The Otoko-machi Map (男街マップ, "boy's town map") is a country-wide guide to Japanese gay establishments.
Published yearly, the guide, which is organized by prefecture and city, contains listings for bars, clubs, and host-bars, gay saunas, gay restaurants and bookstores, and other gay or gay-friendly establishments.
Listings for bars typically include a photograph of the owner or bartenders, as well as information on the type of customers preferred.
Most listings are accompanied by maps giving directions from the nearest train station.
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“You can always tell a Midwestern couple in Europe because they will be standing in the middle of a busy intersection looking at a wind-blown map and arguing over which way is west. European cities, with their wandering streets and undisciplined alleys, drive Midwesterners practically insane.”
—Bill Bryson (b. 1951)