Nagano Nightlife: Hidden Bars and Izakayas

Join our Izakaya Food Night Tour in Nagano to experience local cuisine and nightlife. Enjoy more than 5 dishes, drinks, and visits to hidden bars with knowledgeable guides.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nagano Station - Meet you in front of Starbucks at Nagano station.
  • 権堂町 - After meeting your guide, we will visit the 1st Izakaya(Japanese pub) to have some dishes and a drink
  • 権堂町 - Then, we will visit the 2nd Izakaya to have another dishes and a drink
  • Gondo Shopping Street - We will go to the 3rd food stop to have noodles(such as…
What's Included
  • Local expert, personable English-speaking guides
  • Visit 2 or 3 food stops and have More than 5 dishes + Noodles(such as Soba)
  • Hidden bar and introductions
  • 2 alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks
  • Photography Tour *Photos will be sent to you after the tour
What's Not Included
  • Extra drinks and food (available to purchase)
  • Meal for infant
  • Transportation fee to meeting point
Additional Information

Join our tour for an evening that makes you feel like a local. Unlike Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, discovering where the locals dine and drink in Nagano can be quite challenging. Our knowledgeable local guides will lead you to charming Izakayas and hidden bars, including Jazz and Whiskey bars in Nagano city, where you can relax and enjoy your drinks to keep…

Location
Starbucks Coffee - MIDORI Nagano
The guide will meet you infront of Starbucks at Nagano station.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Thebusseisloose
Feb 6, 2025
Izakaya Food Tour - Masa was an excellent tour guide. He brought us to three delicious, hole in the wall restaurants that cater mostly to locals. It was a filling, fun and informative experience!
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Bens464
Feb 5, 2025
Highly recommended food tour around Nagano! - This experience was well worth it! Our guide Masa was an absolute legend, very personable and made for great conversation along with our fellow tour attendees Emily and Chris. We visited some really genuine local Nagano restaurants, ate amazing food at each stop, and had plenty of great conversations. We would highly recommend this tour for anyone, but especially first-timers in Nagano. We finished the night not only with full tummies, but fulfilled with a wonderful vibe experiencing magical Nagano with a top notch local guide. 10/10!
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Gregory_c
Jan 13, 2025
Enjoyable Food Tour! - Very tasty and memorable selection of dining experiences - one of our favorite food tours. Thank you so much Masa! A pleasure to meet you and we'll certainly reach out on future trips to the area.
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O5302otjohnnyw
Jan 8, 2025
Excellent food tour! - We did the izakaya food tour with Masa and it’s one of the best things we did on our trip. Masa brought us to some great local izakayas that we wouldn’t have ever found or gone to ourselves. He was super informative; explaining all the different dishes not just from Nagano but all around the country. He was also great to answer questions or queries on Japan and just to have a nice chat. Would definitely recommend!
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Trurina_c
Dec 25, 2024
A delightful experience! - What a wonderful tour! Different experiences! Robin was the tour guide… he was amazing! He explained the dishes and the nuances! Would certainly recommend him!
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Sunshine67526943460
Dec 6, 2024
Expectation exceeded - What an amazing tour! The guide Musa was very friendly and easygoing. He took us to restaurants that I would never find myself and the food was delicious. The local specialty soba was awesome, but I personally love the yakitori and tsukune better, the combination of the delicious sauce and juicy meat were just perfect. Will definitely book again when I have the chance in future.
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Sunshine15970505564
Nov 29, 2024
Wonderful food tour in Nagano - This was a wonderful tour around Nagano's izakayas! Masa knew all the places to go including a soba noodle shop that has been ran by the same lady for over 50 years! Masa was lovely to spend time with and easy to talk to. He's very knowledgeable about the local area but also gave recommendations throughout Japan. If you get the opportunity I would do any tour that masa offers as he is a great entertainer and fun to spend time with! Highly recommend!
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Jonathan_s
Aug 26, 2024
A great way to spend the evening. - We enjoyed the evening exploring some fun locations. Great food and background stories on the area. Highly recommended.
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Mandy
Jul 18, 2024
Wonderful food tour - Our guide Masa was wonderful! He took us to places we wouldn’t have found on our own and the food was delicious. It was a delightful evening.
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Shingwai_y
Jun 30, 2024
Great Foodie Adventure - We were with Masa earlier for the cultural walking tour and had the greatest privilege of having him bring us around Nagano at night for a food and Sake feast. He brought us to several places including BBQ skewers in a Japanese Pub. handmade Soba. and finally Gyoza (Fried Dumplings) and FriedChicken Wings. Great food and great company. Highly recommended.
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