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Saga: Private Food and Bar Hopping Tour – Choose Your City

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Saga: Private Food and Bar Hopping Tour – Choose Your City
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Saga: Private Food and Bar Hopping Tour – Choose Your City

About this experience

To eat and drink in Saga is to taste a prefecture held between two very different seas. The Genkai Sea brings squid and other fresh catches to the north, while the tidal Ariake Sea supports its own distinctive seafood culture. Between them lie the fertile Saga Plain and mountain-fed waters that sustain rice cultivation and a deeply rooted sake-brewing tradition. Saga is also the land of Karatsu and Imari ware, where food, drink, and handcrafted vessels naturally meet at the table. Choose Saga City, Tosu, Karatsu, or Imari, and spend the evening at two local venues selected around your tastes. What appears on the table changes with the city, season, and availability—and that is part of the experience. Rather than following a fixed tourist menu, discover the Saga being eaten and poured that night. With a private guide helping you order and understand what is before you, dinner becomes a journey from sea and field to brewery and kiln.

What to expect

  1. Stop 1 · 2h

    Explore Saga Prefecture’s diverse food and drink culture through two local venues near your chosen starting point. The region is known for seafood, meat dishes, seasonal produce, and locally brewed sake. Your guide selects suitable venues based on your preferences, so the food, drinks, and atmosphere vary by city, season, and availability.

What’s included

  • JPY 1,500 allowance at each of the two venues
  • Private Local guide
  • JPY 3,000 per person toward food and drinks

Not included

  • Food and drinks exceeding JPY 1,500 per person at either venue
  • Transportation to and from the meeting point

Tour & ticket options

Options may have different inclusions and meeting points. Choose your option when booking on Viator.

Tosu: Kyushu Crossroads Night

Tosu: Kyushu Crossroads Night: Enjoy a local night at Kyushu’s crossroads. Visit two venues; JPY 3,000 food and drink allowance per guest included. Starting point: Tosu Station Police Box, 668-20 Kyōmachi, Tosu, Saga 841-0034, Japan

Imari: Pottery Town Evening

Imari: Pottery Town Evening: Spend the evening in a famed pottery town at two venues. JPY 3,000 food and drink allowance per guest included. Starting point: LAWSON Sagaimari Station Store, Japan, 848-0041 Saga, Imari, Shintenchō, 浜ノ浦６１９−１

Saga City: Castle Town & Sake

Saga City: Castle Town & Sake: Explore Saga’s castle-town and sake culture at two venues. JPY 3,000 food and drink allowance per guest included. Starting point: 佐賀観光協会佐賀市観光案内所, Japan, 840-0801 Saga, Ekimae Chūō, 1-chōme−11−１０ JR佐賀駅構内

Karatsu: Coastal Castle Town

Karatsu: Coastal Castle Town: Dine in a coastal castle town at two local venues. JPY 3,000 food and drink allowance per guest included. Starting point: Karatsu Information Center, 2935-1 Shinkōmachi, Karatsu, Saga 847-0816, Japan

Meeting & pickup

  • If you select the Imari departure option, the meeting point is in front of the Lawson Saga Imari Ekimae Store. Your guide will be waiting for you with a yellow sign.
  • If you select the Karatsu departure option, the meeting point is in front of the Karatsu Station Tourist Information Center. Your guide will be waiting for you with a yellow sign.
  • If you select the Saga City departure option, the meeting point is in front of the SAGA Tourist Information Center at Saga Station. Your guide will be waiting for you with a yellow sign.
  • If you select the Tosu departure option, the meeting point is in front of the police box at Tosu Station. Your guide will be waiting for you with a yellow sign.

End point

  • If you select the Imari departure option, the meeting point is in front of the Lawson Saga Imari Ekimae Store. Your guide will be waiting for you with a yellow sign.
  • If you select the Karatsu departure option, the meeting point is in front of the Karatsu Station Tourist Information Center. Your guide will be waiting for you with a yellow sign.
  • If you select the Saga City departure option, the meeting point is in front of the SAGA Tourist Information Center at Saga Station. Your guide will be waiting for you with a yellow sign.
  • If you select the Tosu departure option, the meeting point is in front of the police box at Tosu Station. Your guide will be waiting for you with a yellow sign.

Before you go

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please inform us of any dietary restrictions in advance. Some requests may not be accommodated depending on the shops.

Cancellation policy

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