Panic House

Panic House is a compact gay bar in Shinjuku Ni-chome owned by cross-dressing entertainer Yuma. Gay customers sit alongside women and other visitors here, with the small room encouraging plenty of conversation between guests and staff.

Drinks are served snack-bar style, with complimentary nibbles regularly topped up, and the atmosphere feels more intimate and conversational than many of Ni-chome’s busier bars.