Tokyo Shinbashi Night Tour: Local Guide & Drinks at Snack Bars
Description
If you’re interested in meeting locals to share a drink when you travel, join our snack bar tour, and an expert guide will introduce you to two carefully selected venues where you can drink. A snack is a small and uniquely Japanese kind of bar where locals go to drink, and enjoy the company of each other. However, most snacks cater mainly to their regular customers, and can be difficult for travelers to find or even gain entrance to if you’re not a fluent local. That’s where this tour comes in! Break down barriers of language and culture, and see a side of the real Japan that most visitors miss. Take a fun quiz to deepen your understanding of Japanese drinking culture. Unlike a typical karaoke, we’ll ply you with drink then get you singing along with the whole bar! As well as visiting two snacks (with 3 drinks at each) we’ll explore the Shimbashi area a little. Stroll and explore a traditional Japanese local landmark to complete your cultural introduction to the world of the snack!
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Itinerary
・We stroll around Shimbashi. ・Shimbashi is famous for Japanese office worker's place. ・After work, we go drinking so we can drink with locals.
・We stroll around Shimbashi. ・This is famous shrine. ・You can learn how to pray.
・We go to a snack bar where you can't go by yourself. ・We give you some missions and Quizes. ・We can drink with local people.
・We go to a snack bar where you can't go by yourself. ・We give you some missions and Quizes. ・We can drink with local people. ・We can sing karaoke.
Dismiss and last mission
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Important Note: We only serve alcoholic drinks for travelers 20 years old and above. Minor travelers below 20 years old can't take part in this tour.
- Refunds are not available for cancellations due to personal reasons.
- The tour will proceed as scheduled unless canceled due to disasters or severe weather.
- If you are more than 15 minutes late without prior notice, the tour will not proceed.
- Please inform us in advance of any food allergies or dietary restrictions due to religious reasons.
- If you have any special requests, please let us know in advance, and we will accommodate them as much as possible (e.g., sensitivity to cigarette smoke).
- Some snack bars allow smoking. If you prefer a non-smoking environment, please let us know in advance.
- Snack bars are not modern bars but are in old buildings, resembling a Japanese grandmother’s home. Their nostalgic atmosphere offers warmth and genuine human connections.
- During the tour, our guide may take photos for you. We will share these photos with you as a complimentary gift the following day. Additionally, we may use some of the photos for our promotional purposes. If you prefer not to be photographed or do not wish your photos to be used, please kindly let us know in advance.
Reviews(13)
Had the absolute best night of my trip to Japan!!!!!!!! Kazuhike was the most gracriou host, rescheduling us because we got sick day of our first schedules tour. On the new day when we met him you can tell this is his passion, he is so personable and has such a big personality and he welcomes you like you are his friend. The izakaya was excellent with us getting to choose whatever drinks we wanted and the food was excellent, all the good bar foods!!!!! Then it was off to the snack bar and meeting our Mama!!!! What a wonderfully hidden little place of magic the snack bar and everyone was. It felt like we were at someone's home and drinking with singing and snacking and having a super fantastic amazing time. We will do this tour again when we come back to Tokyo it was so amazing and like I said best night of our 21 day trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for your amazing review! 🌟 We're truly honored to hear that your night with us was the highlight of your 21-day trip to Japan! It was our pleasure to reschedule and make sure you had the best experience possible. Seeing our guests enjoy and connect with the culture, food, and people is exactly why we do this. We're so happy you loved the izakaya, the drinks, the food, and of course, the magical world of snack bars! Mama and everyone at the bar will be thrilled to hear your kind words. We can't wait to welcome you back on your next trip to Tokyo—let’s make even more unforgettable memories together! 🍻✨ see you again soon! 🚀🎶
Went to two local snack bars that never would have found. Drinks and snacks were good. Karaoke with locals was a blast. Learned a few phrases to order drinks. Great first night in the city!
