Shinjuku Golden Gai Tours and Tickets

Seeking out the well-concealed back-alley bars of Tokyo's Shinjuku district is notoriously tricky for outsiders. Take the guesswork out of your trip on this guided tour that takes you barhopping to Izakaya bars in two different alleyways—a small group of no more than eight people means that you can easily access tiny bars with just a few seats. Between drinks and snacks (included) your guide shares insights into local culture in this atmospheric part of the city.

This half-day tour is an ideal choice for time-tight travelers visiting Tokyo. Avoid the hassle of navigating by having a private guide to take you around the city. A perk of the tour is that you won’t waste time going to sights that don’t interest you, as the route can be customized. A sample itinerary may include Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa, Shibuya Crossing, Takeshita Street in Harajuku, Imperial Palace, and Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.

-Try the classic Japanese foods in Shinjuku! You will head to the first restaurant on your tour. It is located at the lively east exit area in Shinjuku. In this area where numerous restaurants, accommodation facilities, sightseeing spots and restaurants can be found, there stands a Japanese restaurant, which even local people can hardly find. -Help yourselves with copious amounts of Wagyu! In the second restaurant, you will be able to grill your own Wagyu with a custom made Shichirin (Japanese barbecue grill). -For dessert, enjoy the atmosphere and taste of Japan at the cafe in Shinjuku Once your stomach is full, have a dessert at a quiet cafe. Let's take a break with an artisan Gelato, in a cozy store in the middle of the bustling city of Shinjuku. Magical Trip is a local tour operator with the TripAdvisor certificate of excellence that offers various types of small-group tours throughout Japan! Check out our Trip Advisor Page for more tours and our reviews!

Even if you say Shinjuku, it's too big to know, Where should I go, where should I take photos, it is highly recommended for all beginners. Guides with national qualifications will guide you. You can also learn the culture and history of Shinjuku.

Visitors to Tokyo seeking a fun and quirky experience should look no further than this go-kart tour of Shinjuku. To make sure you stand out from the crowds even further you can don a cartoon character costume for your ride. This is an ideal way to have fun with friends while seeing the sights and making memories you’ll never forget.

This private is customizable to suit your interests and needs: choose from a selection of recommended sights to create your ideal itinerary. Learn about Japanese royalty at the Imperial Palace, take a peaceful stroll at Shinjuku Gyoen, be amazed by the bustle at Shibuya Crossing, and much more. Get to know Tokyo one neighborhood at a time on this tour that’s ideal for first-time or repeat visitors to the city.

With the world’s highest number of bars per square meter, Tokyo’s Shinjuku Golden Gai neighborhood is a must-visit for travelers with a vibrant spirit. This walking tour of Shinjuku Golden Gai and Kabukicho showcases the best bars, restaurants, and food stalls the districts have to offer. Feast on Japanese dishes like Ramen, and yakitori (skewers), and delve into the area’s rich history with your guide. This small-group tour is limited to 10 people, making for an intimate experience.

Get acquainted with a real-life geisha during a cultural experience in Tokyo. An intimate encounter designed for travelers interested in Japanese culture, this tour includes a geisha performance, traditionally featuring songs, dances, and games, and refreshments such as tea and sweets. Learn about the history of the geisha and upgrade to include lunch and unlimited drinks.

Let’s explore the biggest business and drinking town Shinjuku! We will give you a 90-mins brief introduction to the area, where you will see modern Shinjuku with many high buildings and neon lights and also, tiny local Izakaya bars and small narrow streets which make you feel like time traveling to Tokyo in the 1950s, without getting “Lost in translation”. After meeting, we will take you to Omoide Yokocho (“Memory lane”) , narrow streets full of Yakitori(skewers) shops and restaurants. Then, we will explore Kabukicho-area, one of the safest red-light district in the world with Robot restaurants and Godzilla head. Last spot will be our highlight “Golden-gai” where more than 200 tiny bars crammed into the miniature backstreets. You can enjoy the unique atmosphere. After this experience, you may continue enjoying Shinjuku nightlife by yourself by following your guide’s recommendations. Please be advised that some local spots accept cash only.

You’ll explore Shinjuku with one of our friendly hosts, sampling different varieties of Japanese rice wine - better known as sake! Whether you’d prefer a tiny izakaya (traditional Japanese bar, which actually means ‘stay in sake shop’) or a standing bar (a tachinomiya) where only 10 can squeeze in at a time, the choice is yours! Discover the different temperatures, varieties and ways of enjoying sake with your host! Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You'll also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Experience the Tokyo nightlife just like a local. This small-group experience takes you on a tour of the Shinjuku district's many izakayas, informal Japanese watering holes. You'll enjoy at least seven classic Japanese dishes at three different izakayas, accompanied by drinks, and experience Shinjuku at its most atmospheric: after dark.

Shinjuku Station underground mall is super large. It is no exaggeration to say that the one who knows Shinjuku Station underground mall will know about Tokyo very well. By mastering the underground mall, you can become a true Tokyo dude. And you can also say, I know Tokyo very much. Moreover, there is no need to worry about the rain, hot, cold weather. Air conditioners there. You can also find food only sold in Shinjuku Underground mall. Super delicious! There is also a shrine on the roof of the building. New discoveries are everywhere. Please try to taste this impression by all means

Explore one of Shibuya’s most interesting and laid-back neighborhoods—Ebisu, on this action-packed food tour. You won’t have to worry about getting lost as you’ll have a guide to navigate and take you down alleyways and side streets that locals love. Visit multiple restaurants and food stalls, and enjoy trying Japanese specialities, as well as a beer, sake, or soft drink.

