Gay bar tokyo
Postby Belton » November 19th, 2007 11:03 am
just ask.
I doubt a woman would be offended by asking her what sort of club it was.
Maybe explain why you're asking and what your cultures views and attitudes are.; what your views are. (cultural exchange)
It most likely was "gay" as in queer. (I don't understand the modern youth usage myself, and gay as in happy and lighthearted is a bit anachronistic even for someone not having English as a first language.)
A lot of women go to lgbtq+ clubs to dance, they find it more enjoyable and get hit on less. (maybe straight guys don't go because they're afraid of being smash on or see clubing only as a hunt and not just for dancing...) Young and urban have less problems with peoples sexuality and Japan with a lack of Christian culture and it's attendant hangups might be even more tolerant, I don't know.
If it was katakana ゲイ、I'm cute sure there's only one meaning.
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New Sazae: a classic Tokyo gay bar
By Kyoichi Tsuzuki, photos by Kaoru Yamada
[Update, Jun 18 2018] Shion, the owner of the famous New Sazae, one of the earliest gay bars in Shinjuku Ni-chome, has recently passed away. But his spirit will dwell on in the lively bar, which will carry on to be an institution for gay culture in Tokyo.
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When you’re gay in Tokyo, Shinjuku Ni-chome is the place to party. Spread across several blocks of narrow streets packed with hundreds of bars, the capital’s gay quarter has a reputation to rival New York’s Christopher Street and San Francisco’s Castro District – albeit in more coddled surrounds. By night, it’s the prime destination for the city’s LGBT crowd, who flock to dance clubs or more discrete watering holes; by day, the bars give way to quirky restaurants and coffee shops. And like nearby Kabukicho, Ni-chome never seems to pause for breath: year-round, it’s the neighbourhood that never sleeps.
Originally an inn town on the road out of Edo, Shinjuku took on a seedier guise as the years passed; by the end of World War II, it had the dubious honour of entity the foremost red-light
A Guide to Gay Lock Etiquette in Japan
Tokyo’s known gay district, Shinjuku Ni-Chome, has one of the world’s highest concentrations of LGBT-friendly businesses. For the most part, it’s a place where first-timers can hang out without needing to worry too much about special customs or cultural knowledge.
Ni-Chome is used to tourists but, those who want to sneak into smaller, more local LGBT bars might discover some cultural practices surprising. In Japan, manners are everything, so here are some insider tips on what to expect when visiting LGBT bars off the beaten path, and how to get the most out of the experience.
Venturing away from westernized gay bars
Photo by: Alex Rickert Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name, but sometimes you gotta venture into the unknown.
Most gay bars in tourist spots prefer Ni-Chome or Doyamacho in Osaka mimic American-style bars that feature large shot bars, dance music and dark atmospheres where customers of various sexes, genders, sexualities and identities can drink and make merry. You can certainly discover these kinds of bars, especially in Tokyo, but the vast majority are similar to what is commonly referred to as a スナックバー
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