Tokyo: Nakano Back-Alley Bar Hop with Hotel Pickup

Explore Nakano’s hidden bars on a 3-hour tour. Taste sake, visit a classic izakaya, and enjoy a standing bar in a lantern-lit alley.
Begin your evening with a convenient hotel pickup. Meet your guide in your hotel lobby and travel to Nakano by train or taxi, depending on your location. As you arrive, step into a maze of lantern-lit alleys packed with tiny bars, retro izakayas, and standing counters loved by Japanese locals.

Start your night at a sake-tasting bar. Learn the basics of sake, including aroma, rice varieties, and temperature. Sample three different kinds of sake, paired with local snacks like tofu, pickles, and miso bites. Gain a deep, cultural introduction to Japanese sake.

Next, head to a local izakaya hidden in an alley. Experience a true “neighborhood dining room” for local Japanese. Enjoy popular dishes like yakitori, grilled fish, potato salad, and dashimaki egg. Soak in the casual atmosphere with friendly staff and regulars.

Finally, visit a retro standing bar in a lantern-lit alley. Sip on drinks like highball, beer, lemon sour, and sake. Surround yourself with Japanese regulars enjoying their night. Capture great photos of neon lights and narrow alleys as you drink, chat, and wrap up the night local-style.

At the end of the tour, choose to be escorted back to your hotel or end the tour in Nakano to keep exploring the nightlife.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.