Tokyo Life After 5: Discover Authentic Late-Night Food and Drinking Spots in Shinjuku

Experience the vibrant nightlife of Tokyo in Shinjuku! Discover authentic late-night food and drinking spots, like local izakayas and tachinomiya bars, where you can indulge in delicious Japanese dishes and drinks.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Omoide Yokochou - I will take you to the best Izakaya (Japanese restaurants and bars) or standing bar or Chicken skewer bar which sits in Shinjuku which is such a big city. Most locals patronize these places. They serve terrifically delicious Japanese dishes washed down with beer, Japanese sake and/or other booze.
    Then we will walk you through the…
What's Included
  • Dinner
  • Three drinks included
  • Complimentary drink at first and second Izakaya
  • One drink included at the bar
Meal Options
  • Japanese style Chicken meat ball - Chicken meat ball enjoying with special dipping source.
  • Marinated Tuna - Putting in the special source for one night and you enjoy it with wasabi.
  • Horse Mackerel sashimi - Fresh and yummy sashimi of horse mackerel
  • Japanese style deep fried skewers - Osaka style deep fried skewers, such as wagyu beef, chicken, shrimp etc
Additional Information

Join me as we explore Tokyo’s finest late-night eateries and pubs! We’ll be visiting real local Japanese gastropubs (izakaya), including standing bars (tachinomiya) and chicken skewer (yakitori) bars in Shinjuku. Our journey takes us off the beaten tourist paths to spots known only to locals, where we’ll immerse ourselves in Shinjuku’s nightlife. Gain a…

Location
1-chōme-2-6 Nishishinjuku
In front of the Tajimaya coffee shop.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Roxy_t
Aug 8, 2024
Amazing Experience! - This tour was one of our highlights of our trip! Our guide, Yoshi, was nothing short of exceptional. He made the tour both fun and educational. Being able to try so many local foods and drinks was truly amazing. The tour provided us insight on what to look for in terms of restaurants and bars, which is helpful when you are visiting a country for the first time. We highly recommend this tour to anyone, especially new visitors to Tokyo. Thanks, Yoshi!
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Daryl_f
Jun 14, 2024
Great Tour. - Yoshi was awesome. Great host and great choices for food. Well worth the money. Our group was also a fun group.
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Norie_h
Jun 2, 2024
Best tour in Tokyo! - I joined this tour alone, and it was a truly unique experience that I couldn't find anywhere else. The guide had extensive knowledge of the local area and took us to hidden gems, making the whole experience incredibly enjoyable. Every place we visited had delicious food and drinks, and I fully enjoyed the nightlife atmosphere of Shinjuku! The guide was very friendly, which made it easy to connect with others on the tour, even though we had just met. I highly recommend this tour for solo travelers. There's also the opportunity to take photos at some great photo spots, allowing you to capture lasting memories. This tour is worth more than its price, and as a solo female traveler, I felt completely safe and secure throughout. Thanks to this tour, I now have wonderful memories. If you want to enjoy a bar-hopping experience in Shinjuku, I highly recommend this tour. Best guide!! Thank you!!!
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Cynthiamj1336kw
May 30, 2024
Great experience, even for a celiac! - Yoshi-san was a fantastic izakaya tour guide! He gave us some great advice about how to find great izakaya, how to avoid bad izakaya, how to order at izakaya, information on the dishes/drinks we ate, and gave us some great information about Japanese culture and food! He also noticed that my husband and I knew some basic chopstick manners and used it as an opportunity to educate us about chopstick manners! Yoshi-san was also very personable and fun to get to know! I felt very taken care of during this tour. As a celiac in Japan, eating can be a really tough challenge (I ate a lot of hard boiled eggs and fruit in Osaka). But Yoshi made sure that I had more than enough celiac-safe food to eat, and fantastic food at that! I had delicious wagyu (for a negligible extra fee), chicken meatballs (tsukune), grilled scallops, stingray fins, fried fish-wrapped cucumber, and potato wedges - all gluten free! The sake was also naturally gluten free and very smooth and fruit-forward - delicious. Finally, we went to a bar with anime-themed drinks for our last drink and Yoshi-san sang a fabulous rendition of "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi, which has been an earworm ever since, haha. Then we all sang karaoke together for a bit before saying good night. Yoshi-san left us with personal food gifts from Japan. It was a really nice touch. And he sent us all the location/food/drinks info from our night! If you're questioning whether or not you should go on this tour, do it! It'll be a great time!
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Gemmorley
Apr 5, 2024
Immerse Yourself in the Culture Through Food and Drink - Highly recommend to those wanting to immerse themselves into the Japanese culture through food and drink. Yoshi was a wonderful host and we loved the very unique experience.
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Climber552155
Apr 3, 2024
Great experience - This tour came recommended to me by a friend and I’m so glad we did it. Perfect first night in Tokyo. Yoshi was funny, kind, and informative and he went out of his was to make sure I, as a vegan, had tasty things to try. He has relationships with many bars and restaurants so it makes you feel at home in the city. Great experience!
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413brigidk
Mar 23, 2024
Highly recommend! - This tour was absolutely worth it! I wish we did it at the beginning of our trip because Yoshi taught us so much about Japanese etiquette, tips on how to find great bars or places to eat, and helpful words/phrases. The food and bar choices were great! Fun to try some traditional Japanese items.
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Angelina_d
Mar 22, 2024
Must-do experience - Thank you, Yoshi san! This was the perfect tour for the start of our trip to Japan 🥰 Special treatment in each location and great photo opportunities. We loved learning some Japanese culture tips and meeting new people from accross the world! Everyone thinking about it ...BOOK. THIS. TOUR.
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Jobv1432ss
Mar 22, 2024
A great introduction to Shinjuku food and drinks culture - Our experience with Yoshi was a ton of fun and a nice way to walk around and get to know the city. Yoshi is hilarious and gives good tips to Japanese food and drink culture as well as other recommendations for other places to go on your own time. I would recommend doing his tour early in your Tokyo visit.
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Daniellehp9285jc
Mar 20, 2024
A great night in Shinjuku - Yoshi was an amazing guide and took us places in Shinjuku that made us feel like we were drinking and eating like locals! The group was a good size of a few other tourists and Yoshi made sure to teach us all a few Japanese customs and etiquette pieces to use later on in our trip. Would recommend to anyone looking to drink and eat in Shinjuku, but not comfortable going into locations by yourself!
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From $118
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).