[RealJames]

If you're in Dotonbori then you gotta get a pic with Flying man! (Guriko, i think it's meant to be Glico, maybe)

For foreigners San and Daves is a super popular club, there's one in Osaka, near Umeda ( a few stops on the midosuji line north of where you'll be)
But their Kyoto location is way way better, and much nicer girls there too, less dirty lol, still dirty though :P

On the days leading up to new years and on the days after it's intense. It's also good cuz you can party there all night then hit your favorite kyoto temple for new years day, i recommend Fushimi Inari.

I live in this area, and am very familiar with it, if there's more you wanna know just ask!

Most of the gentlemen's bars wont let in foreigners, unless maybe you have more than 1 japanese guy to carry your weight, and they are not cheap!
As a foreigner you can practically have the same experience for free at a normal dance club lol, you may not get to enjoy dancing very long before getting taken home by one more ladies.