Best 28 Days in Japan — Nightlife

Walk the world's busiest crossing, browse Center Gai, and find Shibuya's hidden bar alley

Watch live sword fights, drumming, and ninja action in Kabukicho's wildest dinner show

Walk through Kaminarimon gate and Nakamise-dori to Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple, founded 645 AD

Cross the scramble with a local guide after dark and finish with drinks in a salaryman bar

Private guide tailors 5 hours in Shibuya around your interests — shopping, bars, or local culture

Step through boundary-free digital art rooms that bloom and respond to your presence at this landmark museum

Hit Akihabara's top game centers and anime shops with a guide, then get guaranteed maid cafe seats

Ride the Romancecar train, cruise Lake Ashi, and soak in a mountain onsen 90 minutes from Tokyo

Explore the legendary basement food halls of Isetan or Mitsukoshi — Japan's most spectacular edible theater

Eat and drink through Tokyo's neon-lit back alleys, standing bars, and yakitori grills after dark

Taste Japanese craft sake, whisky, and cocktails at three Shimbashi spots with a local guide

Watch a professional baseball game with Japan's most storied team inside the iconic Tokyo Dome

Taste Japanese craft beers at salaryman bars in Shimbashi, then browse Ginza's hidden drinking dens

Taste rainbow cotton candy, crepes, and bubble tea on Tokyo's most colorful pedestrian food street

Stand at the world's busiest pedestrian crossing where up to 2,500 people cross every 2 minutes

Browse multi-floor game centers, anime shops, and retro electronics in Tokyo's pop-culture capital

Walk Nakamise-dori's snack stalls, pray at Senso-ji, and photograph Tokyo Skytree from the riverbank

Spend a full day in Tokyo's oldest district, from temple to retro Yanaka village lanes

Cover Senso-ji and Old Tokyo highlights with a local guide, then ride a traditional rickshaw

Cycle a 12km route through Asakusa, Skytree, and Ueno with a guide who knows every shortcut

Hop through 3 local Kyoto izakaya on a lantern-lit alley with drinks and bites included

Hike 4 km through 10,000 vermillion torii gates up Mount Inari at Kyoto's most visited shrine

Walk a 500 m path through 20-meter-tall bamboo, then tour Tenryu-ji's UNESCO Zen garden

See the three-story gold-leaf pavilion reflected in Kyoko-chi pond at one of Japan's most photographed landmarks

Walk Hanamikoji at dusk through Kyoto's most atmospheric geisha district of lantern-lit machiya teahouses

Climb to Kiyomizu-dera's wooden stage for panoramic Kyoto views then descend through 400-year-old stone-paved lanes

UNESCO World Heritage temple with iconic veranda overlooking Kyoto and traditional shopping streets

Traditional matcha tea ceremony in Japan's most famous tea region south of Kyoto

Eat takoyaki, kushi-katsu, and okonomiyaki along Osaka's iconic neon-lit canal entertainment strip

Walk Osaka's retro 1950s working-class district of vintage neon, kushi-katsu bars, and the 103m Tsutenkaku Tower

Walk Osaka's liveliest district from Namba to Shinsaibashi, through neon-lit street food arcades and vintage shops

Hop through 3 local bars in Namba's narrow alleys with drinks and Osaka snacks included

Explore Osaka's business and luxury shopping hub in Umeda, then visit Osaka Castle and its parkland

Take the 35-minute Kintetsu express from Namba to feed Nara's 1,200 sacred deer and visit the world's largest wooden hall

Spend a focused half-day in Osaka's most nostalgic retro district: Tsutenkaku Tower, kushi-katsu stalls, and Tennoji Zoo