13 Nightlife Experiences in Japan to Build a Day Around

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.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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3.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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4.Pub Crawl and Bar Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 951 reviews · 5 hours · from $27

Tokyo pub crawl through Roppongi bars and a club, with free shots, games, drink discounts, photos, and an international crowd.

“Great pub crawl where they definitely try to get you drunk.”

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5.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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6.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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7.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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8.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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9.Guided Pub Crawl

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 331 reviews · 5 hours · from $23

Explore Osaka nightlife on a five-hour pub crawl with free shots, drink discounts, games, three bars, and a late-night club finish.

“Tony and B were amazing. They went out of their way to make sure we found what we were looking for. They also know how to get people to mingle!”

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10.Osaka Pub Crawl and Nightlife Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 293 reviews · from $23

Review of Osaka’s 4.5-hour pub crawl, with welcome shots, local bars, drink discounts, party games, and a nightclub finish.

“Amazing time! We went to multiple bars as a pre game and got to meet so many people while having some drinks”

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11.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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12.Shinjuku Nightlife & Secret Backstreets Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 229 reviews · 1h 30m · from $22

Explore Shinjuku after dark, from Omoide Yokocho and Kabukicho to Golden Gai and Hanazono Shrine, with local food and nightlife tips.

“Really great tour around Shinjuku with information and recommendations that are almost impossible to find yourself. Mao and Mena did a fantastic job!”

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13.3Hour Osaka Pub Crawl Bar Hopping Nightlife Guided Tour in Namba

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

Explore Osaka nightlife on a three-hour Namba pub crawl with local bars, okonomiyaki, free shots, DJs, and an international group.

“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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