Tokyo Sake Tour with a Local Guide, Private & Tailored to Your Taste

Name: Tokyo Sake Tour with a Local Guide, Private & Tailored to Your Taste
Brand: City Unscripted
SKU: 30791P563
Price: 119.45 USD
Rating: 4.0 (11 reviews)

Tokyo, Japan

3 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Immerse yourself in Japan's sake culture on this private and personalized tour of Shinjuku. You'll explore Tokyo's exciting nightlife district in the company of a guide who has created an itinerary to suit your tastes. Whether you’d prefer to drink in a lively izakaya or a tiny standing bar, you'll sample various types of sake and discover the different ways to enjoy the drink.

Discover Tokyo's sake culture in Shinjuku's bars
Private experience, exclusively for your party
Itinerary is carefully tailored to your preferences
Enjoy six sake samples and a shared dish at each bar

What's Included

6 sake samples and one accompanying dish to share at each bar
Private and personalized walking tour with a passionate local
3 hours walking tour, exploring highlights and hidden gems
Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Additional Food and Drinks
Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
Tickets to any attractions
Gratuities (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Shinjuku Tourist Information Center
3-chōme-37-2 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
(The host will be waiting by the main door, the tourist center is located close to JR Shinjuku Station South East Exit) After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Shinjuku Golden Gai (Pass By)

Sake Bar Otonari (Pass By)

Shinjuku Station West Exit Parking Lot (Pass By)

Omoide Yokocho (Pass By)

Ohsawa Japan Shinjuku (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

4.0

11 reviews

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Don't waste your money!

John_M, Feb 2024

The guide, Steven Tawanda, was very personable and tried to please. He did not know anything about sake. We were supposed to go to a "stand up sake bar" to learn something about sake. Instead, we were taken to an all-you-can-drink sake place, full of young people getting wasted. And you know what you are served at an all-you-can-drink place? Cheap swill. We've had enough decent sake to know the difference. No one explained anything about the sake we were tasting. Stephen could only tell us where it was from if we asked him to read the bottle. I tried twelve sake (a SIP) and there were only two that were drinkable--and they weren't great. A HUGE disappointment and a total waste of money.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hi John and Mary, I understand your disappointment with the Sake tour and apologize for not meeting your expectations regarding the educational aspect and quality of the experience. Your feedback on the venue selection and sake quality is invaluable, and we'll use it to enhance our future sake tours. We’ve reached out to you directly to make it right and we sincerely hope to have another opportunity to provide you with a memorable experience that exceeds your expectations. Warm regards, Ruslan and the City Unscripted Team.

Experience was not...

James_S, Feb 2024

Experience was not planned out at all and every location that was offered it was not confirmed that we would get in. Highly recommend booking multiple days in advance.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hi James, We apologize that the tour did not meet your expectations. Unfortunately, as it was a short-lead booking, our host had limited time to confirm each location in advance. Additionally, we always recommend visiting major attractions independently, as our hosts focus on exploring the city itself. Nonetheless, we value your input and are committed to using it constructively to enhance our procedures. We'd love the opportunity to provide you with a more organized and enjoyable experience in the near future. Warm regards, Ruslan and the City Unscripted Team.

Fun

Tamika_N, Oct 2023

Our party had a great evening. Ian took us to a new sake bar. We had a lot of food and sake. He also showed us around Golden Gai for a bit and recommended some places for us to grab drinks at while we are in Tokyo. He showed us some other spots in Shinjuku and gave us some history. 3-hours is a short time. Next time we will book a longer tour.

Great guide, tons of fun

Richard_T, Aug 2023

Hiroto did a great job showing me around Shibuya and lined up two unique spots to taste local beers and plenty of sake.

Not worth it

Jane_R, Apr 2023

Hello, This tour was extremely problematic. First of all Viator should not offer a sake tour before 5:30. I signed up for a late afternoon tour and found out 30 min before the tour that almost nothing was open. Then our guide, Marc, had basically no knowledge of sake. He brought us to a cute bar which had quite a bit of sake and we were able to try several types but were not given any information at all. We then went to a few other bars/restaurants for bites. The food and atmosphere was fun but it was more of a food tour. Not a sake tour! Do not book hoping to learn anything!

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Hello Jane, Your expectations for a sake tour are completely valid, and we understand your disappointment in not receiving the knowledge and experience you were looking for. We apologize for the timing oversight and are currently in the process of reviewing our products to ensure appropriate starting times for such tours. Our team hopes that you'll consider joining us again in the future, and we're committed to ensuring a much more satisfying and educational experience next time. Warm regards, Ruslan and the City Unscripted Team.

Perfect start to my trip in Japan!

Brian_D, Mar 2023

Our guide was knowledgeable about places to go off the beaten path and flexible. We were able to try a large variety of sake as well as try a number of different Japanese foods and snacks. He met us on time and left us off in the perfect spot to continue our night. Overall great experience.

Great Personalized Sake Tour

Arlene_B, Jan 2020

We highly recommend this tour. Sami took us to several locations for sake tasting which always included some type of food to go with it. And the final spot allowed you to taste a huge variety with as much as you wanted! Sami was a font of info and provided us with lots of specifics about sake and many other things about Tokyo. At our request she even took us to the Hachiko statue which thrilled our daughter. All in all a really great experience.

Super Fun - But Nothing Learned About Sake

itrac, Jan 2020

While this was definitely a bang for our buck (lots of sake!), I wish we could have learned more about sake. Our tour guide started the tour with "I don't know anything about sake. I don't drink it much." Great...? I was glad that we went still, we went to a lot of cool places that we wouldn't have otherwise known about, but it really just felt like a really expensive walking "open bar" as opposed to learning about sake & culture, which is what I thought the price would have covered

Sake Tasting Tour

Jennifer_B, Dec 2019

We enjoyed the Sake Tasting Tour through Viator. Sami was our guide and she did a truly exceptional job. We visited several local restaurants/bar in the Ueno area of Tokyo. Not only did she order us an array of sake, but she paired the sake with a variety of traditional Japanese dishes to try, many of which we would have never known how to order on our own. It was a true tasting experience of Tokyo. This is highly recommended!