar at Shimbashi (it's on Utopia Asia) but that night was fundoshi night so I could not enter without a fundoshi.

I considered buying the fundoshi (1000 yen), but my flight was scheduled in the morning so I decided to return to my hotel (at Kawasaki since my friends were very noisy about wanting a hotel near Haneda).

[darkflame]

I suppose Osaka is a bit more closed up sometimes.

Tokyo is more accepting of foreigners, likely because it's where the main action is after all.

 

I tried to look for a bar in Osaka, but I got lost.

They don't seem to have something like Ni-chome in Tokyo.

 

But honestly, I think I was quite impressed by 24 Kaikan Shinjuku.

The staff at the reception was really friendly.

He was only a bit surprised when I gave him my gaijin name for him to pass me the locker key.

[Guest Gosh]

On a separate note I'm exceedingly pissed that JetStar had decided to cancel their SIN-KIX flights. I was planning to head to the Kansai region to have nature give me a birthday present next year. Unfortunately the only direct flight left is on SQ.

Gosh, I did not know that Jetstar is canceling the direct flight. Took the flight to Osaka last year and indeed it was a cheaper option than SQ. Now can only hope that SQ has promotion for Osaka when I want to visit Osaka/Kyoto.

[bearlover]

Gosh, I did not know that Jetstar is canceling the direct flight. Took the flight to Osaka last year and indeed it was a cheaper option than SQ. Now can only hope that SQ has promotion for Osaka when I want to visit Osaka/Kyoto.

 

My flight in Nov to Osaka got cancelled and I had to reroute through TPE

[stardreamz]

I am at tokyo shinjuku now.. Any recommendation for me ?

[Guest Guest]

I search the web...haha

Tokyo is a big city. There is sure to be something better than what we have to offer here i.e. gay night and also considering the huge amount of gay porn.

Unfortunately, I haven't been to places like Kyushu, Nagano, Tohoku etc. 

I just love Tokyo too much. My friend (who is a Japanese) told me I treat Tokyo like my second home.

 

I tend to get a bit afraid when I'm alone in a foreign country.

And thanks to clubbing experience here, I have the impression that you are despo if you club alone, so I didn't want to go into Arty Farty alone...

Darkflame, you did not mention Arch. Sounds like you will like this place too - check out the theme nights.

 

http://www.clubarch.net/

 

Who knows, might bump into you clubbing there one day ...

[Guest Guest]

I am at tokyo shinjuku now.. Any recommendation for me ?

go to 24 kaikan!

[Guest Blackforest]

I'm in Tokyo now, who wants to hang out together?

[stardreamz]

I'm in Tokyo now, who wants to hang out together?

Drop me a private msg? How do I contact u ?

[darkflame]

Darkflame, you did not mention Arch. Sounds like you will like this place too - check out the theme nights.

 

http://www.clubarch.net/

 

Who knows, might bump into you clubbing there one day ...

 

Oh, I forgot about Arch!

It's just that my weekends in Tokyo then weren't exactly the right nights to begin with.

Mostly women's night so I didn't bother going.

 

If I can find somewhere like Taboo, it would be great...

[Guest Guest]

Hear that with a tour group that came back from Japan, 2 guys got quite sick. Went to the Dr who reported that they had high levels of radiation. Anyone heard about that or anything along those lines? Is Tokyo safe?

[Guest Bskpc]

Handsome top young Japanese in Tokyo. Iooking for tourist especially from prc to fuck n bang them hard

[Guest James_Gaijin]

Going to Tokyo - November 30 - December 8.

My partner and I booked Hotel Shinjuku Park Inn in Ni-Chome due to its proximity to the gay nightlife - Arty Farty, Dragon, Kaikan. Any feedback re hotel? (This is my second time in Tokyo)

Also, any recent feedback on Kaikan Shinjuku? I didn't go there last time.

Oh, any hattenba recommendations for Sapporo?

[darkflame]

Going to Tokyo - November 30 - December 8.

My partner and I booked Hotel Shinjuku Park Inn in Ni-Chome due to its proximity to the gay nightlife - Arty Farty, Dragon, Kaikan. Any feedback re hotel? (This is my second time in Tokyo)

Also, any recent feedback on Kaikan Shinjuku? I didn't go there last time.

Oh, any hattenba recommendations for Sapporo?

 

I stayed at Hotel Shinjuku Park Inn in June.

 

It's very close to Ni-chome which I think it's good.

But if that's the case, you got to compromise the room quality.

 

Kaikan Shinjuku is quite welcoming of foreigners. Pretty nice facilities too.

 

I went to Sapporo with a straight friend so I can't comment on any hattenba.

[Guest James_gaijin]

Thanks for the reply.

As for the hotel, do you think they will allow us to leave our big luggage as we will be flying to Sapporo in between our Tokyo leg? We're only staying in Sapporo for 2 nights.

[Guest Guest]

Thanks for the reply.

As for the hotel, do you think they will allow us to leave our big luggage as we will be flying to Sapporo in between our Tokyo leg? We're only staying in Sapporo for 2 nights.

