Tokyo Bar Hopping Night Tour in Shinjuku: Discover Hidden Food Alleys and Local Pubs

Experience the vibrant nightlife of Tokyo on a bar hopping night tour in Shinjuku. Discover hidden food alleys, local pubs, and immerse yourself in Japanese drinking culture. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Black pillar of Kyu-Ome-kaido - We will right in front of the Black pillar (Next to Uniqlo Shinjuku Nishiguchi shop)

  • Omoide Yokocho - We’ll be visiting a Izakaya in Omoide Yokocho

  • Kabukicho District - We’ll be hop on to a izakaya bar in Kabukicho area.

  • Godzilla Head - Godzilla head

  • Shinjuku Golden Gai - Visit a bar in Golden Gai.

Depending on the day and availability we might visit a sake bar instead of going to Golden Gai.

What's Included
  • Hopping 3 local izakaya bars with a local guide
  • All-you-can-drink at the second bar
  • Full Dinner: 3-4 local dishes (you can choose from our menu)
  • 2 drinks at the first bar (You can choose from our selections in the tour.)
  • Photos during the tour (We’ll send you after the tour)
  • One drink at the last bar(You can choose from our selections in the tour.)
Additional Information

⚫︎Discover the Hidden Food Alleys and Bars in Shinjuku-
Our tour guide will take you around the lively food alley in Shinjuku, one of the biggest nightlife districts in Tokyo. Small traditional izakaya bars and food stalls grill fresh chickens, seafoods, and vegetables.

⚫︎Pub Crawl through More Local Bars in Kabukicho-
After visiting the first bar, we’ll be hopping to 2 more bars in Kabukicho and Shinjuku 3-chome areas. These izakaya bars in nightlife district also get pretty crowded with local office workers, drinking with their co-workers after work at the tiny bars there at night.

⚫︎Immerse Yourself in Japanese Drinking Culture at Night in Tokyo!-
Expect a Lot of Interactions with Locals in our Small-group Pub Crawl Night Tour!

⚫︎Magical Trip is a local tour operator with the TripAdvisor certificate of excellence that offers various types of small-group tours throughout Japan! Check out our TripAdvisor Page for more tours and our reviews!

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Minimum age is 15 years but only those who are 20 years or older can drink alcohol.
  • The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
  • Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to MagicalTrip. Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.
  • Summer in Japan is very hot and humid, so we recommend that you bring water and wear a hat to prevent heat stroke.
Location
1-chōme-2-8 Nishishinjuku
In front of Black pillar (Next to Uniqlo Shinjuku Nishiguchi shop) Your guide will be holding a red/orange sign saying "Magical Trip"
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Tony_s
Aug 2, 2024
Great intro tour to Shinjuku - Excellent tour with a fun guide in Kuwa-San. Learned a lot about how locals live while enjoying some bars I would never have found by myself. Really enjoyed and highly recommend.
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Gayle_e
Aug 1, 2024
Fun Introduction to Shinjuku - We joined this tour our first night in Tokyo - what a great introduction to Shinjuku and so much fun. Meg was an excellent guide, knowledgeable and friendly. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Heathersutton
Aug 1, 2024
Book this tour, especially in peak season - Based on all the awesome reviews, my husband and I decided to book this tour. We imagined a large group of people out bar hopping together, but as it turned out, it was only our tour guide, Naruto, and us because the other party canceled. Nevertheless, we had an amazing time with Naruto. He shared so much with us about what it’s like living in Tokyo as a native and as someone who has lived and traveled outside of Japan. We explored three parts of Shinjuku: the little restaurant block, the little bar alleys, and even the red-light district. In the end, we ended up in a karaoke bar where the three of us sang songs for the bartenders. It was a hoot! Naruto was a 10/10. The tour itself could have been more interesting if we had actually gone into some of the little bars when they were open. I also personally would have liked more variety in the drink selection — every place only had plum wine, beer, highballs, and sake. Lastly, I think the experience would be way better with a full group of people, and I imagine it’s best to book this tour during a peak tourist season. We booked during the hottest time of the year, so that’s on us, haha! Overall, though, we’d definitely book this again if we had the chance.
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Georgepa5230vp
Aug 1, 2024
Great experience - Very enjoyable tour with a friendly group. We had a nice selection of locations and we all got along well. The food and rink were quite group and I liked the mix of selections. Would recommend.
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Z4846qfphilipps
Aug 1, 2024
Awesome bar hopping tour - Great tour! Tadashi and Kazuki were very friendly and knowledgeable! The food was tasty and the drinks were plentiful!
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S8671nsglenb
Aug 1, 2024
Great night! Awesome food and drink as expected!! - A great and very knowledgeable tour guide, shiina knew her around the area very well and even the drinking spots were very cool. We had a great night and would definitely do it again. Oh food was awesome!
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103wiliams
Aug 1, 2024
Best tour guide - The tour was outstanding. Ichi was a pleasant and entertaining man. A real down to earth and fun tour guide. Great experience.
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Puffinphilly
Jul 31, 2024
Shinjuku refreshment tour - A wonderful night bar hopping in Shinjuku with our excellent guide Amy. There were 7 of us plus Amy. They were very nice people. we stopped at 2 bars sampling the local drinks and beer and trying some local food. Amy gave us a wealth of info whilst we were walking through the busy streets of Shinjuku. We ended up going up taking a lift up a few floors to sample some Saki. Amy then gave us info if we wanted to go anywhere on our own or make our way back to Shinjuku station. A great night. Recommended.
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Gaylemama
Jul 30, 2024
Fun introduction to Shinjuku - We did this tour our first night in Tokyo - such a fun way to start our trip and learn about izakaya culture. Meg was an awesome guide - very friendly and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend this tour!
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Bradmiro
Jul 30, 2024
Awesome experience!! - The experience from start to finish was so much fun! Meg was an amazing guide and introduced us to some amazingjapanese liquor and sake. I did this tour as a solo traveler and met a bunch of amazing people on the tour. Would absolutely recommend it for solo travelers and groups
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