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1-Day Kobe Highlights Tour including Sake Tasting
4.5
18 Ratings
Kobe
Discover Kobe’s highlights in a 7-hour tour: Mt. Rokko, downtown shopping, gourmet delights, and top sake breweries. Perfect for cruise visitors!
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Nunobiki Falls (Nunobiki-No-Taki) - The view of the water falls from high above was breath taking. Enjoy from great view from the sky.
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Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens - The Nunobiki Herb Garden is Japan’s largest herb garden with 75,000 herbs and 200 flower species. Take some time to relax while gazing out at the view of Kobe City from the rich nature of Mt. Rokko from the observation plaza, the terrace, and Kaze no Oka Square.
You can also take a 10 minute stroll down the ropeway’s skywalk to get yet another great view of Kobe’s cityscape, Nunobiki Falls, Gobonmatsu dam, and more. - Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum - After the herb garden, head on over to the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum- a short walk from Shin-Kobe Station. Established in 1984, it is the only carpentry tool museum in Japan. Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum moved to its current location at Shin-Kobe Station in 2014. More than 35,000 items are on display in the museum, and the increasingly rare carpenter tools from this disappearing craft are collected and preserved as part of Japan’s ethnic heritage. In addition to seeing the exhibition, you can indulge in all five senses by touching the carpentry tools, appreciating the structure of Japanese wooden architecture, and smelling the fragrant wood. There are also many touch panels and videos with easy to understand explanations, making the exhibition accessible to many visitors.
- Ikuta Shrine - The most popular shrine where many people come to visit in Kobe. In addition to becoming Kobe’s name origin, this shrine honors the god of marriage. Hundreds of couples hold their wedding ceremony here each year. Also take a look at the water which is said to tell the future.
- Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum - Hakutsuru Sake Brewery is a brewery that has always been at the forefront of trends in the sake industry such as introducing drinking chilled sake, and selling other sake in easily accessible plastic bottle containers. The museum was made by remodeling the No. 1 sake storehouse. In order to reproduce the traditional sake brewing process in an easy-to-understand manner, a three-dimensional displays of sake production, including life sized figurines, are on display. You can also partake in a sake tasting at the main sake corner on the 1st floor.
What's Included
- Hotel pick up & drop off (Only in Kobe city)
- English Guide
- Train ticket (Sannomiya station → Sumiyoshi station)
- Round-trip ropeway
- All fees and/or taxes
- Sake Tasting
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Additional Information
Enjoy a leisurely 7-hour tour of Kobe, a port town that developed and flourished after Japan opened its ports to the world in the mid 19th century with a local guide. From the north in nature rich Mt. Rokko, downtown Kobe City in the south where you can enjoy shopping and gourmet, and Japan’s leading sake breweries in the eastern Kashiwa sake district, enjoy a varied atmosphere in this coastal city. This tour covers all the best Kobe has to offer. We also offer pick-up and drop-off at Kobe Port making this a convenient day trip for those visiting Kobe on cruise ships such as the “Diamond Princess” or the “Celebrity Millennium”.
Location
Shin-Kobe Station
Shin-Kobe Station
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Brianh353
May 12, 2024
Fun full day exploring Kobe - We really enjoyed this full day exploring Kobe. The carpentry museum was great and the building was a cool mix of modern architecture with great wood details, but I'm a woodworker so your mileage may vary.
The ride (gondolas) to get to the top of the herb gardens was fun. If you enjoy gardens and beautiful views of the city, you'll enjoy this.
The shrine was a nice stop in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city. I will say, compared to some other places in Japan, Kobe seemed a little more run down.
The sake museum and tasting was ok, especially if you compare it with some of the distillery tours in the US. It's a long commute for the experience.
Our tour guide was very nice and helpful. We enjoyed learning more about Japan and Kobe as we explored the city and the sights together.
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Covrume
May 8, 2024
Modern and pleasant city - Modern and pleasant city to visit. Its famous Kobe beef is not to be missed. A cable car will take you to the Jardin des Herbes, a very beautiful place with a splendid view of the city.
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Lucas_j
Apr 17, 2024
Nice area, good for a walk around look around. - Lovely day out. The herb garden was beautiful and the carpentry museum was very interesting, how they built their temples and houses. Recommend. Kobe is a nice area to check out.
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Avidtraveller09
Oct 5, 2023
A wonderful tour with a beautiful guide through fantastic locations - The guide, Ms. Mizuho was extremely knowledgeable, co-operative & kind. She made our day outstanding.
The choice of destinations were wonderful. So beautiful that the stipulated 7 hour time frame might fall short.
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Haruf10
Sep 22, 2023
Great way to get around Kobe - The guide was very friendly and patient and spent time visiting the various sites. It was easy to get around to and from the sites and the guide explained everything well.
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Nicksol123
May 12, 2024
Great tour of kobe - Experienced and knowledgeable tour guide. Mizu was a great guide. Recommend for a history of kobe...
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Marnelgb
Mar 28, 2024
Lots to See in Kobe - We learned a lot about Kobe on this tour, which was our goal. The Herb Garden, located on such a steep hillside that we rode a rope line to the top and walked down, offered a beautiful, natural setting around each curve in the path. Touring the merchants’ homes in Ijinkan gave us a grasp of the importance of Kobe as an International port in the 1800’s. It was also fascinating to see the involved sake making process!
Our tour had a few hiccups… different opening hours or not open at all (tool museum was closed), but our guide Etsuko was prepared to offer interesting alternatives for us to see.
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Tour539089
Mar 22, 2024
Kobe garden tour. - Our tour guide Ayako was very good and certainly knew the area. The Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens were very beatiful and the Shinto Temple was very interesting.This is a walking tour so be prepared to do a total of about 4 miles of walking. You weill use many teain rides to get from one place to the other and this adds to the absorbing of the local culture. The sake was good but I did not think it was worth the time to get to the sake plant.
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Newyorkray
Oct 16, 2023
Great experience for a day around Kobe. But, it would nice if there were less walking. - Ayako was extremely helpful and provided many useful information about Kobe and Osaka. We had the great day. Her recommendation on the Kobe beef dinner was excellent.
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Lois
Apr 15, 2024
NOT WORTH THE MONEY there was a lot of communication prior to the tour with the operator. We were provided with contact - We contacted the tour guide the day before and was told that he had never heard of us. He was rude. We booked for a tour of lava tubes on kobe Island sth korea. The morning of the tour we still did not know if the guide would meet us. We were met and told that the lava tubes we closed. We'll ok these things happen but when we talked to fellow passengers on the ship they said that they had visited the caves and lava tubes. ???? Our guide did not speak English so I was unable to tell him of the restrictions placed on me regarding the difficulty of the tour. The tour we did was not worth the money. We could have done it on our own and left out the waterfall with what seemed like 100s of stairs. Keju k tours were unprofessional. Very disappointing. I don't think I will book tours from home in the future. A word of advice to travellers. Wait till you get to the port. It's cheaper (this was a very expensive tour) and can decide what you really want to see, within your capabilities.
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