Tokyo Hidden Izakaya and Sake Small-Group Pub Tour with Local Guide
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7 Ratings
Shibuya City
Experience Tokyo's hidden izakaya bars and sake on a small-group pub tour with a local guide. Discover the city's fun side and indulge in delicious food and drinks like a true local.
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 3 days learn more
Highlights

Your tour will take you on a very unique off-the-beaten track street-bar-hopping and izakaya experience where you will enjoy a very colorful and eye-opening local night of culture away from the commercial and mainstream pubs often frequented by tourists.

Choose the pubs you want to visit on your 2.5-hour bar hopping tour. Meet your well-known local guide at a nearby train station and make your way to the first izakaya bar for an appetizer.

After a short walk around the neighborhood you will arrive at your next izakaya. Again your guide will read the menu for you and translate to make sure you will enjoy the meal and food cultures of Tokyo. At the local izakaya, Yakitori, Okonomiyaki, Sashimi and Oden handmade dishes will satisfy your taste buds.

If the timing is right, you will head to the last izakaya bar. Even though the pub is private, your local guide can gain entrance.

At the end of your tour, your guide will help you with directions to get back to your starting location, or lead you to the nearest station.

Points of Interest

  • Shibuya City

  • Shinjuku City

  • Yotsuya 3-ChÅme Police Box

What's Included
  • Professional tour guide included
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Delve into Tokyo’s vibrant nightlife and discover hidden Izakaya pubs with a renowned local guide on your 2.5-hour tavern tour. An Izakaya is a traditional Japanese pub, favored as a casual after-work drinking spot. Take the train (at your own cost) to some of Tokyo’s finest Izakaya taverns and immerse yourself in the local lifestyle. Your guide will interpret the menus and assist you in ordering delicious food and beverages in each pub (at your own expense). This intimate tour caters to a maximum of just 12 participants for a more personalized experience. Come explore and savor Tokyo through the lens of a genuine local.

  • Minimum drinking age is 20 years
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking
  • Minimum age is 20 years.
  • Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Location
Shibuya City
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 4 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Sandrine_m
Apr 8, 2023
We were fortunate to... - We were fortunate to discover secret izakaya spots with Sarah - with pink hair 🤭! Sarah, we would like to thank you for an unforgettable experience and sharing your knowledge of Japan with us. Next time we come to Japan… we will surely be in touch if a tour is required 😉. Merci ☺️
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Mirror714
Nov 30, 2019
Amazingly friendly tour - Such a warm welcoming tour coming to Tokyo. Goto-san made sure we had a great time adapting to our search in trying the best local Japanese sake found in spots we never could have found. So many hidden treasures in Japan... and the prices were in cheap!! We didn't know what to expect but at the end of the night we were drinking without a worry and he made sure we got back safe way after our tour was finished.
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Bob
Nov 27, 2019
Exactly what we were lookin for! - GOTO rules! Our guide, Goto, was a total pro. Very responsive to our messages before the tour to confirm all the logistics. The tour itself featured fantastic food and drink, but the highlight was the company and the new Japanese friends that Goto introduced us to throughout the tour. It is obvious Goto has the ability to tailor the tour to the specific needs of any group. For us, he really highlighted some awesome and unique foods, and plenty of delightful drinks. Highly recommend!
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Jon
Oct 16, 2019
A Fine Night! - Great night at great venues with a great guide. Went to places like we were locals and were welcomed with open arms. Excellent beer, sake and food.
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Kathy
Aug 2, 2018
Easily our Best Trip while in Japan! - So you never know what you are going to get when you book one of these kinds of tours. Well... this is one of the best! Our guide Goto met us in Shibuya at the appointed time. He walked us across and down the street to our first bar and it was amazing! We let Goto choose our appetizers as the menu was all in Japanese. The first stop was yakitori. All kinds of yakitori! It was so delicious! Our next stop we had so many dishes that we would never have known to try without Goto! Sashimi, tofu, tomato! And the best Banana Plum wine! Our third and last stop was for pancakes. Not the kind you think! Pancakes of noodles! We had two different kinds and they were both delicious.We also had oysters, stingray and Japanese sausage. This was an awesome tour. Goto was so friendly and the best guide! We tried many new things and went to local places that we would never have known about. We had a great time and would do it again if we were to return! 4 of us highly recommend this tour!
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Wordnit
Jan 31, 2018
Awesome night out!! - We had an absolutely amazing night out in Shibuya with Goto! It was only my wife and I on the tour, so Goto asked if it was ok to invite his girlfriend along. Soon enough it felt more like a double date with old friends than a tour. They were both amazing and feel like we made life long friends. I really liked the fact that food and drinks was on top as it meant he didn’t go cheap on us. He took us to some really amazing izakaya’s and an amazing sake and food place. He took control of all the ordering and made sure we tried queried and wonderful things we would never have been brave enough to try on our own. It makes such a difference having a local take you to the local night spots, where you get a chance to experience the real Japan away from all the tourists. This was one of the best nights I’ve had out in Japan!
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Joe
Jan 6, 2018
Our guide Goto was great. Went to... - <p>Our guide Goto was great. Went to several spots in Shinjuku with good snacks and drinks. Basically a night out with friends but easier since he knows the favorite spots.</p>
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