Six studios, checked one by one — listed in the order we would contact them if you don't read Japanese.
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Ordered by how easy each is to book without Japanese
6 shops · Tokyo (東京)
Editor's pickFrom¥15,000
From¥12,000
From¥15,000
From¥12,000
From¥7,000
From¥11,000
Cheapest from-price: NewRevolution ¥7,000 · Open latest: SATYROI Tokyo and NewRevolution until 24:00
Book in English: 3 of 6 (1 more says English is OK)
| Shop | District | From | Hours | English | Comes to your hotel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masotera Tokyo | Shinjuku Ni-chome | ¥15,000 | Daily 9:00–22:00 | English booking | Yes, or visit the shop |
| SATYROI Tokyo | Shinjuku-Gyoen | ¥12,000 | 10:00–24:00, open year-round | English booking | Yes, or visit the shop |
| Red Line Shibuya | Shibuya | ¥15,000 | 12:00–23:00 | English booking | Yes, or visit the shop |
| Aurora Men's Lab | Shinjuku Ni-chome | ¥12,000 | 12:00–23:00 | English OK | Yes, or visit the shop |
| NewRevolution | Ueno | ¥7,000 | 12:00–24:00 | Japanese only | Yes, or visit the shop |
| TOPBOY Tokyo | Shinjuku Ni-chome | ¥11,000 | Mon–Fri 13:00–23:00 / Sat–Sun 12:00–23:00 | Japanese only | Yes, or visit the shop |
Without Japanese, start with the three studios that take the booking itself in English — Masotera, SATYROI and Red Line — and choose between them on price and place: SATYROI near Shinjuku-Gyoen is the cheaper at ¥12,000, while Masotera in Shinjuku and Red Line in Shibuya both start at ¥15,000. Aurora Men's Lab says English is fine but has no English booking page. NewRevolution in Ueno is the cheapest of the six at ¥7,000 and TOPBOY starts at ¥11,000, but both book in Japanese only — keep them for when you have our message templates ready.
Gay massage is where most foreign visitors start in Tokyo, and for good reason: it is the category with the fewest unknowns. All six studios publish real opening hours, and after reading each studio's own rate page we can show a from-price for every one of them.
The six sit in four districts. Three are in Shinjuku, with the rest in Shibuya, Shinjuku-Gyoen and Ueno. That spread matters less than it looks — the Shinjuku three are within walking distance of each other, so if your first choice is booked out you have two more within a few minutes.
Four of the six handle English — three take the booking itself in English. Masotera runs a full English site with online reservations and quotes ¥15,000 for 60 minutes before you make contact. Red Line's reservation form is fully bilingual — every field in English — at ¥15,000 for the basic hour (15% surcharge if you pay by card). SATYROI publishes ¥12,000 and takes bookings in English through a contact form, so allow lead time for a reply; Aurora Men's Lab states English is fine at ¥12,000. TOPBOY and NewRevolution are Japanese-only bookings — TOPBOY's multilingual banner is a machine-translation widget, and its reservation form is Japanese.
In order of least friction: Masotera (English site, online booking, price shown), then SATYROI (English booking through a contact form, from ¥12,000), then Red Line (bilingual reservation form), then Aurora Men's Lab (English OK over its own contact routes). Those four cover most first-time bookings. NewRevolution and TOPBOY book in Japanese only — use our message templates if you want to try them anyway.
Shops Masotera Tokyo · SATYROI Tokyo · Red Line Shibuya · Aurora Men's Lab
Studios in this category generally work by appointment rather than walk-in, and none of the six Tokyo studios we list publish real-time availability. Treat same-day as possible but not assumable, and message earlier in the day rather than late evening — all six close by midnight.
Rarely. Nominating a specific therapist usually costs extra, and Masotera states that its courses run to ¥21,000 for 90 minutes and ¥29,000 for 120. Aurora Men's Lab also lists premium rates for individual staff, and Red Line adds 15% for card payment. Ask for the total for your slot rather than the headline rate — our guide to fees explains what gets added.