Arrive in Hita, a historic castle town in inland Oita Prefecture, known for its preserved merchant streets and local drinking culture. Meet your guide at the starting point and get an immediate sense of how this compact city holds its nightlife — bars and izakayas clustered within walking distance of one another, making it possible to move between distinct pockets of the city without needing transport.

Move through up to three separate drinking areas across the evening. At each stop, settle in, order from the menu, and engage with the atmosphere of a different local venue. Your guide helps you navigate what to order and shares context about each spot and the area around it.

The venues shift in character as the night progresses, giving you a read on how Hita’s bar scene varies from one street to the next. By the final stop, you will have visited three Tabelog-listed bars, each under the 3,000 yen threshold, and moved through a cross-section of Hita’s local nightlife on your own terms.

Leave with a grounded sense of where locals drink in this part of Oita, and a practical map of the city’s evening geography that goes well beyond what any guidebook covers.