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Three Drinking Itineraries for Your Japan Trip

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

CitiesThree Drinking Itineraries for Your Japan TripIt was the second pour of Yoichi single malt at a Hokkaido bar called Crossroad that justified the whole trip.…24 min read

Categories Cities, Drinking Culture

Yamazaki vs Yoichi: Which Distillery Tour to Pick

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

CitiesYamazaki vs Yoichi: Which Distillery Tour to PickYamazaki sells out the moment its booking lottery opens, and you need to apply months ahead. Yoichi runs free tours…25 min read

Categories Cities, Whisky

A Night Out in Tokyo’s Standing Bars

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

CitiesA Night Out in Tokyo’s Standing BarsThe smell hits before the sign does. Charcoal smoke and frying oil, soy and beer foam, the faint reek of…27 min read

Categories Cities, Izakaya & Bars

Drinking Whisky in Tokyo, Bar by Bar

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

CitiesDrinking Whisky in Tokyo, Bar by BarIt's 21:30 on a Wednesday inside Bar Benfiddich, four floors up a Nishi-Shinjuku building with no English sign. Hiroyasu Kayama,…27 min read

Categories Cities, Izakaya & Bars, Whisky

Sapporo Eat and Drink Guide: Beer, Seafood, Cold Nights

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

BeerSapporo Eat and Drink Guide: Beer, Seafood, Cold NightsWalk into the Sapporo Beer Garden's Genghis Khan Hall on a Tuesday and a 100-minute all-you-can-drink-and-grill plate runs about ¥5,200,…23 min read

Categories Beer, Cities

How to Drink Awamori on a Trip to Okinawa

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

CitiesHow to Drink Awamori on a Trip to OkinawaThe first time I met someone who really knew awamori, his name was Tanaka and he was the kind of…23 min read

Categories Cities, Shochu & Awamori

Can You Day-Trip a Sake Brewery from Tokyo?

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

CitiesCan You Day-Trip a Sake Brewery from Tokyo?Can you day-trip a sake brewery from Tokyo and actually be back in Shinjuku for dinner? Yes, and you do…26 min read

Categories Cities, Sake

Drinking Tokyo: Where to Drink Across the City

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

CitiesDrinking Tokyo: Where to Drink Across the CityThe bartender at Bar Lupin in Ginza doesn't speak. He carves a cube of ice into a sphere, sets it…24 min read

Categories Cities, Izakaya & Bars

Kushikatsu, Beer, and a Night Out in Osaka

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

CitiesKushikatsu, Beer, and a Night Out in OsakaThe first kushikatsu I had in Osaka was a single skewer of pork belly at a counter in Shinsekai, around…27 min read

Categories Cities, Food

Where Should You Actually Eat and Drink in Fukuoka?

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

Row of yatai stalls glowing along the Naka River in Nakasu, Fukuoka

CitiesWhere Should You Actually Eat and Drink in Fukuoka?How does a city smaller than Yokohama end up with the loudest, most stubborn street-food culture left in Japan? Fukuoka…26 min read

Categories Cities, Shochu & Awamori

A Drinker’s Guide to Kyoto’s Bars and Breweries

May 7, 2026 by drinkingjapan

CitiesA Drinker’s Guide to Kyoto’s Bars and BreweriesThe brewer at Matsumoto Shuzo poured the first cup, watched my face, and said: “Kyoto sake is not Niigata sake.…29 min read

Categories Cities, Sake

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★ 5.0Tokyo Bar Hopping Tour in Shinjuku (All-You-Can-Drink + Dinner)From $106

★ 5.0Best of Shinjuku: Izakaya Food Tour (4 Stops, 14+ Tastings)From $92

★ 4.9Tokyo: Shinjuku Local Bar and Izakaya Guided Walking TourFrom $343 hours

★ 5.0Shibuya Meltdown Nightlife Tour: All-You-Can-Drink Bar HoppingFrom $106

★ 5.01-Day Snow Monkeys, Zenko-ji Temple & Sake in NaganoFrom $151

★ 5.0Osaka Bar Hopping Night Walking Tour in Namba (3 bars, 6 tastes)From $98

★ 4.5Tokyo: Pub Crawl and Bar TourFrom $275 hours

★ 5.03-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & PairingsFrom $84

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