The 15 Best Bar Hopping Tours in Japan

1.Tokyo Bar Hopping Tour in Shinjuku (All-You-Can-Drink + Dinner)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,587 reviews · from $106Our pick

Explore Shinjuku’s Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai with local guides, Japanese food, included drinks, and a small group.

“We did this experience for my birthday on a Friday night. It was great to have Yohei with us to show us around a busy and lively Shinjuku and the 3 spots we were at were awesome. Highly recommended if you want to experience Shinjuku nightlife but don't know where to start!”

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2.Shibuya Meltdown Nightlife Tour: All-You-Can-Drink Bar Hopping

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,058 reviews · from $106

Explore Shibuya’s small izakayas, local food, Japanese drinks, and karaoke on a 3.5-hour guided night tour for up to eight people.

“Awesome. Our guide Sho, was wonderful. It was terrific to see all the tiny bars etc that as a tourist, we probably wouldnt have ever found”

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3.Osaka Bar Hopping Night Walking Tour in Namba (3 bars, 6 tastes)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 958 reviews · from $98

Explore Namba’s izakaya alleys on a small-group Osaka bar crawl with local food, drinks, Hozenji Temple, and nightlife tips.

“Our tour was brilliant! Even though there weren't many of us, we had such a great night going from bar to bar and exchanging stories. Met some really amazing people. Our guide Mari was awesome. So kind, funny and knowledgeable.”

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4.Kyoto Bar Hopping Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 613 reviews · from $105

Kyoto bar hopping through Pontocho and Gion with local izakaya food, sake, beer, three drinks, and a small group guide.

“Had a wonderful time with our guide walking along some of the small streets in the Gion area. The bars weren’t touristy, which is a plus in my mind, and there were plenty of options of food and drinks to select from.”

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5.Shinjuku Bar Hopping with All-You-Can-Drink & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 440 reviews · 3 hours · from $108

Explore Shinjuku’s izakaya bars with dinner, local drinks, an all-you-can-drink stop, and a friendly English-speaking guide.

“This was an outstanding experience. Lila was an amazing guide and delivered on taking us to places we’d likely never otherwise find. We had great group synergy and of course the food and drinks were amazing. After the tour finished, we all stayed out and kept chatting because the vibes were great. Overall a highlight of our trip to Japan and a very memorable experience.”

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6.Sapporo Bar Hopping Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 232 reviews · from $108

Explore Sapporo’s night food scene with three local izakayas, Hokkaido dishes, drinks, photos, and a guide for $108.11.

“The guide (ayumi) is great! She's friendly and she makes a point to find out what you will like to eat. The first restaurant has this option of "drink all you can" within 45mins! It's great if you love drinking!! The food is great too Ended off with dessert. Totally worth going for!”

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7.Shinjuku Local Bar Hopping Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 186 reviews · from $118

Explore Shinjuku nightlife with local bars, five Japanese dishes, eight drinks, sake tastings, and a small-group guide.

“We really enjoyed this tour - Haru took us to some great pubs we wouldn’t have otherwise found, in a neighborhood that we found to be confusing to navigate on our own.”

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8.Shibuya Meltdown Night Tour: All-You-Can-Drink Bar Hopping

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 183 reviews · 3 hours · from $103

Review of Shibuya Meltdown Night Tour, with izakaya food, unlimited drinks, local guides, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Great night out with a fantastic group of people. Loved the Sake bar and karaoke. Ko was a great guide and also has an awesome voice. Would definitely recommend.”

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9.Shinjuku Izakaya and Golden Gai Bar Hopping Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 147 reviews · from $99

Review of Shinjuku’s izakaya and Golden Gai bar tour, with yakitori, sake, neon streets, nomihodai, pricing, tips, and drawbacks.

“From initial meeting with our tour guide Ryota, we knew right away we would have a great time. He was friendly and knowledgeable about the area and introduced us to some awesome food and izakaya bars. We learned about different popular drinks and foods popular to the Tokyo area . His bubbly personality made it hard to part the night with after our tour and he invited us to after drinks at a last local izakaya that we definitely would have never found on our own. Ryota made our adventures feel safe and comfortable and knew we were in great care on this tour. Definitely recommend this tour if you…”

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10.Shinjuku Bar Hopping & Night Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 137 reviews · 3 hours · from $30Best value

Explore Shinjuku after dark with three izakayas, sake, sushi, karaoke, and local stories for $30, with food and drinks paid separately.

“Our guide was excellent and very friendly. He was very knowledgeable about the city and told us about Japanese culture in the context of our tour. He went above and beyond what we were expecting. We were lucky enough to book on a day where we were the only guests so we were able to talk with the guide a lot. I would hope to get this guide again when booking through his company.”

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11.3Hour Osaka Pub Crawl Bar Hopping Nightlife Guided Tour in Namba

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · from $46

Review of Osaka’s Namba pub crawl, with local bars, free shots, group size, costs, itinerary details, and practical booking advice.

“The tour guide was cool. She was very friendly and helpful. The tour itself was very expensive for what was provided. The drinks aren’t provided so you pretty much paid $70+ to just mingle with each other.”

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12.Bar-Hopping Night Tour in Namba

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 117 reviews · 3 hours · from $112

Explore Osaka’s Namba nightlife with three local izakaya, six tastings, drinks, Hozenji Temple, and a small English-speaking group.

“The best food tour ever. Thomas was a great guide, took us places I would never have done by myself and choose dishes I would never have ordered myself. If I would give six stars if it was possible and would definitely do it again next time I come to Osaka 👍👍👍👍👍👍”

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13.Shinjuku Izakaya and Golden Gai Bar Hopping Tour (2h)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 67 reviews · 2 hours · from $96

Explore Shinjuku nightlife with a local guide, tasting izakaya dishes, drinks, Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai.

“Thanks for a fantastic night - excellent tour guide and an awesome group of people. I can’t recommend this tour highly enough :-)”

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14.[Private]Shinjuku Golden Gai Bar Hopping w/ Japanese Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $85

Explore Shinjuku’s Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai with a private local guide, drinks and snacks paid separately.

“Golden Gai and the bars themselves were very cool and fun to see, but our guide Yoko was very quiet and disinterested. While it was very convenient to have someone with us who could translate, he made it feel more awkward to have him thRead more”

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15.Private Bar Hopping

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $35

Review of Shinjuku private bar hopping, with local izakayas, Japanese lessons, skyline views, Golden Gai, karaoke, and practical costs.

“Yohei is an amazing guide, we had an excellent time! He is a great teacher and makes learning fun while you explore Tokyo. He made sure to take us places were weren't already going to visit. You get to explore parts of Tokyo you could easily miss but you will be happy you went. I highly recommend taking a tour with Yohei!!!”

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