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Japan · WALKING TOURS
These are the 15 walking tours worth an evening of your trip, each with its price, its length, and the thing that sets it apart. If you only compare a few, compare the top three.
A 3-hour Shinjuku bar-hopping walk through Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, Golden Gai, ending with karaoke and local-only drinking spots.
“Great fun! Asato-san took us to some really cool places. Awesome group as well and it ended up with karaoke of course 🤪”
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!”
3-hour guided izakaya walk in Kyoto’s Kawaramachi and Kiyamachi with a local English host, sake tasting, and a late-night bar finish.
“Really good food and drinks and an excellent atmosphere on the night out!”
Fushimi Kyoto sake walking tour: Gekkeikan Okura Museum and 18 tastings with a small group, plus photo stops.
“Really enjoyed the Sake museum and learning about how it’s made before sampling. Realized that the sake distillery that the museum is attached to is actually the same sake brand we buy in the states. Our tour guide, Matt, was very knowledgeable and helpful. Loved the 18 samples at the local sake bar and the ability to purchase food from the vendors inside.”
Osaka izakaya night with an English guide. Walk Dotombori and Uranamba, taste sake and spirits, and end at a backstreet bar.
“We went on a tour with Kosuke and Shota, we enjoyed every minute. They were very professional and informative and Kosuke explained the origins of some of the Sake that we had. It was a great time. The price of the tour was so reasonable. I just wouldn’t eat before you come. Everything was delicious.”
A 90-minute Shinjuku night walk through Omoide Yokocho, Golden Gai, Hanazono Shrine, and secret backstreets. Local guide plus vending drink.
“Our tour guide was great. She took us to cool places that we would never have found on our own. It was a fabulous tour and we’ll worth the money.”
2-hour Osaka night street-food walk through Dotonbori, Hozenji Yokocho and Kuromon Market. Small group guide, mobile ticket.
“Support insight into Osaka street food scene Kaz was a knowledgeable local who took us some classic and off the beat spots”
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.”
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!”
Start at Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple, snack-walk Tsukiji Outer Market, then enjoy unlimited sake tastings with a sommelier for a full 3-hour experience.
“We had a fantastic and varied afternoon with Kyoko starting with learning the etiquette of preparing to pray and then learning how to pray at Hongwanji temple. We then moved around the outer market sampling various dishes (extra cost) including wagu beef, whale meat and local sweet treats. Then it was onto sake tasting. We knew absolutely nothing about sake so it was great to learn from an expert how it is made and to taste a generous range of different samples (about 20). We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and highly recommend our tour guide, Kyoto, who spoke excellent English.”
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.”
Private Shinjuku nightlife walk with Golden Gai bar crawl and Omoide Yokocho. Guide-led, cash-ready, and etiquette handled in 2 hours.
“Sarah is an amazing guide. We had a blast trying different foods, drinks and interacting with the locals. This is a must experience for everyone!”
90-minute small-group walk through Kyoto’s Gion after dark with lantern-lit photo stops, Yasaka Pagoda views, and included sake.
“We loved our tour! It was great to just stroll through the streets of Gion district and talk to a knowledgeable and friendly local about anything we wanted”
Walk Kyoto’s Gion by night with a small guide and sake tasting, slipping past major landmarks to shrines, old lanes, and Yasaka Shrine.
“Poco preparado y no daba conversación fuimos nosotros solos, sabía el recorrido pero apenas compartió contenido y el “snack” como el Sake por la calle muy cutre. No vale lo que piden es exagerado y “menos que un free tour” además de indicar hora y media y a la hora y diez ya nos finalizaba.”
A small-group walk from Zenko-ji to Nakamisedori with guided sake tasting, miso soup, amazake, and a look at an old sake factory in Nagano.
“We had a fantastic time. Our tour guide Kazumi was great. She was very knowledgable about sake. During the walking tour we also visited a pepper shop and a temple.”
