Tokyo · NIGHTLIFE
Good nightlife tours book out well ahead in cherry season and over the New Year break. The 15 best sit below, priced and timed, with a line on who each suits.
Explore three Shinjuku izakayas with drinks, dinner, and a local guide through Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai.
“We booked this trip with Nao who was an amazing tour guide. He was very friendly and gave us amazing recommendations from food, to places to go, and other activities. He was also very informative about the history of all the areas and places we visited. The food and drinks we had were delicious as well!!”
Bar-hop through Shibuya’s tiny izakayas with a local guide, Japanese beer, beef, sake, karaoke, and all-you-can-drink time.
“It was a lot of fun, great section of Tokyo to visit and the itinerary was perfect because KC took us to three places we never would have found on our own”
Review of Tokyo’s $27 Roppongi pub crawl, with local bars, free shots, games, drink discounts, and a club finish until 5 AM.
“Awesome party😎😎 Very cool and the guides are awesome!! Recommend to any young people travelling tokyo😎”
Explore Shinjuku’s izakaya backstreets with dinner, local drinks, three bars, and an all-you-can-drink stop led by an English-speaking guide.
“Ichan was a very knowledgeable guide who put us through a well-strucyed to7r of Shinjuku's bars.”
Explore Shinjuku after dark, from Omoide Yokocho and Golden Gai to shrines, secret lanes, local food tips, and Kabukicho nightlife.
“Loved it. So much fun and opened up a whole world to us. Noa and Sakura were epic.”
Explore Shibuya nightlife on a three-hour pub crawl with free shots, local DJs, sake bars, and a small group capped at 15.
“Met up in a small bar. Advised we needed to buy a drink on entry at each place. Free drinks came out of a bottle from hosts bag. Drinks should come from the bar. Not very well organised”
Explore Shinjuku nightlife with local bars, five Japanese dishes, four sake tastings, and guides who know the neighborhood.
“We really enjoyed this tour - Haru took us to some great pubs we wouldn’t have otherwise found, in a neighborhood that we found to be confusing to navigate on our own.”
Explore Shibuya after dark with three izakaya stops, Japanese food, sake, karaoke, and all-you-can-drink bar hopping in a small group.
“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.”
Explore Shinjuku by night with a local guide, three izakayas, sushi, sake, karaoke, Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai.
“Miko was excellent! We visited three different restaurants—the first had really good sushi, and the second was amazing. We also had a sake-tasting experience where Miko explained the differences between each type of sake. I don’t think we would have found this place on our own. Lastly, we went to a little hidden-away karaoke bar and met some new people. Overall, it was a great experience with Miko!”
Explore Shinjuku after dark with three drinks, Japanese snacks, Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai in a small English-led group.
“Tour was with full of suprises and informative . Sean (the guide ) was great .”
A friendly guide to Tokyo for first-timers — written by someone who remembers exactly what it felt like to walk out of Shinjuku Station for the first time.