Event Dates
From: Saturday, December 7, 2024
To: Saturday, December 7, 2024
BUFF Tokyo is a regular themed party in Tokyo taking place every two months in various locations across the city.
BUFF Tokyo is a regular themed party in Tokyo taking place every two months in various locations across the city.
- Visiting for the event? Stay close to Ni-chōme in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo’s gayborhood.
The Party
- Next Edition: Saturday 7th December – Buff Fetish XMas.
- Buff is a hard house party for “Buff” guys and their admirers, from stocky muscle guys to cubs and bears.
- The party encourages fetish outfits, leather gear and a kinky attitude.
- Taking over D Light and Boiler Room from 10 pm to 4 am.
- Featuring guest DJs, International Gogos and sexy Jack’d Boys.
The Lineup
- Music by DJs: 010 / Assassin / KAZUbou / TAG / TOMO
- Gogos: ASAO / Atsushi / KENZO / SASUKE / SOU
- Jagermeister Boy: DAN
- Door: PEITA / Shinkai
- @ D-light + BOILER ROOM
The Venue
- D-Light . a sexy gogo venue with a shot bar counter and a cruising space and you can connect next door to The Boiler Room.
- The Boiler Room Tokyo, a cruising bar in the basement of Shinjuku 2-chome.
- The bar counter is divided into a bar counter (bar floor) and a cruising space (Dark Floor), and you can wear whatever you like at the bar counter. There are private rooms on the dark floor.
Other Editions
- April 2025 – Awaiting dates – Buff’s Tokyo Pride Edition is one of the most popular events of the year and is part of the Tokyo Pride Beats festival.
- The Pride edition is an afternoon event from 9pm to 5am and takes place at D-Light.
Where to stay in Tokyo?
Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action:
Keio Plaza Hotel, Hotel Gracery, Shinjuku Granbell Hotel, Super Hotel Shinjuku
Where to stay close to all the gay bars.
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
The Hilton Tokyo Hotel is our editors
choice in the gay district. Just perfect!
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2 Chome-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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160-0021 Tokyo Prefecture, Shinjuku-ku Kabukicho 2-14-5, Japan
Opened in December 2013 and situated right at the heart of the lively Kabuki-cho area in Shinjuku, Granbell Hotel offers modern and stylish guest rooms with unique design concepts.
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160-0021 Tokyo Prefecture, Shinjuku-ku Kabukicho 1-19-1, Japan
Open from April 2015, Hotel
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, which offers a bathtub, shower, slippers and free toothbrushes.160-0021 Tokyo Prefecture, Shinjuku-ku Kabukicho 2-39-9, Japan
Opening in October 2014,
Hotel Shinjuku Kabukicho is located in a bright entertainment district just a 10-minute walk from . It features a large , free WiFi and with freshly baked bread.Each
is fitted with a flat-screen TV with video-on-demand programmes, a fridge and an electric kettle. An air purifier/humidifier is also provided in the rooms.160-0022 Tokyo Prefecture, Shinjuku-ku,Shinjuku 3-7-1, Japan
Opened in May 2015, Tokyu Stay Shinjuku is ideally located in the middle of the lively Shinjuku area and just steps away from Shinjuku Sanchome Subway Station. JR Shinjuku Station is also an 8-minute walk away. Free WiFi is available throughout the property.
Fitted with white and light-wood furnishings, all rooms come with a flat-screen TV, fridge and electric kettle. Certain rooms feature a microwave for guest's convenience. An air purifier/humidifier is also provided in each room. The private bathrooms feature a shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries.
2F Homebase Building, 2-18-5 Shinjuku Ni-chome, Tokyo
Piano style cocktail gay bar a good place to start your night out
1F Futami Building, 2-14-11 Shinjuku Ni-chome, Tokyo
Popular gay dance club in Shinjuku a nice long bar and a dark cruising area in the back. Djs play nightly
Ashura Bar Shinjuku is located on Shinjuku 2-15-13 nakae bldg 3 4th floor
Welcome to a cult gay bar in Tokyo. Ashura Bar is a karaoke bar in Shinjuku Tokyo. It is a typical Japanese bar with Karaoke.
Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Shinjuku, 2 Chome−11−2 1階、地下1階 Casa Verde
welcomes everyone to enjoy drinks made by there handsome bearish staff while meeting locals and other international friends
フタミビル 2F, 2 Chome-14-11 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
Small Korean Gay Bar can be alot of fun
Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, 2 Chome−10 7TOMビル 1F
A fun gay bar with regular show and DJs
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Gay bar with sexy muscular bar staff that speak English and Mandarin
Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Shinjuku, 2 Chome−14−11 フタミビル 303
Relaxed gay bar good place to have a chat and a drink
Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Shinjuku, 2 Chome−11−7 第33宮庭ビル 2階
One of Ni-chome’s larger gay bars is also one of the best places to dance, thanks to a good sound system and music ranging from house to hip hop.
2 Chome-13-16 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
This is a really cute and chill gay bar with a balcony and a great view. The owner is very friendly and speaks great English
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Small gay bar with good drink prices
2-11-4 NAGASAKI STORK BLD 1F SHINJUKU TOKYO Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Biggest international gay bar in Tokyo Shinjuku This place gets realy busy at the weekends and can be a lot of fun (a must)
Plaza Building B1F, 2-12-3 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Very popular gay cocktail bar with seating on all 4 sides of the bar
7th TENKA BLD 1F, 2-18-1 Shinjuku-Ku Tokyo JAPAN
Open air gay bar in Shinjuku-Nichome, the largest gay town in Tokyo.
open daily from 6pm.
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