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Sendai Back Alleys Izakaya Bar Hopping Tour

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"Discover Sendai izakaya bars and local drinking culture in the back alleyways of Bunka Yokocho and Iroha Yokocho on a night out in Sendai."
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Course changes seasonally, exact dishes can't be confirmed in advance. byFood can communicate any dietary needs to the host when you book.
A 2.5-hour bar hopping and food tour of 2 or 3 izakaya venues
An English-speaking local guide
1 drink and 1 meal at 3 spots (weekend tour includes 3 meals and drinks at 2 spots)
Additional food or drink purchases
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Your guide will be waiting for you in front of the entrance of McDonald’s Sendai Aobadori (a 1-minute walk from the Aoba-dori Ichibancho Station on the Tozai Subway line, or a 10-minute walk from Sendai Station).
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Nathalie StirnimannMarch 2025 • byFood
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We had a great evening with Kimi and very much enjoyed the experience. Tasty food and a fun and good insight into Japanese culture. I can highly recommend this tour. Thank you very much for this fun time.

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Paolo DavidJune 2023 • byFood
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Great food tour and Kimmie-san is an excellent guide. Learned a lot of the history of Iroha Yokocho, as well as met some Sendai locals. Highly recommended!

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Joshua N.September 2019 • byFood
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A great tour to learn more about Japanese culture and the history of Sendai. Thought it was a perfect way to experience what the Japanese style of drinking is like. The venues are really interesting and not easy to get to if you aren't familiar with the city. I'd say if you like drinking and trying new food and are are planning on visiting Sendai but don't have much Japanese language skills I would definitely recommend this tour!

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Gemma BellSeptember 2019 • byFood
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My friend and I had a wonderful experience in Sendai with this tour. We visited an area in Sendai city which apparently is the old city centre with our guide Jess and started bar hopping there. At the first bar we ate all different types of Japanese-style share dishes and drank some very good sake from Yamagata. I don't know much about sake so I relied on Jess, who is originally from Australia but has lived in Sendai for years, so she was very knowledgable about Japanese culture. Next we ate at ...read more