Trackside Craft Beer by Train from Tokyo with Ex-JR Conductor

This stop is for guests who booked the Tokyo Station start/end option. If you booked the Shinjuku option, meet Sho at Shinjuku Station instead; you do not need to come to Tokyo Station. Meet Sho just outside Tokyo Station's Marunouchi South Gate. This location is convenient if you are staying near Tokyo Station, Marunouchi, Otemachi, Nihonbashi, or Ginza. Travel west with Samurai Guide Sho, a former JR Chuo Line conductor, on the JR Chuo Line Green Car (premium seating). Sho will assist you with station navigation and Green Car tickets. There is no need to travel to Shinjuku first or change trains there. As the cityscape gives way to everyday neighborhoods along the Chuo Line, the journey becomes part of the experience. Your craft beer journey begins before you reach the first local taproom.

This stop is for guests who booked the Shinjuku Station start/end option. If you booked the Tokyo Station option, meet Sho at Tokyo Station instead; you do not need to come to Shinjuku Station. Meet Sho at Suica Penguin Square, directly in front of JR Shinjuku Station's New South Gate. Travel west with Samurai Guide Sho, who worked for JR East for 23 years, including 22 years as a conductor on the JR Chuo Line. Sho will guide you through Shinjuku Station and assist with Green Car tickets before you travel west on the JR Chuo Line Green Car (premium seating). As skyscrapers give way to residential neighborhoods and everyday Tokyo along the Chuo Line, the train ride becomes part of the experience. Your craft beer journey begins before you reach the first local taproom.

After stepping off the train, you will visit multiple craft beer taprooms along the JR Chuo Line in Western Tokyo, carefully selected by Samurai Guide Sho as the best options for the day. The exact route may vary depending on opening hours, seat availability, the pace of the group, and the best taproom options on the day. This tour is about tasting locally brewed craft beer in the neighborhoods where it is made. At each stop, you can enjoy a freshly poured beer from the tap while discovering the different atmosphere and character of each place. The movement from one taproom to the next is also part of the journey. As you walk through the area and notice the changing atmosphere, the scenery, mood, and impression of the beer shift little by little. Along the way, you can buy local food, bring it into the taprooms, and enjoy it with your craft beer. Rather than simply visiting bars, this tour lets you experience the flow of Western Tokyo itself.

This is the final stop for guests who booked the Shinjuku Station start/end option. Guests who booked the Tokyo Station option continue with Sho all the way to Tokyo Station. After visiting multiple craft beer taprooms, relax on the return journey in the JR Chuo Line Green Car (premium seating). With a restroom, seat tables, and trash bins on board, you can travel comfortably even after enjoying local beer. If you purchase takeaway craft beer, you can enjoy it at your seat while watching the neighborhoods pass by. The changing scenery invites you to savor the flavors and moments of the day a little longer. Sho, a former JR Chuo Line conductor with 22 years of experience, accompanies you throughout the ride and helps you navigate Shinjuku Station. The tour ends here, but you take home memories of the local streets, craft beer, and a side of Tokyo you discovered by train.

This is the final stop for guests who booked the Tokyo Station start/end option. Guests who booked the Shinjuku Station option finish their tour at Shinjuku Station. After visiting multiple craft beer taprooms, relax on the return journey in the JR Chuo Line Green Car (premium seating). With a restroom, seat tables, and trash bins on board, you can travel comfortably even after enjoying local beer. If you purchase takeaway craft beer, you can enjoy it at your seat while watching the neighborhoods pass by. As the train approaches central Tokyo, savor the flavors and memories of the places you visited a little longer. Sho, a former JR Chuo Line conductor with 22 years of experience, stays with you beyond Shinjuku and helps you navigate Tokyo Station until the tour ends. You take home memories of the local streets, craft beer, and a side of Tokyo you discovered by train.