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Tokyo Shinbashi Night Tour: Local Guide & Drinks at Snack Bars

5.013 reviews

  • 2h 30m
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Mobile ticket

Highlights

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!

Inclusions

What's included

  • A secret gift
  • Three alcoholic or three non-alcoholic drinks each (total of six drinks)
  • Light snacks and Japanese snack foods
  • We’ll take photos during the tour and send them to you as a free gift the next day.
  • Karaoke, Missions, Quiz, Drink with Japanese people
  • Guiding in English

What's not

  • Private transportation

Itinerary

  1. ・We stroll around Shimbashi. ・Shimbashi is famous for Japanese office worker's place. ・After work, we go drinking so we can drink with locals.

    10 min

  2. ・We stroll around Shimbashi. ・This is famous shrine. ・You can learn how to pray.

    10 min

  3. ・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.

    1 h

  4. ・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.

    1 h

  5. Dismiss and last mission

    10 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Meeting point
In front of the police station at SL area in Shimbashi. We are waiting for you wearing a "Snack yokocho" T-shirt with Welcome board.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 5 travellers
Operated by
スナックはしごツアー
  • 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.

How it compares in Tokyo

  • Its from-price is 60% above the median of the 192 shows & theatre we list in Tokyo.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 61 of 192.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Tokyo

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