Sapporo Nightlife: Snack Bar-Hopping Guided Tour
Visit some of the most popular bars in Sapporo’s Susukino nightlife district, including many known only to locals! Sing karaoke dressed in cosplay or play traditional Showa-era games with salarymen.
Highlights
See the best of Sapporo’s lively Susukino nightlife district with a local in this private experience
Get a taste of everyday Japan life by drinking with real-life salarymen after work and playing games with snack bar “mamas”
Your second stop will be one of six bars: an old-fashioned snack bar, a cosplay bar, a Showa era-style karaoke bar, a traditional nightclub, a live music karaoke bar or a body-positive bar
10 meals
+Experience Details
The bustling nightlife district of Sapporo, Susukino is where the ice sculptures of the Sapporo Snow Festival can be found every February. The Ramen Alley, or Ramen Yokocho, offers one of the widest selections of ramen from all over the country, concentrated in a single place. But mainly, it’s known as the go-to location to eat, drink and be merry.
With so many bars — more than 3,500 of them, to be exact — the choice can be overwhelming. That’s where the Sapporo Explorers come in: a corps of local, veteran tour companions with intimate knowledge of Sapporo’s ins and outs.
On this tour, a Sapporo Explorer will take you first to a snack bar: a nightly hangout spot of salarymen where you’ll play pub games and have a chat with the “mama” — proprietress — of the bar. Your next drinking destination will be your choice among the following six curated options:
1. A late Showa era-styled bar where you can play traditional games and sing retro karaoke songs.
2. An LGBTQ-friendly cosplay bar where you can dress in crazy costumes.
3. Maybe you’d like a live band to back you up? Choose the bankara-style (meaning “band karaoke”) bar, and sing your heart out.
4. A low-key, laid-back snack bar that locals swear by.
5. A traditional nightclub with a 50-plus-year history where you can dance the night away.
6. A body-positive bar with lively staff
Each of these has its own charm, and make for an excellent night out. Please specify your three top choices when booking.
At the end, you’ll receive a Susukino Nightlife Exploration certificate to take home, as a memento of what the Sapporo Explorers hope will be your “best night ever”.
Experience flow:
Meet your host at the meeting point
Follow your host to the first stop, a local snack bar, to play games and enjoy drinks
Head to the next destination, a bar of your choice from six possible locations, ranging from a cosplay karaoke bar to an old-fashioned nightclub
Inclusions
3 drinks at each bar (6 drinks in total)
Susukino Nightlife Exploration certificate to take home as souvenir
Exclusions
Additional drinks and other costs
Extension of the tour after it ends (optional, to be paid onsite)
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
The second-floor outdoor terrace of Cocono Susukino, just south of Susukino Station.
Remarks
Guests will go to two bars. The first will be a snack bar decided by the host, and the second one will be chosen from three options shortlisted by the guest.
Please choose three out of the possible six bar options for the second half of the tour, ranked in descending order of preference.
Please note that smoking is allowed in almost all bars included in this experience.
Please note that the minimum drinking age in Japan is 20 years old.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 2 weeks before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
The northern island prefecture of Hokkaido offers a beautiful natural landscape whose diverse environment produces high-quality local meat, vegetables, and seasonal seafood to create regional cuisine and famous dairy products.
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10 meals
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