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Japan · BAR HOPPING TOURS
Six-seat bars don’t print English menus, and that’s half their charm. These crawls put a local at the front of your group through Shinjuku alleys, Namba stand-bars and lantern-lit Kyoto lanes. Under each one: the price, the number of stops, and how much drink is actually included.
Small-group Shinjuku bar hop with 3 secret-feeling izakaya stops, all-you-can-drink, snack plates, and guide-led local know-how.
“Yohei was a great guide! The food was exceptional and the drinks were plentiful! Highly recommend this of you were worried about going into tight bars by yourself as a foreigner!”
Small-group Shibuya bar hopping with izakaya bites, Japanese beer, and one all-you-can-drink stop. Finish with karaoke or a local bar.
“Not happy with it. Down season sure, but the guide was never there and I won’t get my money back. 👎🏽”
Namba night walking tour with 3 izakaya stops, 6 tastes, Hozen-ji Temple, and guide help ordering in Osaka’s Dotonbori area.
“The first Restaurant the service was Deplorable! The second was good as with the Sake. The third Bar we went to did not have Sake so I ordered a glass of White wine...around 1.5 oz poor. I refused it and told the Bartender poor me a glass of wine or throw it away...he threw it down the drain and I left!”
Kyoto night bar hopping in Pontocho backstreets with a certified guide, 3-4 dishes, 3-4 drinks, and Kyoto sake in a 3-hour walk.
“Drinking, eating, talking with other guests on tour & the guide. Enjoyed the whole process which made for a fun tour.”
3-hour Shinjuku izakaya crawl with dinner and drinks included, hidden alleys, 3 bar stops, and a friendly English guide for $108.
“The tour was a lot of fun while also deepening my understanding of Japan. Icchan was funny and knowledgeable. This tour ultimately was a great way for me to get out and have some drinks in Tokyo with others as a solo traveler. I'd recommend this tour and will book again if I return to Tokyo!”
Osaka’s Namba pub crawl with a local guide. Izakaya bites, sake and whisky tastings, and a guided night walk with group photos.
“Takeshi was the greatest guide. In the end, he take us to a Karaoke bar, that was crazy. During the night we tasted various kind of Japanese drinks like whiskey, Sakes, Beer. Everything was great. Thank you.”
Kyoto bar crawl in Kawaramachi and Kiyamachi with a local guide, izakaya bites, Japanese sake, and alleyway bars over 3 hours.
“Excellent tour. Taiga took us to places you will not find yourself and made sure the entire group felt comfortable all along. Can recommend especially for solo travellers!”
Taste Sapporo on a small-group izakaya crawl with 3 local bars, 3 drinks, guide translation, and Odori Park and ramen street.
“It was a great way to explore the Susukino area. We were only in Sapporo for 3 nights and helped us plan our stay. Midori was a wonderful host, gracious, knowledgeable and fun!”
A 3-hour Osaka bar crawl with local izakaya stops, Hozenji Temple, and Dotonbori neon sights, plus food-and-drink pairing guidance.
“This was a very fun tour. Yuta was a great guide and took the group to lively locations. Highly recommend.”
Walk Shinjuku with a local guide for 3 hours of izakaya bites, complimentary drinks, and a final sake tasting with four pours.
“We really enjoyed this tour - Haru took us to some great pubs we wouldn’t have otherwise found, in a neighborhood that we found to be confusing to navigate on our own.”
3-hour Shibuya izakaya crawl with an English guide, reserved seating, yokocho alleyways, and all-you-can-drink beer and sake.
“our guide Lam was awesome incredibly friendly and helpful”
Three izakayas in Shinjuku with a local guide, insider alleys, sake tasting, and an easy 3-hour night walk for food-first travelers.
“The tour was absolutely amazing! Our guide, Aya (Faith)—apologies if I got the spelling wrong; I'm terrible with names—was fantastic. She was incredibly knowledgeable, sharing lots of interesting little details throughout. On top of that, she was super fun and really helped create a memorable experience for our whole group. I highly recommend this tour!”
3-hour Namba Osaka pub crawl with 2–4 bars, free welcome shots, local izakaya stops, and a guided international meetup.
“The tour guide was cool. She was very friendly and helpful. The tour itself was very expensive for what was provided. The drinks aren’t provided so you pretty much paid $70+ to just mingle with each other.”
2-hour Shinjuku night with Omoide Yokocho and Golden Gai. Enjoy 3 drinks and 6–8 snacks on a small English-guided crawl.
“It was an amazing experience! Our guide Ash was really nice and interesting, it was a pleasure to talk with him. We really had a great time experiencing the drinking habits of Japanese people and wandering in this colorful neighborhood :)”
A 3-hour small-group Shinjuku night walking tour with local guide-led stops for gyoza, sushi, kushikatsu, and sake.
“Good time getting the feel of the drinking establishments in Shinjuku. Sake tasting was the highlight.”
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