Tokyo Neon Night Tour: Say Kanpai (Cheers) in Shinjuku’s Red Light District
Tokyo, Japan
With over 100,000 restaurants and bars to choose from, picking where to eat and drink in Tokyo is a deliciously overwhelming challenge! Your small group or private group of, at most, 6 people, can go on this evening tour that takes you drinking and snacking with a local English-speaking guide through Shinjuku, Tokyo’s entertainment town. Two drinks are included in the price of this walking tour, along with various skewered snacks as you explore Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai.
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Shinjuku Station, 3-chōme-38-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
We will meet at the Shinjuku 3-Chome station on the ground level. We will go to an Izakaya for a quick drink and snacks. After leaving the izakaya, we will stroll the Shinjuku 3-Chome area seeing what’s happening at night. we’ll meander through Omoide Yokocho, a collection of alleyways full of tiny bars and eateries. Get a peek at the different types of food joints the locals usually eat at, from yakitori restaurants and soba shops to cafes and bars. Should you like to come to visit again on your own time
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0021, Japan
Kabukicho is an area full to the brim with over 3,000 shops, restaurants, nightclubs, karaoke and the like. Awash in bright neon lights, Kabukicho is one of Tokyo’s most photogenic areas. With streets filled with people and music blaring from every corner, you’re sure never to have a boring evening in Kabukicho
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Omoide Yokochō, 1 Chome-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
We will walk through the Omoide Yokocho, a collection of alleyways full of tiny bars and eateries. Get a peek at the different types of food joints the locals usually eat at, from yakitori restaurants and soba shops to cafes and bars. You can visit again on your own time.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Japan, 〒160-0021 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Kabukichō, 1-chōme−1−6 ゴールデン街
In the size of a soccer field, there are over 200 tiny shanty-style bars, clubs and eateries are squeezed in. We will go to one of the bars that can house us in (some of them can house less than 10 people!) enjoy the Tokyo nightlife.
Duration: 1 hour
Inclusions
- Join Local English-speaking guide for a happy hour at a Japanese izakaya-style eatery
- Taste assorted skewered snacks
- Stroll through Tokyo’s most popular alleyway full of food, snacks and bars
- Learn how Kabukicho, Shinjuku’s red light district, became home to shops, bars and restaurants
- Say kanpai (cheers) over two drinks (sake, beer) in one of Golden Gai’s cosy bars
- Get tips on what else to see do and eat during your stay.
- Entry/Admission - Shinjuku Station
Exclusions
- Additional Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Please note that all drinking establishments allow smoking and do not include separated areas
- Casual dress is suitable
- Minimum age is 20 years
- Small group of 8 people per booking
- Near public transportation
- While we strongly recommend that all travellers are vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the risk of transmission and avoid putting undue strain on healthcare services, vaccinations are not a requirement to join an Intrepid Urban Adventures tour.
- Most travelers can participate
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- All tours follow the latest local health authority advice, including mask usage and social distancing. Intrepid Urban Adventures has received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s Safe Travels stamp, which recognises companies that have adopted health and hygiene global standardised protocols.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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