Best Boozy Tours in Osaka: Our Top 5

1.Dotonbori District River Cruise with Drink Discount

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 876 reviews · 1 day · from $12Our pick

Cruise Osaka’s Dotonbori River from Nihonbashi Pier on a covered boat with a restroom. Your guide may offer commentary, music, or playful entertainment, and the boat pauses near Glico Man for photos. The $12 trip lasts about 20 minutes. Reserve your departure time directly with Wonder Cruise before arriving.

“I think my Guides Name was Taito. but he was very funny and Informative about the Dotonbori shops and areas”

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2.Namba Pub Bar Crawl with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 424 reviews · 3h 30m · from $30

Spend 210 minutes walking through Osaka’s Namba nightlife with an English-speaking guide such as Miki, Takeshi, Hiyori, or Edward. Visit three different bars, share an izakaya meal, taste sake, beer, shochu, plum wine, and whisky, and get help ordering in Japanese.

“Great time taken to some cool spots. The guide was amazing too”

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3.Osaka Pub Crawl and Nightlife Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 293 reviews · from $23Top rated

Start at Voyager Lounge Shinsaibashi at 7 pm with hosts such as Tony, B, Andy, Ryan, or Tommy. Visit at least three bars, collect a welcome shot at each, play party games, then finish at a nightclub. Expect a social, mostly international crowd and extra drink costs.

“This event was billed as up to 50 people, but the organizers said they expected 100 people to show up, which was WAY too large. It also felt like a bit of a money-grab. The "shots" that are included with the admission fee were about the size of a thimble; drink deals at each location threaten to $10-you to death. Not only that, women on the tour have no protections from slobbery, drunken men putting their hands all over them, and several were seriously harrassing a young woman we met on the pub crawl. We went as a couple, but the woman we befriended could not get certain guys to…”

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4.Meet Osaka local Friend & Fun Chat All We Can Drink Party Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 201 reviews · from $78

Spend 2.5 hours at Captain Kangaroo in Osaka’s Kitashinchi district, where a group introduction, Jenga, Uno, and included alcoholic drinks make it easier to meet locals and international visitors. The event runs Friday from 7:30 to 10:00 PM, with drinks ending at 10 PM.

“This was just pathetic. Hardly anyone showed up and there were no local Japanese that attended. I am requesting a refund!”

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5.Osaka Local Bar Crawl in Dotombori & Uranamba Area

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 199 reviews · from $26

Walk from the Glico sign and Hozenji Temple into Uranamba’s local izakaya scene. Over three hours, guides such as Yui, Hitomi, Taiga, Naoko, and Soma lead you to Japanese bars for yakitori, karaage, gyoza, sashimi, takoyaki, sake, whisky, and cocktails. Food and drinks cost extra.

“This tour was pretty average. Our guide, Taiga, was entertaining and showed us some neat spots around Dotombori, but we found the food and drinks to be overpriced. For example, at the last stop, some of the drinks were ¥3,000 each, which is what we expected to pay for the whole night… I would strongly recommend checking the prices before ordering anything, just to be safe.”

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