Black Heart ◆ ブラックハート
Pro-domme hostess/S&M bar in Ginza. Mainly catering to sub men (though they do offer discounted entrance to women). Staff provides (light) S&M and rope services.
Love Merci
Multi-story sex shop in Akihabara. Selection of BDSM gear (albeit slightly less choices than Pop Life).
Pop Life Department M’s
Large sex store with 7 floors catering to all flavours. Decent selection of SM gear. You can get a small discount on fetish/cosplay costumes (sold on the top floor) in exchange for letting staff take a souvenir polaroid picture of
C’est bien ◆ セビアン
Small store with a good selection of SM toys, costumes and accessories…
Hotel Alpha Inn ◆ アルファイン
Most famous SM-oriented Love Hotel in Tokyo. Large number of rooms with misc SM/rope equipment. Friendly staff. Some equipment and amenities are past their primes and rates (esp overnight) aren’t cheap. There is a completely unofficial (and not officially-sanctioned) tradition
Titty Twister
Despite the jejune naming, Titty Twister is a proper S&M Bar, with a strong rope lean.Aside from occasional shows (announced on the website or Twitter), staff will often offer rope sessions with customers. Warm, friendly and enthusiastic, Otonawa-san (TT’s master),
Bar Ubu ◆ Bar初心
Like most SM Bars in Japan: geared toward discussion and the occasional light play.Occasional shows (mainly rope) are announced on their website. Legendary bakushi Shigonawa Bingo is officially part of the staff (though more often at Bar Mitsu) and often
Department H ◆ Depachi
Long-running monthly fetish event. Nowadays mostly a place for tourists, rubberneckers and/or people with something to advertise. Extremely English-friendly (heavily foreigner-oriented).
Potentially worth going if no one is around to take you to more interesting events.
Retreat
Only requires a single type of ID (Health Insurance card not needed).
bar 440 ◆ ししまる
Popular for its food menu (buffet-style).
WakuWaku Bar ◆ ワクワクバー ◆ 9259
Mainly goes by 9259 (Kyu-ni-go-ku): a not-so-subtle sexual pun. Fairly small and foreigner-friendly, however, both some understanding of Japanese and a Japanese Health Insurance card, are required for sign-up. Has rule about couples not being allowed to play with single
Colours Bar ◆ カラーズバー
Long-established gaijin-friendly place in Shinjuku. Very small, crowd varies heavily. Website has a convenient counter indicating how many people are planning to come on a given day (probably based on the BBS, rather than actual headcount, but still a good
Bliss Out ◆ ブリスアウト [closed]
8 Oct 2023 update: Bliss Out has suddenly closed. A successor might open, but not announced yet. Most English-friendly Happening Bar in Tokyo, and as such: high ratio of foreigners (expats/tourists). Manager is very friendly and well-established in the local
Useful Links
Like most things having to do with sex [in Japan, online], many of these websites are likely disguised-advertising. Do not take all info and reviews at face value.