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Shinjuku Izakaya and Golden Gai Bar Hopping Tour
About This Tour
This tour combines three of Shinjuku’s most fascinating nightlife areas—Omoide Yokocho, Golden Gai, and Kabukicho—all in one evening with a local guide.
In Omoide Yokocho and Golden Gai, many bars are extremely small, hidden, and not always easy to enter without local knowledge. Some places may feel intimidating or confusing for first-time visitors due to their atmosphere or unspoken rules. Having a local guide makes the experience much more comfortable, as they know which bars welcome guests and how to enter and order smoothly.
The tour also includes a walk through Kabukicho’s neon-lit streets, where your guide explains the area’s history and culture while helping you explore safely and confidently. By combining hidden bars, unique micro-bars, and a guided walk through Tokyo’s most energetic entertainment district, this tour offers a Shinjuku nightlife experience that’s hard to enjoy on your own.
*This is a group tour and all type of group is welcomed including solo-traveler.
In Omoide Yokocho and Golden Gai, many bars are extremely small, hidden, and not always easy to enter without local knowledge. Some places may feel intimidating or confusing for first-time visitors due to their atmosphere or unspoken rules. Having a local guide makes the experience much more comfortable, as they know which bars welcome guests and how to enter and order smoothly.
The tour also includes a walk through Kabukicho’s neon-lit streets, where your guide explains the area’s history and culture while helping you explore safely and confidently. By combining hidden bars, unique micro-bars, and a guided walk through Tokyo’s most energetic entertainment district, this tour offers a Shinjuku nightlife experience that’s hard to enjoy on your own.
*This is a group tour and all type of group is welcomed including solo-traveler.
What's Included
✓ Included
- Dinner
- Experience izakaya culture and drink like the locals do
- Local and professional guide
Itinerary
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Shinjuku is known for the biggest business and drinking town in Japan. So many business person are walking on the street.
At first you will visit Omoide Yokocho, where is traditional and local Izakaya street. There are so many restaurants and bars in narrow spaces. That street is made after WW2. So you may feel humanity. Surrounded by Japanese business person, let's eat Yakitori, skewered chicken and beer.
At first you will visit Omoide Yokocho, where is traditional and local Izakaya street. There are so many restaurants and bars in narrow spaces. That street is made after WW2. So you may feel humanity. Surrounded by Japanese business person, let's eat Yakitori, skewered chicken and beer.
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Then you move to Kabukicho, the biggest red light district and see Japanese nightlife. There are so many glittering board and neon signs on the street, We pass by Godzilla building, narrow backstreet and learn Japanese night life. After that move to local Izakaya and try fresh fish and vegetable cuisine along with ALL YOU CAN DRINK!
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We could visit Shinjuku Golden gai in our customized itinerary. If you want to include, please let us know.
Good to Know
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum drinking age is 20 years We will serve soft drink for person who is less than 20 years old.
- Unfortunately, we do not accommodate vegetarian, halal, gluten-free requests, or allergy-related requests.
- Please refrain from showing up to the tour too drunk
- This tour is for international tourists, so we kindly ask Japanese individuals not to participate.
- Services not listed (For example : Additional food and drinks, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation fee to meeting point) are not included in the tour.