Sake and Wagyu: Shimbashi Station Tour

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Discover Ginza’s culinary delights with a sake tasting and A5 Wagyu beef teppanyaki experience. Join our guided tour for an unforgettable gastronomic adventure.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Shimbashi - Begin your journey here
Shimbashi - Unlimited Sake Tasting!
Enjoy the finest Sake and discover the rich history of Japanese alcohol
銀座あづまビル - Savor premium steak grilled before your eyes, perfectly paired with sake!
Ginza - Stroll through Ginza’s streets at night. The captivating lights evoke nostalgia and promise…

What's Included

Local guide
All-you-can-drink sake (30mins)
1 dessert or drink
All-you-can-eat Wagyu (75mins) + 2 drinks
Tour photo

What's Not Included

Additional food or drink

Additional Information

The tour begins at Shimbashi Station, known as the site of Japan’s first railroad running in 1872. First, your local tour guide will take you to a casual bar run by Nara Prefecture, which is known as the “birthplace of sake”. Here, enjoy a 30-minute all-you-can-drink sake tasting! The selection of more than 20 different types of sake, which changes daily, is truly varied, ranging from authentic sake made with “Bodai-moto,” the yeast that originated in Shorakuji, the birthplace of clear sake, to dry, sweet, slightly sparkling, cloudy, and fruit sake. On the second stop of the tour, your guide will take you to a teppanyaki restaurant in Ginza. You will be greeted by a skilled griller in front of a heated Teppan. Serving only the highest quality A5-ranked Wagyu beef, the restaurant not only offers a wide variety of Wagyu beef, but also seasonal soups, seasonal Wagyu beef dish, garlic rice, miso soup, and special condiments and sauces as part of the course menu.

Children under 6 years old are not allowed to join in this tour due to the restaurant’s dress code.
By Japanese law, only those who are 20 years or older are allowed to drink alcohol.
Japan’s climate has become more extreme, with summer highs of 40°C (110°F) and winter lows of -5°C (20°F). Please prepare accordingly for the tour.
This tour is not suitable for vegetarians or vegans.
Please note that the all-you-can-eat style of Wagyu beef can only be ordered only after eating all the Wagyu beef provided.
We are unable to accommodate gluten-free requests for this tour.
Please inform us at least one day before the tour if you have any dietary requests or allergies to mention. Requests made on the day of the tour cannot be accommodated.
Out of respect for our other guests and to ensure the best tour for everyone, we must start the tour on time.
Please note that if you are late for more than 15 minutes than meeting time (10 mins before the tour starting time), you will not be able to join the tour, get refund or rescheduled.
The tour might be cancelled in case of unsuitable weather for safety reasons.
You do not need to pay for the guide’s food and drinks.
Please note that there might be other participants.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the tour starting time.
Free date/time rescheduling up to 24 hours before the tour starting time (depending on availability).

Location

Shimbashi Station

JR Shimbashi Station North Exit Meet in front of black pillar near SAZA Coffee in Ecute Edition Shimbashi. Please note that if you use Ginza line or Toei Asakusa line, it will take 5 - 10 mins to get to the meeting place. (If you get lost, please search "Shimbashi Station West Exit Square park.)

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Yolanda_y

Dec 4, 2025

Great experience! Would do it again! - Great experience! My husband and I enjoyed this experience and would highly recommend it. We would do it again. Would recommend for solo travelers.

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Lilmommameeks

Dec 4, 2025

For steak lovers - Kazu is an amazing guide. We learned so much about sake, wagyu and Japanese history. I highly recommend this tour if you want the ultimate wagyu tasting.

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Nickr2088

Dec 1, 2025

Book this one, it's worth your while! - I had such a great time with Fuji. She was great to talk to, and really taught me a lot about Japan. The food was also delish.

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Charlene_s

Nov 20, 2025

Beef and sake- a good way to spend a night - It was a fun way to spend an afternoon. The beef was excellent, and I'm not even a big fan of beef. I was just there for the sake. The variety of sake that we tried was outstanding.

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Elena_maro95

Sep 28, 2025

We loved it - I did this tour with my husband alone. There was no other people in the group. The tour started in the Shimbashi station, in an specific exit that we troubled to find. We recomend to go with enough time to not rush or being late. The tour lasted 3,5 hours and you go all the time accompanied by the tour guide. In our case, the guide was Ken-Take and he was just the best. He was kind, funny, and explained us a lot of things but also gave us some space since it was only the 2 of us doing de the tour. He is a very experienced guide and you can realize he loves doing it. About the tour, in the first hour we went to an Antenna Shop where they set a 30 minutes countdown and you can serve yourselve all the sake you want. In the second hour you have the reservation in the wagyu restaurant. It is in one of those restaurants where you sit in a row and they cook just in front of you. They served 4 differents wagyu pieces and then you can repeat. You have time to take 1 or 2 more pieces, cause you have to leave after 1 hour. They also served 2 more additional dishes before the wagyu and a miso soup at the end. You also have 3 drinks included. I think it was more than enough although 1 hour doesn't seem a lot of time. In the next 45 minutes, Ken Take guided us through the Ginza Street. We went inside some shops. And in the last 45 minutes of the tour we went to a coffee shop to took a coffee and a dessert. That was just the perfect end for the tour. There Ken Take prepared us a full itinerary for our days left in Tokio. I enjoyed the tour a lot. I would recommend it.

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Kyle

Sep 23, 2025

A must experience - Max displayed an knowledge of the history of Sake and Wagyu. The whole evening was historically informative along with getting enjoy some amazing food and drink. I highly recommend!

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Z7151ofas

Sep 7, 2025

10/10 experience! - We had so much fun on this tour. Our tour guide, Yuki, was exceptional, fluent in English, and very informative. Sake tasting was so unique and all-you-can-eat Wagyu was delicious! I would recommend this to anyone thinking of joining this tour!!

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G1256cleriks

Sep 3, 2025

Fantastic. - Kentake was a wonderful guide and the food and sake was amazing just like kentake knowledge about tokyo and about sake and wagyu

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Ruth_l

Aug 3, 2025

Such a fun time - Such a fun experience! I ended up being the only one on my tour and the guide and myself just tore through the city and had a great time. First place he took me had a lot of really good sake, and he thoughtfully explain the difference between each one and the culture significance of sake in Japanese culture. He gave me some great recommendations to take home. The wagyu beef was also amazing, some of the best I’ve ever had. Watching it prepared hibachi style was also very entertaining. The food overall was delicious, but not too overfilling. This was a really fun experience that I would do again in Japan.

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