Tokyo Hidden Backstreets: Private Sangenjaya Food & Drink Tour
Overview
• A fully private, all-inclusive experience, tailored to your tastes and interests.
• Explore the atmospheric, lantern-lit backstreets of Sangenjaya, a vibrant Tokyo neighbourhood largely undiscovered by tourists.
• Discover hidden izakaya, intimate sake bars and independent restaurants carefully selected by your local guide.
• Enjoy a delicious variety of Japanese dishes, from Tokyo's signature monjayaki to fresh sashimi, charcoal-grilled specialities and more.
• Get hands-on with Japanese food culture by cooking your own monjayaki on a sizzling tabletop grill.
• Sample a wide range of Japanese drinks, including sake, shochu, Hoppy and local favourites.
• Experience authentic neighbourhood nightlife, mingle with locals and discover places you'd be unlikely to find on your own.
• Enjoy the freedom to eat and drink according to your preferences, with all food and drinks included.
• Flexible start times and a relaxed pace, with no strangers joining your group.
What's Included
- All alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, including sake, shochu, beer and local favourites.
- Visit three off the beaten track izakayas and experience a wide variety of local dishes
- Try a minimum of 10 delicious Japanese delicacies recommended by your guide
- Private 4-hour guided tour of Sangenjaya's hidden backstreets and local nightlife.
- Transport to and from Sangen-jaya station.
- Gratuities (optional)
Meeting Location
2 Chome-15 Taishido
Setagaya City, Tokyo 154-0004, Japan
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The legal drinking age in Japan is 20. We offer a great selection of local and interesting non-alcoholic drinks, so there's plenty to enjoy whether you drink alcohol or not.
- Vegetarian and gluten intolerance dietary requirements can be accommodated, but unfortunately we are unable to cater to vegans. Please let us know about any dietary restrictions or food allergies or food preferences when booking.
- Sharing Plates: Experience izakaya dining the Japanese way, with a generous selection of dishes shared among your group. Don't worry, you won't leave hungry!
- Group Size: This is a fully private tour exclusively for your group. Smaller groups allow us to visit some of the neighbourhood's more intimate establishments, but larger groups can also be accommodated.
- Smoking: Some small bars and traditional izakaya may permit indoor smoking. Although many establishments are now smoke-free, guests may occasionally encounter cigarette smoke.
- Walking: The tour involves some leisurely walking through narrow backstreets, so comfortable footwear is recommended.
- Solo travelers are very welcome!
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (JST).
- All alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, including sake, shochu, beer and local favourites.
- Visit three off the beaten track izakayas and experience a wide variety of local dishes.
- Try a minimum of 10 delicious Japanese delicacies recommended by your guide.
- Private 4-hour guided tour of Sangenjaya's hidden backstreets and local nightlife.
- Transport to and from Sangen-jaya station.
- Gratuities (optional).
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 13. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Tokyo Hidden Backstreets: Private Sangenjaya Food & Drink Tour is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Tokyo Hidden Backstreets: Private Sangenjaya Food & Drink Tour will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- All alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, including sake, shochu, beer and local favourites.
- Visit three off the beaten track izakayas and experience a wide variety of local dishes
- Try a minimum of 10 delicious Japanese delicacies recommended by your guide
- Private 4-hour guided tour of Sangenjaya's hidden backstreets and local nightlife.
- Transport to and from Sangen-jaya station.
- Gratuities (optional)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The legal drinking age in Japan is 20. We offer a great selection of local and interesting non-alcoholic drinks, so there's plenty to enjoy whether you drink alcohol or not.
- Vegetarian and gluten intolerance dietary requirements can be accommodated, but unfortunately we are unable to cater to vegans. Please let us know about any dietary restrictions or food allergies or food preferences when booking.
- Sharing Plates: Experience izakaya dining the Japanese way, with a generous selection of dishes shared among your group. Don't worry, you won't leave hungry!
- Group Size: This is a fully private tour exclusively for your group. Smaller groups allow us to visit some of the neighbourhood's more intimate establishments, but larger groups can also be accommodated.
- Smoking: Some small bars and traditional izakaya may permit indoor smoking. Although many establishments are now smoke-free, guests may occasionally encounter cigarette smoke.
- Walking: The tour involves some leisurely walking through narrow backstreets, so comfortable footwear is recommended.
- Solo travelers are very welcome!
