Tokyo Night bar tours take you into the small bars, taverns and clubs you might pass by on your own. What changes is what the fare pays for: dinner and drinks, shots and a club, or the first round only.
Three hours in Ueno's lanes with the drinks and dinner in the fare: a standing bar, a tavern with sashimi and skewers, then ramen. The guide orders and translates, and you keep the little porcelain cup.
From $107 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Friday and Saturday from 8:00pm at a Roppongi bar: a welcome shot at every stop, drink discounts, games, and free entry to the last club. Arrive by 7:30pm, bring photo ID, and leave the flip-flops at home.
From $24 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
A private night planned around what you ask for, with bookings made ahead. The first round and two dishes are paid; from the second bar on, you cover the bill and the guide's share. It ends at 11:00pm.
From $84 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Local university students take your group round Kabukicho and the lanes by the tracks, then to karaoke and bars for as long as you book, from two hours to eight. You buy your own drinks.
From $42 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Three hours in Ueno: a standing bar, a tavern and ramen, with alcohol at each stop and a guide who orders for you, for $107.26 a person.
See this tourIt is an evening in Tokyo's bars with someone who knows them. The bars are small: standing bars, taverns and rooms with a counter and a few stools, many of them easier with someone who orders in Japanese. Your guide gets you in, orders, translates and moves you on.
The tours split on what the fare pays for. On the Ueno crawl it pays for dinner and drinks. On the pub crawl it pays for shots and entry to a club, and you buy the rest at a discount. On the students' night and the custom night, you pay as you go after the first round, if there is one.
Fares run from $24.70 to $107.26 a person.
A small bar with a few regulars at the counter is hard to walk into alone. With a guide it is normal, and on the Ueno crawl your guide orders for you and translates at each stop.
The pub crawl gathers travellers in Roppongi on Friday and Saturday nights. The students' night puts you with local university students, who take you on to karaoke.
The drinking age is 20, some bars take cash only, and clubs have a dress code. You hear all of this before you arrive, and the pub crawl's discounts take up to half off the bar price.
On the custom night you say what you want, and your guide books the places before you meet at the Lion statue. It ends at 11:00pm, in good time for a train.
The nights in the bars, side by side, by what the fare covers.
| Pub crawl | Standing-bar crawl | Custom night out | Students' night | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where | Roppongi | Ueno and Okachimachi | Shinjuku and Shibuya | Shinjuku |
| When | Fri and Sat, 8:00pm | Set when you book | Ends at 11:00pm | Any start, 10:00am to 11:30pm |
| Length | 5 hours | 3 hours | 3 hours | 2 to 8 hours |
| Group | Up to 150 travellers | Up to 10 | Your group only | Your group only |
| The fare pays for | Shots, discounts, club entry | Dinner and drinks | First round and two dishes | The guide's karaoke room |
| You pay on top | Your drinks | Nothing listed | Everything from bar two | Your drinks and food |
| Fare | $24.70 a person | $107.26 a person | $84.50 a person | $42 a person |
Check availability from $107.26
For the most in the fare, take the Ueno crawl. For the cheapest big night out, take the pub crawl. For a night built around you, take the custom night or the students.
Five hours from 8:00pm, a shot at every bar and free entry to the last club, for $24.70 a person. Arrive by 7:30pm.
Check availabilityCash, photos and station exits are covered in what to expect on the night, and our guide to what a night out costs adds up what a night in the bars costs you.
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