Tokyo Gay Saunas

Compact-sized gay sauna in Ikebukuro area and probably the most foreigner-friendly sauna in Tokyo. JIN-YA has 4 common play areas and a video room that are very active late at night.

Other facilities include a dry sauna, communal baths (with varying temperatures), and a rooftop nude area. Popular with foreigners and Japanese men who are into foreigners.

From Ikebukuro Station, take Exit C1, then walk straight four blocks and you will see the Jin-Ya sign on an electric post. Just follow the sign.

24 Kaikan Shinjuku is a popular gay sauna and Tokyo's biggest cruising spot for gay men.

With 8 floors, the 24 Kaikan Shinjuku features a dry sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, solarium, video room, private cabins, snack room, lockers. The rooftop floor has tanning beds and a cold bathtub. Cabins are expensive, so actions take place in the common areas.

Foreigners are welcome (your passport may be required). Remove your shoes and change into slippers. Purchase a ticket from the vending machine and give it the front desk. You'll receive a key and a bag with a robe and a towel.

Rooms for rent are available. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 24-Kaikan has two other branches in Ueno and Asakusa.

The origins of 24 Kaikan gay sauna began here in Asakusa; hence, older and rather run-down facilities, here. The place has fewer staff than its siblings, and the cleanliness can slip sometimes.

Clients are more mature men and their admirers. Much of the action takes place in the wet area. Rooms are available for overnight rent. Open 24 hours.

Not as big as Kaikan Shinjuku but no less busy. The Ueno branch attracts a more middle-aged men with bigger body types (bear, G-men) and their chasers.

Features a dry sauna, mist room, steam room, communal baths (with different temperatures), solarium, video room, private cabins, common play area.

Foreigner-friendly. Rooms for rent available. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.