The 7/11 Barcrawl

 Hi! I'm Erin, and welcome to 7/11 Barcrawl!  7/11 Barcrawl is a comic about a trip I took to Tokyo in 2018 with my friend Moira. It's divided into chapters, and at the end of each chapter, I have resources and links for learning more about the aspects of Japanese culture that are mentioned and resources for planning your own trip to Tokyo. This post is here as an easy staging ground/index for all the chapters. I'll add new chapters here as I post them. I hope you enjoy! If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a DM on Twitter or Instagram , I'm happy to answer. Happy reading!  FAQ Chapter One Chapter Two: Akihabara Chapter Three: Japan Tips  Bonus Chapter: Gay in Japan Chapter Four: Odaiba and Friends

 Hi! Welcome back to 7/11 Barcrawl! This is a bonus post that has all my best tips and ideas for traveling in Japan as a gay traveler. There are bar recommendations, simple bar Japanese, and tips for safely clubbing, in addition to basic safety tips for gay travelers. I hope you enjoy! Please also feel free to shoot me a DM on Twitter if you have additional questions about traveling! I'm happy to answer and give any tips I can.  UPDATE: One thing I didn't know at the time that I drew this comic is that the ban on same sex marriage was just ruled as unconstitutional in Japan, on March 17, 2021 ! What wonderful news.  See earlier posts here:  FAQ Chapter One Chapter Two: Akihabara Chapter Three: Japan Travel Tips! Travel Tips/Links: -  - If you're looking for a hostel, w e stayed at  Anne Hostel  in Asakusabashi. It was a great location, cheap, and the staff and guest were super nice. I can't recommend it enough!  - If you need an easy way to tran...

 Hi! Welcome to 7/11 Barcrawl! Here's chapter two, where Erin and Moira go to Akihabara! Scroll through to the bottom for tips and ideas for planning your own Akihabara trip!  Find previous chapters here: FAQ Chapter One Whew! I hope that was fun for y'all! As promised, I have a ton of links and recommendations here! - I think I mention this in just about every post, but our hostel was Anne Hostel and I really recommend it (weird homophobic guests and all!). They were so accommodating and we made great friends there. - I wrote up a post on my personal blog with all my best hostel tips that I learned while working at a hostel in downtown DC! If you wanna know more about what to do if you have trouble with other guests, I wrote some tips, so please check it out!  -If you wanna learn more about Akihabara, check out these links! Top 99 Things to Do in Akihabara  20 Things to Do in Akihabara (I guess this writer didn't have as many ideas) How the Neighborhood of Akihabara...