Thank you for joining our tour and for taking the time to leave a review. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed learning about and experiencing Japanese drinking culture. We'll continue our effort to provide the best service for our guest. We are looking forward to your next visit.
A very cool way to explore Tokyo nightlife. Snack Yokocho provides a friendly atmosphere as you visit Tokyo snack bars, and meet local people while hanging out with other foreigners. It is a cool way to have a night out while on holiday in japan and I highly recommend doing it if you get the opportunity.
Thank you for joining our tour and for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad to hear you enjoyed it. Our tour has been upgraded since your last participation, and we would love to welcome you again. Please consider joining us the next time you visit Japan for an even better experience!
Had an incredibly fun time learning about drinking culture in Japan. The bars were hand selected in advance and the host had many fun games to play along the way.
Thank you for joining our tour! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed learning about and experiencing Japanese drinking culture. We also appreciate you providing and sharing your photos from the tour. We hope to see you again on one of our future tours!
For years, as I've wandered the streets of Tokyo, I've always wondered what those tiny bars were like. Thanks to this experience I finally found out! We had a great time with Mama and her regulars couldn't have been nicer. And the Snack Yokocho staff (Nana & Kenji) were awesome!
Thank you for joining our tour and for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad to hear you enjoyed it. We hope you'll join us again if you have the chance!
It was informative and fun. We learned a few things about Japan's history, language and culture. At the same time it was fun because there were games and quizzes. It was like a "how to be a japanese local after work hours 101". It really is worth it to have Kazu to show you the bars where the locals go to. They showed us how to ask for beer like a japanese local. We then became friends with the locals in all the bars we went to. It's also like having a personal interpreter. We got to have conversations with the locals that never could have happened because of the language barrier. It was definitely a core memory for me and my friends. It was Tanoshii!! Thank you Snack Yokocho!! we miss japan so bad!! <3
Thank you for sharing your review with us. We appreciate you taking the time to write such a detailed and clear account of your experience. We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed it and were satisfied with our service. We'll continue to strive to provide even better experiences in the future. Thank you for participating in our tour, and we look forward to seeing you again.
Had so much fun popping around the Shinbashi neighborhood with the tour guide Kazu!! Snack bars were cozy and Mama was so nice. Highly recommend this to discover and enjoy hidden bars in Japan. 日本人でも1人では入りにくい印象をスナックに持っていましたが、ツアーで初めて実際に体験しました。イメージ通りのスナックと、ママとの楽しい時間を過ごすことができました！また別のスナックツアーに参加して紹介してもらいたいです！
Thank you very much for joining to the Snacktour. We are delighted that you had fun with our service. We'll continue our effort to provide the best service for our guest. We are looking forward to your next visit.
I am a solo traveller and enjoy exploring new places on my own but when i saw the instagram Account about the snack tour, i got curious and booked it right away. We were a group of 4 (mostly solo travellers) and the 2 guides, made it a perfect companions. We drank, ate Snacks, which were served by the Mamas, sang karaoke with the regulars in the snack Bar. We had so much fun, we went to another place all together after the tour and even booked a second tour all together for another area 2 days later 😁 A must do in Japan!! I can't believe we don't have it in other contries
Thank you very much for taking our tour. We are glad that you had fun. I feel that even if the solo traveller join our tour, everyone enjoy the program. You can also enjoy with other guests. Our warm hospitality awaits your return sometimes soon.
The experience was incredible and d the staff showed us an unique side of Tokyo that tourist don’t see often I recommend to anyone
Thank you very much for joining our tour. We are delighted that you were impressed with our service. We will continue our effort to provide the best service for our guests. We are very much looking forward to seeing you again.
Perfect way to get in touch with locals and their (drinking) culture. I had so much fun with my lovely tourmates and the guides were the best. we played games, we had drinks and homemade Snacks in the tiny bars and of course, sang karaoke. Would always recommend!
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. Your kind words encourage us greatly.We hope to see you again.
