Ueno Bar and Izakaya Hopping with Drinks and Dinner

DestinationTaito City, Japan
Duration2 hours and 30 minutes
Tour sizeMax 8
LanguageGerman, Spanish, Chinese, French, English, Japanese, Italian

Overview

Experience Tokyo’s nightlife like a local on this small-group bar-hopping tour through the hidden backstreets of Ueno and Ameyoko. Escape the usual tourist spots and explore lantern-lit alleys, standing bars, and cozy izakayas loved by locals for decades.

Visit three carefully selected bars and enjoy drinks and Japanese dishes such as sashimi and yakitori at each stop. From lively standing bars to hidden spots beneath the railway tracks, each location offers a different side of Tokyo’s drinking culture.

Perfect for solo travelers and small groups, this experience is designed to be relaxed and social. Your bilingual guide will help with ordering, explain local customs, and introduce the etiquette behind Japan’s izakaya culture — from pouring drinks for others to saying “kanpai” together.

By the end of the night, you’ll have eaten, drunk, and explored Tokyo like a local.

What's included

  • A Professional Local Guide
  • Wide selection of drinks and dishes, including sake, shochu, craft beer, yakitori, sashimi, and more
  • Smooth entry to popular local bars with assistance from your guide
  • Photos taken during the tour will be shared after the experience
  • Vegetarian menu options available

What to expect

  1. Ueno Station

    Meet your guide and fellow guests before starting your evening bar-hopping adventure through the hidden izakayas and alleyways of Ueno.
  2. Ameyoko Shopping Street

    Explore the lively backstreets of Ameyoko and visit three local izakayas loved by Tokyoites. Enjoy drinks and Japanese dishes such as sashimi and yakitori while learning local drinking customs and nightlife culture from your bilingual guide.

Good to know

  • Meeting: Meet on location
  • Languages: German, Spanish, Chinese, French, English, Japanese, Italian
  • Free cancellation up to 48 hours before

What our guests say

5.0
Our guide was fantastic and very friendly. They made the whole experience so enjoyable — a truly memorable day.
Erin I.
An amazing tour! We saw all the highlights with the history behind each place we visited. Could not recommend it more.
Kevin T.
An amazing guide who made the whole day special. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves — a wonderful experience.
Kara H.
Interesting, informative and engaging from start to finish. We came away with a much greater appreciation of Japan.
Thomas L.
Our guide showed us hidden spots we would never have found on our own, with the best English of any guide we met in Japan.
K. Jantz

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