Private Shore Excursion Kobe Port - Best of Kobe with a local | 7 hours

9 Reviews | Kobe
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4-hours
2 Adults x $175.00
$350.00
Approx Total
$350.00
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included
7-hours
2 Adults x $285.00
$570.00
Approx Total
$570.00
Duration: 8 hours
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: Japanese, English
  • 4 or 7 hours with a Local Host
  • Native English Speaking host
  • Walking experience (train or taxi available at additional cost)
  • 100% Private and Personalized Experience
  • Food and drinks
  • Entry fees if applicable - (including for guide) Sōrakuen ¥300pp Ropeway ¥1800pp
  • Transportation costs within city (including for guide)
  • Gratuities (optional)

Overview

A private tour - to maintain the unique energy of your group. Have any special interests or requests? We can add it into your Kobe experience...just let us know. A Great Mix of the Old & New of Kobe City... oh yeah! You will have a Native English Speaking local guide. Spend time enjoying the city, (and not spending time getting lost in train stations or lost in translation)....another Oh yeah! Once you have booked your experience, we will be in touch with you within 48-hours to plan your personalized experience, and finalize our meeting point. For tours less than 48-hours, we will contact you sooner.

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Meeting points

Kobe Station
3-chōme-1-1 Aioichō, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0025, Japan

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JR line. Right outside of the ticketing gate.

End point

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Itinerary

  • Minatogawa Shrine

    One of the two most popular shrines in Kobe City. It is a shrine, and for this one, it is more muted... without the famous orange/red every where. Very popular for many different important celebrations for locals.

    20 minutes

  • Meriken Park

    We will be passing through Harbor land and Meriken Park. This is a beautiful port area for both locals and travelers alike. In Meriken there are many eateries and shops to browse.

    1 hour

  • Kobe Motomachi Shopping Street

    The place where locals love to shop. Closer to Daimaru store, the shops are more so cosmopolitan, and going towards the Kobe Station side, you see a mix of new, and old (many generations owned stores).

    1 hour

  • Chinatown (Nankinmachi)

    China Town nestled on the side of Motomachi. You will feel like you are in a totally different area from when you step into this street. You feel like you are not even in Japan anymore.

    20 minutes

  • Ikuta Shrine

    One of two most popular shrines in Kobe City. Vibrant colors, old history, and getting to this shrine is fun because you go through the entertainment part of Kobe.

    20 minutes

  • Kobe

    What OTHER INTERESTS did you have in mind? Sake Tasting? We can either go to a local brewery museum, or go to a popular sake bar. Your choice, just let us know.

    1 hour

  • Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens

    8-hour Experience is recommended if you would like Nunobiki Falls included. Nunobiki features the flowers that bloom in the season you visit. As you walk down the garden paths, you have views of the Kobe City Ocean/Sky line along the way. Fun ride up the mountain on a rope-way "gondola"; and on your ride up, you can see the Nunobiki waterfall, and other homes, foliage.... and not forgetting to mention, the skyline view of Kobe City. Once at the top, visit the essential oil museum and smell some samples, walk down the path with many smaller gardens placed in beautiful patterns, and visit a greenhouse with wonderful sight and sound of streaming river. If you want, you can also have lunch at the herb restaurant, (with courses of edible flowers). You can't go wrong here if you want to see all that Kobe City landscape has to offer, (mountains, oceans, and all thats in between).

    2 hours

  • Suma Beach

    Seasonal - during Summer and early Fall months. Although quiet on many of the months of the year, the summer gets fun with the pop up restaurants with music playing, stroll some through the warm waters, and people watch as some are perfecting their selfies.

    1 minute

  • Kobe

    Want to try KOBE BEEF? ...oh yeah! We can end your tour at a recommended restaurant, so you can take your time enjoying. If you prefer to have Kobe Beef for lunch during your experience, we can do that too :-)

    1 minute

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

July 22100% refund
July 23No refund

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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Wonderful and unique tour

Published on Apr, 2025

We had an absolutely wonderful tour with Michelle. She is from Kobe but spent many years in the US. She showed us a couple of shrines, which were beautiful but explaining her inside knowledge of the everyday life of the cities residents was something that really fascinated us. She explained different shops, hotel, the inside daily activity of neighborhoods etc. that you never get on a regular tour. Because this wasn't just seeing tourist attractions, this was one of our favorite tours ever... and we do a lot of traveling.

A great guide and tour

Published on Apr, 2025

We really liked this tour because the guide was born and raised in Kobe but lived in the US for many years so she was able to explain parts of her city that would be new to us. She showed us a couple of wonderful shrines, a neighborhood and how people lived their daily lives, local shops, malls, waterfront, etc.. She was very accommodating to our needs and wishes. It was a great day.

Fun and Friendly Local Guide

Published on Apr, 2025

Michelle's tour around her town was a lot of fun. The tour is really custom to what you want to see. We learned a lot about Japanese history, things we didn't learn from other guides in Japan. We got to see the sights, see great views, eat Kobe beef, drink Kobe sake and stroll around local neighborhoods. My wife enjoyed shopping with her and learning about local stores/souvenirs and buying some Japanese candies. She's also a great photographer, we got some great photos together. A very personalized tour, it felt like strolling around a town visiting an old friend. I would definitely recommend her tour.

Great walking tour with a knowledgeable guide who gave us an excellent overview of life and culture in Kobe

Published on Mar, 2025

Michelle was a terrific guide. She fashioned an interesting itinerary of venues that we were thoroughly delighted with and made our visit to Kobe memorable. Michelle met us at the Kobe Port Terminal and guided us through the public transportation network to a subway station near the Minatogawa Jinja a beautiful Shinto shrine where we learned a little about this indigenous Japanese culture. From there we walked to Harbor Land passing through malls and shopping areas. Took photos at the popular “BE KOBE” signage in Meriken Park and marveled at the stones etched in Kanji with the names of notable American actors. Michelle led us through local neighborhoods, passing Sōrakuen Garden, the former residence of the Mayor of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture government offices and the public library. We visited many residential side-streets where we saw how neighborhoods were organized and people went about their daily lives. Michelle led us through entertainment areas, Chinatown, shopping areas from luxury to inexpensive, and made a recommendations for a Kobe beef lunch we thoroughly enjoyed. Michelle was a superb guide. Personable, energetic, knowledgeable, and flexible in altering the itinerary. We had a wonderful day and learned much about life in Kobe. I highly recommend Michelle as a guide.

Kobe city is tradition and international at the same time.

Published on Feb, 2025

Kobe is such a lovely city. Many different atmospheres in one smaller city. We tried the famous Kobe Beef, and popular Kobe sake. The tour was less about temples and shrines, and more the life of a typical Japanese local, and what separates Kobe from other popular cities like Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo.

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