The 15 Best Izakaya & 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 nightlife through three izakaya stops, local dishes, all-you-can-drink options, and backstreet guidance in a small group.

“We booked this trip with Nao who was an amazing tour guide. He was very friendly and gave us amazing recommendations from food, to places to go, and other activities. He was also very informative about the history of all the areas and places we visited. The food and drinks we had were delicious as well!!”

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2.Best of Shinjuku: Izakaya Food Tour (4 Stops, 14+ Tastings)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,863 reviews · from $92

Explore Shinjuku after dark with 14-plus izakaya tastings, three drinks, and a local guide through Kabukicho, Golden Gai, and Omoide Yokocho.

“Selection of restaurants were varied and places I would not have thought to visit. The food in each was fabulous I’ll definitely go back. Our guide Yusuke was very knowledgeable and friendly making the experience exceptional”

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3.Shinjuku Local Bar and Izakaya Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,794 reviews · 3 hours · from $34

Explore Shinjuku’s izakayas, Golden Gai bars, sake, karaoke, and local nightlife with an English-speaking guide for $34.

“A great experience to experiment going out like a local . Toshi is great your guide that went with us in 3 nice places . I totally recommend!”

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

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

Explore Shibuya after dark with a local guide, small izakayas, Japanese food, multiple drinks, and all-you-can-drink time in a group of eight or fewer.

“Naoki was awesome! He took us to amazing local bars in Shibuya with great food and drinks. Super fun night with lots of variety. Highly recommend this tour for a true local experience!”

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

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

Explore Namba after dark with a local guide, three izakaya stops, Osaka food, Japanese drinks, hidden alleys, and optional karaoke.

“Fabulous guide..we meet great people from other countries. Mimi was very friendly and took us to 3 great places.”

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6.Shinjuku Local Bar & Izakaya Crawl Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 890 reviews · from $39

Explore Shinjuku nightlife with a local guide, izakaya food, sake, Golden Gai bars, and possible karaoke in a small group.

“Great tour to drive into the nightlife and enjoy food and drinks in good company while learning something about the local culture”

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7.Izakaya Bars Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 815 reviews · 3 hours · from $25

Explore Kyoto’s Kawaramachi and Kiyamachi nightlife with a local guide, tasting izakaya food, sake, beer, and cocktails for $25.

“Great tour and guide, the cherry on top is that it finishes up at a very nice whiskey bar 😌”

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8.Kyoto Bar Hopping Night Tour

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

Explore Kyoto’s Pontocho backstreets with a local guide, three izakayas, dinner-sized dishes, Kyoto sake, and three drinks.

“This tour was so much fun! Our tour guide Josh was hilarious whilst informative and engaging. Food was very good, drinks better albeit dangerous ;) Josh told us a lot about Japan, Japanese people and how they view food and drink, GeikRead more”

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

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

Explore Shinjuku’s izakaya alleys with a local guide, dinner, three bars, and included drinks on a lively three-hour Tokyo night tour.

“Absolutely awesome experience! Our guide Uma was super friendly and knowledgeable, she was so helpful with all of our questions. The food and drinks were amazing, plenty of both and well worth the price :) I would highly recommend this experience!”

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10.Izakaya Bars Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 385 reviews · 3 hours · from $19Best value

Explore Osaka’s Dotonbori and Uranamba izakayas with a local guide, tasting sake, beer, spirits, food, and karaoke for $19 plus drinks.

“it was a nice tour. we had a-lot of fun. Yui the tourguide was real nice and takes time to explane the things we did. overall it was a real good and fun trip. 👍👍”

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11.Local Bar & Izakaya Crawl

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 354 reviews · 3 hours · from $29

Explore Shibuya’s local izakayas, sake bars, and karaoke spots with an English-speaking guide on this social three-hour night out.

“Great tour, met some great people and the host Timomi was great!! She was super friendly and informative and taught us loads about Japanese drinking culture and traditions.”

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12.Hiroshima Izakaya Food and Drink Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 297 reviews · from $110

Explore Hiroshima’s nightlife with local guides, Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, sake, and two intimate izakayas in a small evening group.

“What a fun night in Hiroshima! Meet great people. Had a lot of great food and drinks. Highly recommend.”

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13.Afternoon Japanese Izakaya Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 241 reviews · 3 hours · from $67

Learn six practical Japanese izakaya dishes in Kyoto with English-speaking chefs, hands-on cooking, shared meals, and recipes to take home.

“An absolutely brilliant and wonderfully orchestrated experience!!! Best cooking class ever!”

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14.Sapporo Bar Hopping Food Tour

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

Explore Sapporo’s izakayas, local dishes, ramen, and parfaits with a guide who handles translation during a three-hour night tour.

“Our Guide was incredible and her attention to detail helped us understand more about Hokkaido. Along with providing some history about this prefecture, she was very helpful with translating to English. K's command of both languages made it possible to enjoy the evening without confusion. Highly recommended if you want to experience the night life of Sapporo.”

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15.The Best of Izakaya in Shinjuku Food & Cultural Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 221 reviews · 3 hours · from $129

Taste 14+ Japanese dishes, sake, and local izakaya favorites while exploring Golden Gai, Omoide Yokocho, and Kabukicho in Shinjuku.

“Excellent guide. Delicious food stops with big portions rather than small snacks. Wide selection of drinks at first stop and then at second stop had a sake tasting with the beautifully prepared foods. Our guide, Chir, was very personable. Enjoyed being with her.”

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