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.

Discover the izakayas of Shinjuku on a guided tour
Small-group tour (maximum 10 guests): A more intimate experience
Enjoy at least 7 different dishes at 3 izakayas
Soak up the atmosphere of neon-lit Shinjuku after dark

Sample Menu

Starter

Yakitori skewers

Main

Okonomiyaki

Main

Gyoza

Dessert

Yuzu Sorbet

What's Included

Dinner
Alcoholic Beverages

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Mister Donut Shinjuku Yasukuni Street
1-chōme-2-1 Kabukichō, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0021, Japan
The starting point is MIster Donut Shinjuku Yasukuni Street. We may change the starting point. Please check a separate email that will be sent to you a week before the tour date.

Start time

05:00 pm

End point

Softbank Nishishinjuku
Japan, 160-0023 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 7-chōme8１０オークラヤビル

What To Expect

Nishishinjuku

1 hour 55 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kabukicho District

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Shinjuku Golden Gai

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Omoide Yokocho

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Most travellers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Meri

My dad and I had an absolute blast on this food tour. Our guide, Chizuru, was friendly, knowledgeable and always made sure everyone had enough to eat. She followed up sending us restaurant recommendations for our trip tailored to our personal preferences. We both recommend this tour!

Reviews

5.0

244 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

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Stuffed and satisfied 🤤

monroedavidm, Oct 2023

Such an amazing tour! Andrea was amazing, super knowledgeable, clearly passionate about Japan and the culture. Stopped at a yakitori izakaya with multiple types of yakitori, a sashimi izakaya with sake, a takoyaki snack, and a kushi katsu izakaya. Sooooo much food and drink included and everything was delicious. Loved meeting the other members of the tour and made lots of friends. Thank you Andrea!!

A Great Foodie Tour!

Shawna_G, Oct 2023

Trying new foods that I likely would have never tried back home. And made some new friends along they way.

Fab night out with food and drink

Grant_R, Oct 2023

Fantastic guide (Andria) and great verity of food and local drinks..Met great people and great laughs. Highly recommend this tour. 10 out of 10.

One of a Kind Experience!

Donna_S, Sept 2023

The food tour was absolutely amazing. I tried dishes that I would never have known about thanks to this tour. Our tour guide was friendly and very informative. You definitely have to do this when visiting Tokyo!

Eating our way through Tokyo

Bettina_B, Sept 2023

Yuki was an amazing guide. He instantly got the group of mostly strangers chatting with each other, so we had a great time. The food was wonderful. You begin with a little snack on the street and then stop at three different restaurants. Each restaurant includes an alcoholic beverage and an assortment of food. You will not end the tour hungry. Yuki provided interesting insight everywhere we went, including the fun bits. Thank you for a fantastic time. I would definitely do this again.

Shinjuku crawl

Robert_D, Sept 2023

Overall the tour was better than expected. Andrea our guide was very knowledgeable and accommodating to individual needs. With four unique stops and plenty of food and drinks it was a great value as well.

First time in Toyo

Alan_G, Sept 2023

Learning about food scene and food culture in Tokyo. This is the best way to understand the food of the area and what you would like to try when you go out to a restaurant.

Delicious and fun

Devin_B, Sept 2023

Joe was a great tour guide. So much fun to be around. The food that we tried in the tour was some of the best I have had so far. I would rebook this tour just for the food and the company alone.

Good food

Maria_M, Sept 2023

All the restaurants had great food and drinks, and our guide Joe showed us plenty of cool things around the area and other restaurants that we could hit up on other nights. Definitely ate our fill too, didn’t leave hungry

Great food tour

Karl_B, Sept 2023

Great food tour. Excellent food choices and super nice guide. More drink choices earlier on the tour would have been good as we were all hanging for a beer and didn’t get one until at least an hour into the tour.

Must do food tour!

Meri, Sept 2023

Excellent & authentic food tour!

Tyler_C, Sept 2023

This is an excellent food tour! Our guide, Andrea, brought awesome energy and stories. Every stop on the tour had more locals than tourists, and there wasn’t an English menu in sight (read: it felt very authentic). We’d choose Ninja Tours again in a heartbeat.

Fun and delicious!!

Eddie_G, Aug 2023

We got very lucky. Not only was our guide fun and knowledgeable and a great host, the others in the group were a jovial group. The food destinations were a great mix of venues and types of food and drink. We got a wonderful snapshot of places and the histories as well.

An incredible Tokyo experience!

Claire_H, Aug 2023

This was such an incredible tour! We were able to visit places we never would have found on our own and the food was spectacular. Chizuru was so knowledgeable and fun (and a great photographer on top of that!) I would highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a new way to explore Toyko.

Unmissable

Gavin_C, Aug 2023

A great night out and a great experience of Tokyo. Got to try foods that we never would have found. Everything was highly thought out and organised. Our guides Sato and Andrea were excellent. Sato’s enthusiasm for his home area made the night really special. Not to be missed

Fun food tour in Shinjuku!

Kasina_E, Aug 2023

Great walking tour of Shinjuku area and delicious food! Chizuru was so friendly, very attentive, and shared lots of information about the dishes we ate, the izakayas we visited, and the areas we walked through. So glad we spent one of our evenings in Tokyo on this tour!

Delicious, unique experience!

Mike_Y, Aug 2023

Chizuru was fantastic: she has great energy, was extremely knowledgeable, and speaks immaculate English. She took us to the BEST secret gems in Tokyo. We had some of the best food of our lives and left very full.

Very cool and unique experience

Harry_S, Aug 2023

My wife and I signed up for this food walking tour on our honeymoon. Joe took us around to four different Izakayas and also showed us a lot of Shinjuku and the nightlife scene. We saw a lot of different things and tried a lot of different foods that we wouldn’t have been able to unless we did this tour. Highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a fun, unique, and local experience

Delicious food!

Albert_D, July 2023

Sato did a wonderful job as our guide! This was our second food tour we have done in Tokyo and I was pleasantly surprised that the experience was completely different. The food was delicious and the drink pairings were perfect. Highly recommend to anyone who is a first timer in Tokyo or has been previously.

Must do in Tokyo!

PhuongKhanh_D, July 2023

150% recommend this activity if you’re a foodie who’s coming to Tokyo. My sister and I were tired of the summer heatwave in Japan, but we felt recharged after the food tour. Our guide, Joe, was super helpful, friendly, energetic and attentive. We left the tour with full stomaches and happy hearts. Thank you Joe!

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