Bicycle tours are a travel style that allows you to maintain your social distance. Take a bike tour to avoid the crowds and see the sights! Stay active and get some exercise while visiting Tokyo on this biking tour Cover 20 kilometers (12 miles) of Tokyo with a professional cyclist guide Your guide leads you down the busy city’s hidden alleys and side streets Bike and helmet rental are included for your convenience and safety Pedal past some of Tokyo's top landmarks during this bike tour Visit many neighborhoods in just 3-hour, while getting to explore outdoors I take you to places you couldn’t reach by public transport.

You can learn the culture and history of Shinjuku from national government licensed guide interpreter, so-called, licensed guide for 2 hours. You can also experience the vibrant cityscape. Moreover, we offer a secret site of Kabukicho at night, which can not be an ordinary tour. That is exactly what is the main dish of a dramatic tour.

Let's go for bar-hopping in Golden Gai district in Shinjuku with our unique GuruGuru guides! Shinjuku is the central area in Tokyo and you can enjoy drinking until midnight. If you like Japanese local Izakaya bars, you can't miss out on the Golden Gai district! Our GuruGuru guides will introduce you to 2 select places (from the 200 miniature Izakaya bars). Let's explore Shinjuku's drinkers paradise together!

This tour is a walking tour for about 2.5 hours in the daytime. We'll enjoy to know the history of Shinjuku with the changes along the times to stop by a national garden to feel the spirit of the modernization. There are several shrines or temples in Shinjuku, which include spiritual power spots or old tragic stories in the floating world. The area is interesting as the secular world and sacred world stand like side by side. The guide will take you to one or two of them as much as I can in the tour time to know the key figure and the local energy at the time. We'll pass by the retro bar streets to touch a part of the modern history near to today and then we'll walk through the neon sign board streets as it very reflects the change in social conditions in the current time stream. We would like to taste a Japanese sweet dumpling at a long established wagashi shop when we come across to it. After the long walk, we'll definitely enjoy tasting fine sake to avoid nothing special.

Private Customized Walking Tours combine Tokyo’s must-see sights with hidden gems. Morning, afternoon and evening start times available. Choose your tour length; 4 to 8 hours. Our ethos is ‘like-a-local’. This is a culturally immersive walking tour, meaning that you will travel around Tokyo on foot and using the excellent public transport system….like a local! Throughout the tour you will learn about Japan’s culture, customs, history and local way of life. Feeling hungry? We’ll get you eating like a local too! Your tour is flexible and will be paced to your speed and requirements. Specialist topics of interests can all be covered; architecture, religion, politics, street art, general history, WW2 history, food, instagramable highlights, pop/movie/anime culture. Ideal for people with limited time, or those who want a comprehensive overview of Tokyo prior to exploring further on their own. Simply indicate your interests and enjoy an itinerary specific to you.

Licensed Guide Volunteer Group is a tour guide organization of Nationally certified guides, and Smappa!Group, which runs six male social salons( host clubs) in Kabukicho, release the world's first Kabukicho nightlife tour for tourists overseas. ★We would like people all over the world to come to know Japanese style social salon( host club culture )and services that have originated and continued to develop in Japan, and to enjoy these new entertainment spots. Here in Japan, not just women, but also men from various industries visit these clubs as social gathering places for ladies and gentlemen to exchange ideas and relieve their stress. Even if you have a dangerous impression of Kabukicho or host clubs, you do not have to worry about anything! A licensed guide takes you to the host club, where you can relax, and they will remove the language barrier problem. Additionally, the guide would explain the history of Kabukicho and host clubs, and how to enjoy these places.

Tokyo is filled with unique and quirky shops that you can't find anywhere else in the world. But, for visitors, it can be difficult to know where to find them. This private tour ensures that you visit the best places for whatever it is you want to shop for.

"Study Shinjuku more and Play Shinjuku more" This is the concept of this tour we are aiming at. The special feature of this tour is that Warp Shinjuku has been added to the contents of the "LICENSED GUIDE SHINJUKU WALKING TOUR" that has been well received. You enjoy disco club shortly after a guide with national qualification will explain the city of Shinjuku. It is guaranteed you get super amazing experience. Don't miss it! ※Warp Shinjuku over 20 years to get in. ID necessary! Without ID, ONLY WALKING TOUR! Please be understood. ※You may not be able to enter on time due to events. Please note. Thx! ※Foreign tourists only! Warp Shinjuku tour is designed to get many foreign tourists to know.

For outsiders, it can be difficult to get an insight into Japanese cultural life. This experience offers you a deeper perspective than most. In the company of a geisha, learn how geisha prepare their makeup and dress in kimono. Unlike other makeover experiences, you'll actually be learning from geisha themselves.

A Lv99 dungeon even for Japanese! Cover the highlights with your guide Shinjuku station is used by more than 3.6 million people every day, and its number is registered with Guinness record. The big city where many people come and go has evolved with the times, and it has many different attractions. For example, we recommend people who want to see the lively city, to go shopping, to try Japanese food, or those who want to spend a relaxing time in nature. See the highlights of Shinjuku, from retro scenery that feels history to glimmering neon lights full of people. Shinjuku is sometimes said that it is difficult to stroll around the area even for Japanese people living in Tokyo, but you can get around efficiently with your tour guide!

Let's experience the real Japanese food that locals love! You can eat authentic Japanese dishes such as sushi, shabu-shabu, yakitori and ramen etc. In addition, a guide that speaks your language will accompany you from start to finish, so you can be fine and feel at ease. Eating with a kind Japanese guide will surely be a great memory!