Shinjuku After Dark Izakaya Tour

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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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Stroller Accessible, Family-friendly
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Japanese, English
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Gluten-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, With dinner, With 3 drinks

Come along with a local tour guide, your bar-hopping guru for the evening. Allow them to bring you to the best izakaya (Japanese gastropubs) where they serve the tastiest traditional Japanese dishes.

Highlights

  • Visit local restaurants and bars (like izakaya gastropubs, standing bars, or chicken skewer bars) in Shinjuku, Tokyo

  • Experience Shinjuku like a local, avoiding the tourist traps

  • Enjoy drinking sake, beer, or other beverages of your choice

  • Be guided through Tokyo’s red-light district, Kabukicho

  • End the food tour at a local bar district with over 200 bars

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Experience Details

Come along to discover the best late-night food and drinking spots in Tokyo! Your host will take you along to some of the most authentic local izakaya (Japanese gastropubs), like tachinomiya (standing bars) or yakitori (chicken skewer) bars in Shinjuku. You’ll visit places that mostly locals know about and experience Shinjuku nightlife like a local. Outside of the overcrowded and ritzy areas of Shinjuku, you can really get to know the local atmosphere of the city and experience Japanese drinking culture for yourself. Prepare yourself for some tasty grilled Japanese dishes, paired with Japanese sake, beer, and other drinks.


Next, you'll visit Kabukicho, the red-light district of Tokyo, and delve into Japanese nightlife culture. Finally, you’ll stroll over to a famous drinking district which dates back to the 1940s, with over 200 tiny bars crammed in a small area. The retro vibes of this bar district, combined with the eclectic mix of bars, makes for an experience that is unique to Shinjuku. Here, you'll stop by one or two bars and enjoy more drinks. But after the food tour is over, for sure the festivities will tide you over until the wee hours of the morning! Prepared with your new knowledge of Japanese drinking culture, feel free to continue hopping between bars and try to explore all 200!


Inclusions

  • You can enjoy 4 dishes of Japanese meat, fish, vegetable dishes in the first restaurants.

  • Your host will introduce at least 4 kinds of Japanese deep fried skewers which would be enough for your dinner.

  • A total of three drinks will be provided: one at the first and second restaurants and one in the bar.

Meeting Point and Meeting Time

  • You will meet your host near Shinjuku Station. Details will be given upon booking.

Remarks

  • You will walk a lot, so please wear comfortable shoes

  • Please note that the minimum drinking age in Japan is 20 years old

  • Please let your host know if you have food restrictions beforehand

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Experience Location

The multifaceted economic hub of Tokyo, Shinjuku is a hub for business, shopping, and entertainment. Adorned with skyscrapers, Shinjuku is also a major transportation center and is considered the busiest railway station in the world. With hundreds of shops, restaurants, and bars, Shinjuku is always lively, day or night. It’s also home to the Golden District, which consists of the tiny bars in the Golden Gai, the intimate local drinking holes in Omoide Yokocho, and the razzle-dazzle of Shinjuku’s red light district, Kabukicho.

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Michael Grosberg
March 23, 2025
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Yoshi led us around Shinjuku is a bar-hopping night to remember! Good food, good alcohol and good cheer, we met lovely people, our fellow travelers in the tour group and bartenders in izekias and d...read more

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Patrick Daum
March 13, 2025
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Was an absolut outstanding evening, Yoshi was the best host we could wish for. Food was delicious and what an experience. Be prepared for a lot of drinks.

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James Vella
February 26, 2025
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An amazing and fun experience. Thanks a lot to Yoshi and his expertise. Highly recommended.

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Baruch Gadot
February 16, 2025
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The tour with Yoshi, was fun and informative. Highly recommended

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Sarah Ledbetter
February 16, 2025
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We LOVED our Shinjuku After Dark food tour with Yoshi. He was genuine, knowledgeable, and funny, and his customer service skills were top notch. The tour was highly entertaining and organized, and ...read more

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