Must-see nightlife in Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps

  • Eonta Jazz Bar

    Matsumoto

    If you like jazz, it doesn't get any better than Eonta, a tiny 15-seater upstairs, directly above Katsu Gen restaurant. The friendly owner has been…

  • Matsumoto Brewery Taproom

    Matsumoto

    Tasty local brews, highlighted by the Awesome! Pale Ale, can be enjoyed in a delightful two-storey taproom in a lovely old building in Nakamachi. There's…

  • Mocking Bird

    Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps

    This Echoland favourite has a cosy, natural-wood, log-cabin vibe about it, offering a solid range of drinks and pub food on an English menu with great…

  • Hakuba Brew Pub

    Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps

    It's hard to go wrong when you're at the bottom of the Iwatake slopes and are home base for the local brew, Hakuba Beer. This winter-only place is a top…

  • Lucky Pete's Bar & Cafe

    Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps

    This chilled-out, family-friendly, smoke-free bar to your right as you exit JR Habuka Station serves juicy original burgers and comfort-food favourites,…

  • Mominoki Pub

    Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps

    The only English pub in the village is found in a Swiss-style chalet on the grounds of the Mominoki hotel in Wadano. By Japanese standards, it's huge and…

  • Main Bar Coat

    Matsumoto

    This sophisticated little whisky bar, going for more than 20 years, is run by a colourful character who'd love to pour you a single malt or one of his…

  • Old Rock

    Matsumoto

    Tantalisingly located on the way to the castle, across from Nakamachi, is this popular place with good pub-meal dinner options and, appropriately, a wide…

  • Tracks Bar

    Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps

    Located between Kamishiro Station and Goryū in the south of the valley, this is a favourite night spot for the younger, foreign crowd, with live music,…

  • Beer Garage Ganesha

    Matsumoto

    A Belgian beer bar overlooked by Lord Ganesha, the Hindu 'God for every man', in the Japanese Alps. Quirky, but it works. It's up the stairs above the…