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Japan's classics.
The 15 most popular drinking tours in Japan. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what you will pay.
Tokyo Shinjuku bar hopping tour with 3 hidden izakaya stops, all-you-can-drink plus snack plates, small group, and local guide.
“This is a great your. Our guide Youka was so knowledgeable, friendly, entertaining, and helpful. She took pics for us without us asking and it was a great way to see parts of the city while trying different foods and drinks”
Small-group izakaya tour of Shinjuku with 14+ tastings, 3 drink choices, and neon-night wandering through Golden Gai and Omoide Yokocho.
“Tadashi was the BEST guide! He was fun, knowledgeable and such a foodie being a trained sushi chef!! We ate and drank so much that our tour went longer than expected because everyone was having so much much fun! I highly recommend this tour and especially with Tadashi!”
3-hour Shinjuku bar-hop through Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, Golden Gai, ending at karaoke. English guide, $34.
“Great time! Great people! Great drinks! Great guide! Thank you so much for showing us around and teaching us about sake!”
Kyoto night food and sake in Gion. Small-group walk through backstreets, 9+ dishes, and 6 sake tastings for a full meal experience.
“Excellent trip with very good guide. Plenty of food and drink as we were lucky with a great group of fellow travellers on this tour. Call out to those from Florida and Chicago”
Small-group Shibuya izakaya bar hopping with an insider guide, indoor yokocho alleys, tasty set dishes, and all-you-can-drink at one stop.
“Naoki is the best drinking buddy and guide you could ever want in a city like Tokyo. He showed us some great hidden gems and gave us priceless local tips to getting around the bar scene in the city. Not to mention his vast knowledge of food! Easily the best bar hopping tour you can…”
A full-day Nagano mix of Zenko-ji, sake tasting, and Jigokudani snow monkeys, with lunch and winter-ready guidance.
“It was amazing. Our tour guide was A+!! That experience was unmatched. Lunch was delicious. Seeing the monkeys has always been a dream of mine and this exceeded my expectations.”
Osaka Namba izakaya bar-hopping night with a small group, 3 bars, 6 tastes, local food alleys, and guide-led ordering.
“I did a tour with this company in Tokyo for bar hopping around Shinjuku which was great so I was excited for this tour in Osaka at the end of our trip. However, the bars were much less unique and the food was okay at best. The tour guide waRead more”
A 5-hour Roppongi pub crawl with 3 bars and a final club at SEL OCTAGON TOKYO. Free shots, games, 50% off drinks.
“It's definitely one of the best Pub Crawls I've been to in any of the countries I've visited. The games are super fun, absolute ice breakers and gets you mingling with the lot right off the bat. The hosts are energetic and hilarious. And conducted the crawl efficiently and brilliantly.”
Learn sake basics at the historic Gekkeikan Okura Museum, then taste 10 sakes with otsumami pairings and label tips in Kyoto.
“We are now Sake fans! Everything about this tour was great! We learned so much. Who would of thought the sake making process to be so fascinating. We really enjoyed the sake samples and food pairing. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We totally recommend this tour.”
Guided Shinjuku izakaya crawl through Omoide Yokocho, a Kabukicho photo walk, and Golden Gai bars, with ordering help and photos.
“Fantastic! So much fun! Great host (Kota) and great group of people from around the world. Would definitely recommend!”
A Kyoto walking tour through the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Okochi Sanso garden, Tenryuji Temple, and Iwatayama Monkey Park, with two options.
“The tour guide was knowledgable, friendly and warm.”
Zenko-ji, local bites, sake tasting, and hot-spring snow monkeys at Jigokudani from Nagano or Hakuba, guided with lunch.
“We did the Nagano: Snow Monkeys, Zenkoji Temple & Sake Day Trip as a group of six right in the middle of a week of skiing. You can see the snow monkeys up close - they were active and engaging, and we had plenty of time to enjoy the experience without feeling rushed. Zenkoji Temple…”
Walk Kawaramachi and Kiyamachi with an English guide on a Kyoto izakaya bar-hopping tour ending at a local hangout.
“Leo was a great guide and the bars and food were really nice and authentic. Would definitely recommend it”
Expert-guided Kyoto sake tasting in Fushimi with museum visit, 10+ styles, and food pairing. Learn labels and order confidently.
“We really enjoyed our Sake tasting tour. Momo is an exceptional guide who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Sake. I felt that by the end of the tour I had a much better understanding of Sake in general, but more importantly which types I enjoy so I can always order something I will like.”
Kyoto Fushimi sake tasting walking tour with the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum and an 18+ pour lineup, small group, 3 hours.
“Mat was very knowledgeable and super friendly. We appreciated how he explained the history and gave us recommendations of his favorites!”
