24 Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan

24 Kaikan
Shinjuku,
2-13-1 Shinjuku Ni-chome
Tokyo
Japan

Tel: 03-3354-2424
Web: http://www.juno.dti.ne.jp/~kazuo24/english/english

Note:
(1) Open 24 hours
(2) 3 locations in Tokyo: Asakusa, Ueno and Shinjuku

This review is for the Shinjuku location

Submitted by a reader today (side headings and minor editing by FuelMix):

Hey FuelMix

Ok…so I just read you have not had an Asian city sauna reviews in years....That’s sad considering how much info there is to share and learn.....So here’s my contribution. 

1.  Where..?

1.  24 is in the heart of Shinjuku Ni-chome, Tokyo's gay ghetto… 

2.  I'll spare the details about the decline of the area, but needless to say over the past 10 years the encroachment of development and displacement of this area has progressed, but it is still one of the most dense and vibrant gay communities in Asia. 

3.  So, 24 is in a black, 7 story building off the main roads. 

4.  The building is non-descript, other than it stands alone and has no windows and the only moniker of recognition is a small sign saying "24".  


2.  Entering The Building

1.  As you enter the building, you must remove your shoes and put them in a small shoe locker for a small fee.  You then proceed to a vending machine and buy your entrance fare, you present this to the front desk and are given a locker key, towels and a robe, then are allowed in. 

2.  They don’t seem to have a door policy, but I am being told the very drunk or obnoxious are told not to attend. 


3.  The Various Floors, Japanese Attitude, Getting Action, Clientele 

1.   On the first level are the lockers, here you change your clothing and don a comfortable robe. From here, you proceed to the bathing areas a level up. 

2.  The Bathing Areas - The bathing areas are typical Japanese sit down squat and bath, fully lit. Very public. For those who find this a bit too public, just proceed through the door on the opposite side past the hot tubs. 

3.  Here there are banks of private showers in the dimly lit wet play areas, each shower has its own door, and also little holes at waist height into the next shower…good for a look for more… 

4.  Also in this area are two wet saunas with plenty of play and two dry saunas… 

5.  Japanese Attitude - Here is where things can get weird or good or bad or great. 24 has both Japanese and foreigners, but a lot of the Japanese who attend are into Japanese....so maybe you might get shunned by some, but there is also a small group that likes foreigners. 

6.  Don’t be put off by guys walking away from you.  It's gonna happen. But also don’t chase anybody in this group.  They won’t be convinced they suddenly like foreign guys…. 

7.  One you are clean and want to explore, wander up a level… 

8.  Getting Action - Here is where you will find something not in Hong Kong….very large public areas with about 20 bunk beds per room. In these rooms you will find action going on publicly in the bunk beds. You will also see guys sleeping alone, except they are not really sleeping. It seems at 24 you are either hunting or being hunted. 

9.  The sleeping guys are waiting for guys to blow them while they sleep, or more.  If they like you they will let you continue. If they don't, they will politely signal for you to move on.  What's crazy, is there can be big crowd watching or taking part.  It's all in the open.  Don't expect any privacy.  If you find a nice guy, there are no private rooms. You get a bottom or top bunk bed in a dimly lit room and play, but expect guys to watch and generally not touch…  

10.  On the other floors you can rent private rooms.  They are fairly expensive so it's not common. Also, these are more like hotel rooms. 

11.  Clientele - As for the clientele, expect to see it all, but it tends to be Japanese, 30 plus, mainly Japanese for Japanese, but you will see younger guys, blacks, south asians, whites, fat , skinny and more…The place is huge and includes smoking rooms, TV rooms, is centrally located and safe.  I have been twice, it is most busy on Saturday nights, but also has a very strong Sunday afternoon crowd.  

12.  The Reader's Experience - As for my own experiences, I arrived on a Saturday around 8pm, there were probably 50 people there maybe more.  After bathing and wandering around I explored for about and hour and had no action. I went back to the shower areas and soaped myself down, I noticed the person in the next shower area was watching me so I took a look, he was a nice slim Japanese guy, probably around 31, good body, nice ass. We both smiled…he motioned for me to enter his shower so I walked around, we proceeded to kiss and shower and soap each other for about 20 minutes then decided to go upstairs to the bunks.  Once upstairs, we found a nice corner and crawled in where we spent a few hours exploring each others bodies.  At times we had a crowd, at other times we had privacy.  In all, it was fun.  I stayed a few more hours and had a nice blow job in one of the wet saunas from another guy in his early 30’s with a slim body, warm mouth and muscled legs. 

13.  Would The Reader Go Back..?   Would I go back: yes 

14. Would I recommend..??  For some, but not for guys who can’t handle rejection or if you are very out of shape, really fugly or too old.  Just sayin'... 

15.  More on Tokyo:  great food, shopping, culture, but remember Japanese are not gonna throw their legs over their ankles just because you are a foreigner.  In fac,t they may just use those legs to run away. Most of the saunas in Tokyo exclude non-Japanese, so its not for everyone.

Cheers

p.s.  important note: 24 does not supply condoms.  They are not available on premises. Bring your own, also i have found that condoms in Japan can be pretty crappy. You might want to bring some from wherever you are visiting from.

p.s.s.  I would really like to know about Taiwan, could someone please post an accurate report of what the scene is 


FuelMix says:

1.  Thanks for the review. 

2.  Hong Kong saunas tend to hand out Japanese condoms or brands manufactured in Malaysia. Brands like Durex are hugely expensive around here

3.  The blog has a review of Aniki Sauna in Taipei, Taiwan.  You can find it by clicking Gay Sauna TPE

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