Naha Small Group Bar Hopping at 3 Local Bars

Naha, Japan
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Duration3h
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LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 8 travelers

Overview

Okinawa's best nights don't happen on the main street.
They happen one floor up, one alley over, behind a door with no English sign.
On this three-hour small-group bar hopping tour, a local guide takes you into three very different corners of Naha's nightlife, all within walking distance of Kokusai-dori.
You start upstairs in a hidden Okinawan izakaya most visitors never find, with a shared plate of island specialities and your first glass of awamori.
Then you step into the senbero alley behind Makishi Public Market, where locals drink standing up.
You finish in the old Sakurazaka quarter, in a small neighbourhood bar where the owner knows every regular by name.
Your guide reads the handwritten menu, orders the good stuff, explains what's in front of you and introduces you to the people drinking next to you.
Groups are capped at eight. Food and drinks at all three bars are included.
Note: Japan's drinking age is 20. Guests aged 13-19 are welcome and are served soft drinks.

What's included

  • An Okinawan tasting set to share at bar 1, plus snacks at bars 2 and 3
  • English-speaking local guide for 3 hours, plus all venue and seating charges
  • Drinks at all three bars: one awamori at bar 1, four items of your choice at bar 2, one drink at bar 3
  • Extra drinks beyond those included (cash)
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Alcoholic drinks for guests under 20 (Japan's legal drinking age; 13-19 get soft drinks)

What to expect

  1. Naha Kokusai Dori Shopping Street
    10m
    Your evening starts on Okinawa's most famous street, where your guide meets the group and explains how the night will run before you slip off the main strip into the backstreets.
  2. Makishi Public Market
    1h 40m · Admission ticket included
    In the lanes behind the market you visit two of the evening's bars: first a hidden upstairs izakaya for an Okinawan tasting set and your first awamori, then a standing senbero bar in the alley where locals drink shoulder to shoulder for about a thousand yen.
  3. Sakurazaka Theater
    50m · Admission ticket included
    The night finishes in Naha's old Sakurazaka quarter, in a small neighbourhood bar where the owner knows every regular. Your guide introduces the group, orders the last round and helps you swap stories with the locals before everyone says goodnight.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your guide outside the Lawson convenience store right next to Tenbusu Naha, on Kokusai-dori.
Your guide will be waiting from 17:50.
If it is raining hard, wait just inside the Tenbusu Naha building entrance and your guide will find you there.

End point

The tour ends in the Sakurazaka area of Naha.
It is about a 10-minute walk back to Kokusai-dori, or a short taxi ride to most central hotels.
Your guide will help you arrange a taxi if you need one.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The legal drinking age in Japan is 20 and is strictly enforced. Alcoholic drinks are served only to travelers aged 20 and over, who may be asked to show photo ID. Travelers aged 13-19 are welcome to join and are served soft drinks instead of alcohol.

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