Lets have fun and enjoy the night life…!!!
Night life at Roppongi, Tokyo
Roppongi is one of the more welcoming places in Tokyo for gaigin (Non Asian looking foreigners). The area tends to be where those looking to come together go for fun. Ropponggi Intersection has something for everyone. It is a popular spot for foreigners and you will see many people thronging the streets late into the night.
It is actually easy to get to if you are on the Ginza Line, just keep going west and look for Roppongi as a stop. When you get out of the station, look for a building with a striped awning called “almond” when you see that, you are there! In addition to clubs, Kareoke bars, restaurants and the usual sort of thing, there is the typical Japanese sex stuff. Chances are you will meet up at some point with a girl who just loves to give a massage, or the Australian ex-pat who works as a doorman for a strip club for the Yakusa.
Gas panic
Clubs like Gas Panic, Wall Street I and II, Motown I and II and 911 (recently reopened) draw pretty much the same party hard crowd. If you are looking for a more civilized club experience head over to Velfarre or to Grace. If you have time, Wall Street (very near Gas Panics), looks very elegant from the outside and has been recommended on certain websites. It is located on the 2nd floor of a dinghy building, with many of its cocktails bearing financial terms. Apparently from other sources, drinks are from 500 yen during Happy Hour.
Another side of Roppongi
One of the funny things about Roppongi is that all of the local foreigners will tell you they hate it and that they never go…but then lo and behold, you bump into those same ones stumbling out of Gas Panic on Saturday night talking about how “they just came because thier friends made them” or some bs like that. So anyone that tells you they hate Roppongi is probably full of it. The bottom line is that it is the safest bet for happening nightlife in Tokyo…especially if you don’t speak Japanese or have a good local guide, as nearly all of the clubs have english speaking staff and openly welcome foreigners. Another bonus is that it’s a pretty good bet that if you see a girl there, she is actively looking for a foreign guy, so your stock just went up my friend! Here are some basic tips that should help you out :
1) If an African guy come up to you and tells you to come to his club that is packed with Japanese girls just politely say no thanks and keep moving…the good clubs don’t need touts on the street to get clientele
2) Stick to Japanese girls or 1st world western girls. I might get some hate mail on this one but Roppongi is full of prostitutes and con artists and I’m sorry to say it but most of them come from places like the Phillipines, Israel, or Columbia.
3) Don’t go on a weekday. I used to prefer Thursdays but it seems like it’s recently been dead on the weekdays. Stick to the happening nights on the weekend.
DRESS:
It was all over the place. Jeans and Tees, up to shirts and ties. I wore nice jeans, a solid color dress shirt, and pennyloafers, and felt just right. Some of the Japanese girls were rocking cut up wifebeaters and short denim skirts with stilettos… amazing. Watch out for the group of hotties on the *** box to the right. They are tattoo’d up and undoubtedly the best looking in the club. Like I said, just offer a hand……….
Gaspanic Bar
2F & 3F Gaspanic Bldg.
3-15-24 Roppongi
Tokyo, 106-0032 Japan
Phone: +81 (0)3 3405 0633
website: www.gaspanic.co.jp/
(English language)
(Gaspanics has a branch in Shibuya too)
Wall Street
No. 2 Togensha Bldg.
2F 3-15-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 106-0032 Japan
Phone: +81 (0)3 5415 3251
El Cafe Latino
Win Roppongi 1F
3-15-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku
Phone: +81 (0)3 3402 8989
Tags: night life, Roppongi, Tokyo
