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While most bar owners do accommodate new and non-Japanese customers, the scene is primarily geared toward regular customers who are
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The lifeblood of the gay neighborhood, the majority of Nichōme's hundreds of night clubs typically seat fewer than a dozen customers, who preferably represent a club's specialized subset of the gay subculture. In a society where traditionally most of the population was expected to marry, many
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Japanese choose to privately express their sexuality within the anonymity of specialty clubs in areas like Ni-chōme. To achieve this specialization, clubs are typically segregated by "scene". There are bars that cater specifically to the
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2261:Media
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1354:Azabu
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343:四谷中学校
335:花園小学校
284:onsen
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