12 Bar Hopping and Izakaya Tours in Tokyo to Plan 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’s Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai with drinks, dinner, and a local guide in a small group.

“We enjoyed our tour, but it would have been more fun I think if we'd had a bigger group. There were 4 participants, and my family was 3 of those! I'm not sure it made it too much fun for the one other person either. Also, while we very much enjoyed meeting our guide and spending time with her, she admitted she was young and not really a drinker, which I think had something to do with us not actually drinking much on the tour. At least, not the drinking one expected on a something called a "drinking tour." We did feel we got plenty of food, which was nice…”

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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+ izakaya tastings, three drinks, four stops, and a local guide in a small group.

“A friend suggested we do a food tour early on our Japanese holiday. This was an awesome suggestion and so pleased I chose Viator. The communication before the tour was excellent and we were matched with a wonderful, knowledgeable guide in Chizuru. She was so kind and patient and took us to 4 amazing locations explaining the food and culture along the way. It was our first day in Japan and was an excellent way to start our holiday.”

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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 Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai with a local guide, then share sake, izakaya food, and karaoke.

“Nao was an amazing tour guide. Super friendly, fun and inclusive. She made it the best night ever in Tokyo. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone who wants to experience Japanese night life!”

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

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

Review of Shibuya Meltdown, a small-group Tokyo bar crawl with izakaya food, all-you-can-drink options, local guides, and karaoke.

“Saki was a great guide and knew English well. It was a smaller group but enjoyable. I recommend if you have a free night”

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5.Pub Crawl and Bar Tour

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

Tokyo pub crawl through Roppongi bars and clubs with free shots, games, drink discounts, local guides, and a late-night dance finish.

“Excellent night, be prepared to drink Bonnie from Perth if you see this hit me up on IG @jakeasteele”

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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 karaoke on this friendly three-hour crawl.

“Fantastic! So much fun! Great host (Kota) and great group of people from around the world. Would definitely recommend!”

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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 Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai with dinner, local guides, and included drinks on a three-hour izakaya tour.

“Yuma did a great job helping us navigate through each location while giving us amazing facts about the city. Would definitely book again!”

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8.Shibuya: 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 crawl.

“Solid. Tried various food, had various sake, sang karaoke and met cool people. Good time. Asato was a good guide.”

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9.Shinjuku Golden Gai Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 245 reviews · from $217

Explore Shinjuku’s Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai with four food stops, two drinks, local stories, and karaoke options.

“Alex was a fabulous guide, and all four of us thoroughly enjoyed the entire evening. He was friendly and engaging and very knowledgeable. He shared lots of great cultural insights along the way. This tour was about so much more than just delicious food and gave us insight into an area we most likely would not have visited on our own. Thank you, Alex!”

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10.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.

“It was very funny but also educational about the history of sumo”

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11.Shibuya Local Bar & Izakaya Crawl Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 218 reviews · from $39

Review of Tokyo’s Shibuya izakaya crawl: local bars, sake, karaoke, guide quality, costs, timing, meeting point, and who should book.

“What a great time! Highly recommend. Our guide Sora did well guiding us to different bars. Would definitely recommend”

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12.Shibuya Meltdown Night Tour: All-You-Can-Drink Bar Hopping

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 183 reviews · 3 hours · from $103

Review of Shibuya Meltdown Night Tour, a three-hour izakaya crawl with Japanese food, sake, local bars, and all-you-can-drink.

“This tour was one of the highlights of my shibuya trip. The tour guide made sure everyone had a good time and enjoyed a tiny bit of the shibuyan night time scene. Totally recommended.”

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