Shinjuku Izakaya and Golden Gai Bar Hopping: Explore Tokyo's Vibrant Night Life
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Shinjuku City
Experience the vibrant night life of Tokyo's Shinjuku district with a bar hopping tour. Explore modern Shinjuku and the nostalgic Golden Gai area, and enjoy drinks and local cuisine along the way.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Omoide Yokocho - You will start the tour from Shinjuku west gate station on 17:00. Shinjuku is known for the biggest business and drinking town in Japan. So many business person are walking on the street.\n\nAt first you will visit Omoide Yokocho, where is traditional and local Izakaya street. There are so many restaurants and bars in narrow spaces. That street is made after WW2. So you may feel humanity. Surrounded by Japanese business person, let’s eat Yakitori, skewered chicken and beer.\n- Kabukicho - Then you move to Kabukicho, the biggest red light district and see Japanese nightlife. There are so many glittering board and neon signs on the street, We pass by Godzilla building, narrow backstreet and learn Japanese night life. After that move to local Izakaya and try fresh fish and vegetable cuisine along with ALL YOU CAN DRINK! \n- Shinjuku Golden Gai - We could visit Shinjuku Golden gai in our customized itinerary. If you want to include, please let us know.
What's Included
- Dinner with a selection of 6-8 dishes
- Includes 3 alcoholic beverages
- Guided by a local professional
- Immerse in izakaya culture
- All-you-can-drink at the second venue
What's Not Included
- Additional food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation fee to meeting point
Additional Information
Let’s enjoy the night life in the biggest business and drinking town Shinjuku!
You will see modern Shinjuku with many high buildings and neon signs and also, tiny local bars and narrow streets which make you feel like time traveling to Tokyo in the 1950s, without getting “Lost in translation”.
After meeting, we will take you to “Memory lane”, narrow streets full of small Yakitori(skewers) shops and restaurants and enjoy beer and Yakitori as our first spot.
Then, we will move to the east part of Shinjuku as most of the businessmen there do after 5PM for the night life.
We will explore around Kabukicho-area, one of the safest red-light district in the world with Robot restaurants and Godzilla head and enjoy the 2nd Izakaya. Then, move to our highlight “Golden-gai” where more than 200 tiny bars crammed into the miniature backstreets, enjoy the unique atmosphere and have the last drink there.
*This is a group tour and all type of group is welcomed including solo-traveler.
- Minimum drinking age is 20 years We will serve soft drink for person who is less than 20 years old.
- Minimum numbers apply (2 people). There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered full refund and notified 7 days in advance.
- Unfortunately, we do not accommodate vegetarian, halal, gluten-free requests, or allergy-related requests.
- Please refrain from showing up to the tour too drunk
- This tour is for international tourists, so we kindly ask Japanese individuals not to participate.
Location
Happy Lemon Shinjuku
[Meet up: 4:45pm] at Shinjuku-station West gate (ground floor) in front of Happy Lemon drink stand between Keio and Odakyu department store
※Please come here 4:45pm. We will leave here sharply at 5:00 pm
※Please be sure to arrive at the station with plenty of time to spare *Shinjuku sta. is huge.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(82 Ratings)
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W6933hpbridgetb
Apr 23, 2024
Just book it! - This was a fantastic opportunity to learn the in’s and out’s of Shinjuku - and from a Japanese perspective, not just tourist traps. If you’re lucky enough to get Hiro as your tour guide you can expect a curated tour highlighting things you’re actually interested in seeing. You’ll leave with a very full belly and a lovely buzz.
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Global30106963680
Apr 18, 2024
One of the best nights in Japan - A must for first timers to Japan. We hit many hot spots in Shinjuku. Hiro, our guide was extremely outgoing and knowledgeable. We couldn't have asked for a better guide.
I would consider doing it over again.
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Relax44284670203
Apr 16, 2024
Hiro our hero - Our guides Ash and Hiro were beyond amazing. Ash was incredible and Hiro was our hero. This experience was superb and I would highly recommend it.
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Stephaniedc1506sn
Apr 15, 2024
Highly recommend the Shinjuku bar hopping tour with Hiro! - Hiro was our tour guide for the Shinjuku bar hopping tour and we could not have asked for a better host! From the start, he was engaging, friendly and very informative- answering any questions my group and I had about Shinjuku and Japan. Try the snake sake when you go to Golden Gai! Highly recommend this tour as well as Hiro as your guide. 5/5 experience and guide!
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Resort62450912331
Apr 15, 2024
Shinjuku Golden Gai - Hiro-San was amazing and best guide for us! So sweet and knowledgable about the area! I would recommend this tour with him to everyone
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E6873wrjustineb
Apr 15, 2024
The Flavor of Shinjuku - Hiro-san was both informative and fun to talk to. I learned a lot during the tour. The food was delicious, the drinks were refreshing, and the sights were wonderful. My friends and I had great time!
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Katiesh5154cd
Apr 11, 2024
Awesome time! Highly recommend! - Hiro was an amazing guide! We had an incredible time enjoying shinjuku's bar scene on our honeymoon! So much fun!! Totally recommend!!!
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Lars_k
Apr 11, 2024
Lars and Lilli´s (Germany) great Hiro the hero experience :D. - It was great that Hiro showed us places in Shinjuku you normally not get to see as a tourist :). It was easy to communicate with him and the places he showed us had good drinks and good food. In any case a tour I can recommend for anyone who is interested in bar hopping :)
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Z660issarac
Apr 5, 2024
THE BEST TIME THANK YOU ASH!! - My boyfriend and I booked this tour for our first day in Japan and we had the best time! The food was delicious and there was all you can drink at the second bar. Our tour guide Ash was friendly, funny, and very knowledgeable about Tokyo. He even took us to sing karaoke after the tour! We met some wonderful people and made new friends on this tour. Thank you Ash for making our first day in Japan and my birthday memorable!
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Kerrie_p
Apr 11, 2024
A great experience - We were fortunate to have such a fun group of people on our bar hopping tour. Drinks were flowing and the food was quite delicious. We took one star off because Sean, our guide, was not as informative as we would have liked.
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