DRINKS TOURS · JAPAN BOOZY TOURS
All-you-can-drink is a printed menu option here, not a gimmick. These 15 cover Shinjuku bar hops, sake breweries and the standing bars under the tracks, priced and clear on how much food comes with the drinking.
Explore Shinjuku’s izakayas on a small-group night tour with food, drinks, local guides, and stops in Omoide Yokocho and Golden Gai.
“Excellent way to see multiple bars and restaurants in Shinjuku with a local host. Good way to spend a few hours.”
Explore Shinjuku after dark with 14-plus izakaya tastings, three drinks, local guides, and four food stops in a small group.
“Our guide Nobu made the evening so much fun, he was so enthusiastic & entertaining- the star of the night. The food was excellent as well & we met some very nice people on the tour”
Explore Shinjuku after dark on a three-hour bar-hopping walk through Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, Golden Gai, and local izakayas.
“This tour was absolutely amazing! Riku was a great host and ensured we had a blast! I didn't want it to end coz we were having so much fun! It was a great way to meet people from around the world and different walks of life. I would 100% recommend this tour”
Explore Shibuya’s small izakayas, local food, sake, beer, and karaoke on a three-and-a-half-hour guided bar crawl.
“Sara was a great host! She was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. However, the tour ended up just being me, my wife and her. A group experience would’ve been preferred and we would’ve liked the option to reschedule but that optioRead more”
Review of Nagano’s 8-hour tour to Zenko-ji, a sake tasting, local lunch, and Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park, with practical tips for winter visitors.
“Tom was a great and informative guide. It was a large group. We got split between two guides. Tom kept things moving and peppered the trip with informational tidbits. One major recommendation - dress warmly and consider renting spikes before you enter the snow monkey park… the path was hella icy”
Explore Osaka’s Namba nightlife with three bars, local food, drinks, temples, and back alleys in a small-group evening tour.
“Marin was our guide on this drinking and eating through Namba district and it was an absolute pleasure! Beyond the usuals of taking us to the appropriate places and explaining all the relevant details — I mentioned that there was a specifRead more”
Tokyo pub crawl review covering Roppongi bars, free shots, club entry, group size, value, dress code, and practical tips.
“They know how to entertain! It was good life from the first bar and it continued throughout the evening. Both the "staff" and other "guests" made the evening absolutely wonderful and unforgettable. Strongly recommend if you are looking for a real party atmosphere and want to meet new people. I traveled alone and immediately felt included.”
Learn how sake is made, taste 10 styles, and pair them with Japanese snacks on this friendly three-hour Kyoto tour.
“This was our favorite tour of the trip! Very educational and you get a LOT of sake in the tasting portion. I feel like I can order sake confidently at a restaurant now :)”
Explore Shinjuku nightlife with a local guide, izakaya food, sake, Golden Gai bars, karaoke, and new friends for $39.79.
“Had a.great night with miyabi exploring the nightlife around shinjuku. Started with some light food, drinks and then moved on to a sake bar and finished the night with karaoke”
Review of Nagano’s snow monkey, Zenkoji Temple, lunch, and sake day trip, with practical advice on price, walking, timing, and winter conditions.
“We had a fantastic day with our guide Hiroshi, his knowledge was great. The temple visit and sake tasting left us wanting to return and spend more time in the area. Lunch was delicious and the monkeys were very entertaining.”
Explore Kyoto nightlife on a three-hour izakaya walk with a local guide, tasting sake, food, and small bars around Kawaramachi and Kiyamachi.
“Really good food and drinks and an excellent atmosphere on the night out!”
Explore Kyoto’s Fushimi Sake District, tour a historic brewery, taste 10+ sakes, and learn bottle labels, styles, temperatures, and pairings.
“This is a great tour, totally worth your time especially if you want to learn more about Japanese culture and be less afraid when ordering drinks at a restaurant in Japan (or elsewhere that serves Sake!). Kyōko is the perfect tour guide, super professional, friendly, patient and is very passionate about teaching people about the history and culture behind Sake (Nihonshu 😉). She is very approachable and is an awesome teacher, her approach to teaching you how to find what flavours you enjoy was refreshing and made me very motivated to get into the world of Nihonshu You learn many methods along with how to read the labels and what…”
Explore Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district, visit the Gekkeikan museum, and taste up to 18 local sakes on this small-group walking tour.
“We had a great time with Karen (Karie) on our sake tasting tour. She was great to hang out and talk with and the sake and food (food purchased separately at sake tasting restaurant) was very good. It ended up only being myself, my wife, and another adventure loving tourist along with Karie but that made it nice and quant and simple. Definitely recommend. Oh, and we drank “all the sake” and had a strong “buzz” but by no means was “drunk”, so it was a good balance and we learned a lot at the museum as well as during our sake tasting/meal.”
Explore Kyoto’s backstreet izakayas on a three-hour bar hopping tour with local guides, Japanese food, sake, beer, and karaoke.
“I had an amazing experience with my guide Ataru on this experience. Though I was the only traveler to sign up for the Monday night drinking tour, he went above and beyond to make it an engaging and fun experience. He taught me about the neighborhoods we went through and some local history. All the stops were tasty and memorable. There’s no way that I would be able to find places like this on my own.”
Review of Tokyo Pub Crawl in Roppongi, covering drinks, venues, hosts, price, timing, safety, dress code, and who should book.
“Great experience. I am travelling solo and this is my first ever pub crawl. The hosts are a lot of fun, and they make sure you’re comfortable. I was very nervous, sitting by myself at the first bar, but Mai paired me up with some people so I could socialize. By the end of the night, it seemed like everyone was friends with each other.”
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