Arrive in Yamanakako Village, a lakeside area in Yamanashi Prefecture nestled at the foot of Mount Fuji. Meet your local guide and begin your evening with a short walk into the bar scene that locals actually use, setting the tone for a night built around genuine neighborhood drinking culture rather than tourist-facing venues.

Your guide leads you on foot between three separate bars, each selected from Tabelog and priced accessibly. At each stop, settle in, order drinks, and engage with the atmosphere at your own pace before moving on to the next.

The route is designed so that each venue offers something distinct — different in character, crowd, or setting — giving the evening a sense of progression as you move through the area’s walkable drinking spots over the course of three hours.

By the time you reach the third bar, move through a cross-section of Yamanakako’s local drinking scene in a single evening. Leave with a grounded sense of where locals actually drink in this corner of Yamanashi, having visited three venues you can return to independently.