Tokyo's pub crawl market is split by geography: Roppongi for the international crowd, Shinjuku for the dive-bar experience, Shibuya when you want to pay more and dance harder. The most popular organised crawl meets outside Roppongi Station Exit 3 on Fridays and Saturdays at 3,500 yen, hitting three bars and a club with free shots and the club entry folded in. A less structured alternative is the Shinjuku bar-hopping food tour at 8,500 yen nightly, which pairs izakaya food with the drinking. The city's train network shuts at midnight, so most people pick a district and commit. Roppongi is the obvious choice for a pub crawl night: you can walk everywhere and Club V2 Tokyo at 7-14-24 Roppongi stays open until 5 am.
Roppongi handles the international nightlife circuit for most backpackers: the bars on and around Roppongi Hills are English-friendly, the clubs accept walk-ins, and it is a 15-minute tube ride from the Shinjuku hostel cluster. Shinjuku's Golden Gai is a different proposition: 200 bars in six alleyways, each holding eight to twelve people, cash only, and many with cover charges and a local preference. Shibuya runs later and louder for a Japanese university crowd.
Roppongi clubs charge 2,000 to 3,000 yen entry, with one or two drinks included. Beer inside clubs runs 700 to 900 yen; cocktails 1,000 to 1,500 yen. Golden Gai bars charge 500 to 1,000 yen cover per person on top of drink prices, which start at 700 yen per beer. A realistic Roppongi evening from 10pm, two clubs and four rounds, totals 6,000 to 10,000 yen, roughly €36 to €61. Prices verified April 2026.
Friday and Saturday in Roppongi: the pub crawl only runs those two nights, the clubs are at full capacity, and V2 Tokyo runs late enough to see sunrise if that is the plan. Weeknights are quiet in Roppongi and dead in most Shinjuku clubs. Golden Gai is the exception: it runs every night and Thursday draws a slightly older, more local crowd than the weekend tourist surge.
This is Tokyo’s most popular pub crawl, running every Friday and Saturday in Roppongi. The crawl visits three bars and a club, with free shots at each stop and discounted drinks. Entry to the club is included, and the crowd is a mix of solo travellers and groups. It’s a great way to meet people if you’re new to the city.
Check availabilityThis tour combines pub crawling with food tasting in Shinjuku’s izakayas. You’ll visit three local pubs, try dishes like yakitori and takoyaki, and learn about Japanese drinking culture from a local guide. Drinks are included, and the tour runs in small groups. It’s a good option if you want a mix of nightlife and culture.
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The Roppongi pub crawl runs at 3,500 yen, around 21 EUR at current rates. The Shinjuku food and bar tour costs 8,500 yen, closer to 52 EUR, though that includes food. Club V2 Tokyo charges 2,500 yen entry with a drink. Golden Gai's tiny bars in Shinjuku charge an 800 to 1,000 yen cover on top of drinks. Hostel beds start from 15.16 EUR at Sakura Hostel Asakusa, with Nui. Hostel and Bar Lounge in Kuramae at 16.55 EUR and beers on-site for 500 yen.
Friday or Saturday in Roppongi. The pub crawl only runs those two nights, and V2 Tokyo fills properly at the weekend. Weeknights are quieter across the board. If you are in the city mid-week, the Shinjuku food tour runs nightly and the bars in Golden Gai are open regardless of what day it is.
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Golden Gai at 11 pm: ten people crammed into a bar the size of a garden shed, the bartender knows your name after the second drink, and the cover charge was 500 yen. Classic Shinjuku.
Nui. Hostel and Bar Lounge in Kuramae (rated 9.5, from 16.55 EUR) doubles as one of the better bars in the area. Hotel Graphy Nezu leads the ratings at 9.6 from 25.37 EUR. Both put you east of the main tourist drag, which is where most of the better value drinking happens. See our pick of the best party hostels in Tokyo.
