Department H has held Tokyo’s fetish line for decades. The Halloween edition makes the Showa cabaret setting feel like the city’s strangest catwalk, with latex, leather, drag and performance art spinning around from cieling to stage and a market for gear.
Costume effort gets rewarded at the door. If you look regular, budget more. If you’ve planned your outfit for a week, the entrance staff will notice.
The regulars include icons, lifers, and first-timers who finally worked up the courage to go. It’s welcoming, it’s theatrical, and it runs late enough to feel like a secret even when the room is full.