 If they dont, an option will be the lockers at the train stations.

 

Note the size and which stations as the smaller stations do not necessarily have the larger lockers.

 

The one in the link is for Ueno.  http://coinlockersearch.com/ueno.html

 

Note that charges are daily i.e. from first train run to last train run for the day. If you choose a locker for today, for 300 yen for example, and you retrieve your bags tomorrow, the charge will be 600 yen, for two days.  The max you can store at any one time is 3 days but that will suit you as you will be staying in Sapporo for 2 nights.

[Guest Guest]

Sorry, just thought about something else. Most smaller hotels in Tokyo do not have a baggage room as such - the Japanese solution is to keep left baggage more or less together, in a corner of the foyer, with a netting of some sort thrown across the bags to keep the bags together. This will help you decide if you want to 'keep' your bags at the hotel or not.

[Guest Luggage]

Thanks for the reply.

As for the hotel, do you think they will allow us to leave our big luggage as we will be flying to Sapporo in between our Tokyo leg? We're only staying in Sapporo for 2 nights.

Yes, they will keep your luggage if you going to stay at the hotel again. I was outside of Tokyo for close to one week, and the hotel in Tokyo kept my luggage.

[Enelym1978]

Make sure you ask to see where the luggage is stored... if they don't let you see it because it's restricted to staff, then it's a good sign. Some hotels store them in easily accessible area, which is not safe.

Just make sure you don't leave any valuables inside. Most of the times they will decline all responsibility in case of theft or damages... As often stated on the little coupons they give you to get your bags back.

[Guest Hito]

I stayed in a small hotel (maybe about 100 rooms) and placed online order at www.rakuten.co.jp. The payment for that item was only cash on delivery. Chose delivery time on a morning. As I don't wish to be woken up when courier delivered the item, I pass the exact money to the hotel reception to pass to courier when item was delivered.

I also asked hotel reception if they could receive items when I was outside Tokyo. The hotel reception said they could do so. Very convenient.

[Guest Hito]

It would be nice if there are people going to Tokyo and don't mind helping to receive goods (ordered from Amazon Japan). For many items we can select date of delivery, and we can select the delivery date to be just before or during the stay. Just need to share hotel name and address and name of guest staying at hotel. I think many hotels are willing to receive parcels for their guests, and even before they arrive at the hotel.

[Enelym1978]

Big hotels do that without a problem. When I travel for work there, I shipped my promo material via DHL and all of them agreed to keep it for me a couple of days (usually 2 days prior to my check-in). All you need is ask them beforehand and send them your confirmation number at the same time as the email so that they know.

 

On the delivery address, it's also recommended to add the check-in date.

 

Westin Osaka, Hyatt Regency Tokyo Shinjuku, Westin Tokyo Minato-ku: all good.

[Guest Hito]

Enelym, do you travel to Japan for work often? When are you going to Japan again? And hotel name and your name please. Haha.

[Enelym1978]

LOL I don't go often, 2 to 3 times per year only.  

[darkflame]

I'm quite a hotel hopper but over the past few visits, I love some of the hotels.

 

1. Urban-inn Kamata

2. Touganeya Ueno

3. Hankyu Annex Hotel Osaka

4. Business Inn Okabe (in Kawasaki but I really liked it)

[Guest Hito]

LOL I don't go often, 2 to 3 times per year only.

2 to 3 times per year - good enough for me to indulge in some online shopping on Japan's online malls and save on shipping costs.

[Guest Hito]

darkflame, were you tempted to book Scoot ticket to Tokyo this morning 7am to 9am. Price was $118 for Fly without taxes. FlyBagEat round fare with taxes was about $420.

[takeitoff]

I like Hotel Sunroute Plaza. It's technically at Shibuya, but it's just south of Shinjuku Station, 5 min walk from the Southern Terrace exit.

 

But of course if the company pays, I'm going with the Shinjuku Hilton. Sheraton Minato is not too bad too, but it's a bit far from Nichoume lol.

[darkflame]

I almost booked a hotel room at Yotsuya previously as it's walkable to Nichome.

darkflame, were you tempted to book Scoot ticket to Tokyo this morning 7am to 9am. Price was $118 for Fly without taxes. FlyBagEat round fare with taxes was about $420.

I missed it. Dang!

I prefer flying by SQ to Scoot. lol

[Enelym1978]

I like Hotel Sunroute Plaza. It's technically at Shibuya, but it's just south of Shinjuku Station, 5 min walk from the Southern Terrace exit.

 

But of course if the company pays, I'm going with the Shinjuku Hilton. Sheraton Minato is not too bad too, but it's a bit far from Nichoume lol.

 

 

Oh yeah Sunroute Plaza there is quite good, small rooms though but enough for 2 people with small luggage.

 

Easily walkable to Shinjuku station as takeitoff said above and reasonably priced.

[Guest Guest]

2 to 3 times per year - good enough for me to indulge in some online shopping on Japan's online malls and save on shipping costs.

 

What in the world do you buy? I thought people from Japan go out of the country to buy stuff cos normally stuff is so expensive there as compared to elsewhere?