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Izushi-Toyooka from Kobe : Hyogo Golden Route (one of five tours)
Joined 2018
Hyogo prefecture is about 150km long in north-south direction. There are many sight seeing spots, not only Kobe, Himeji but also Izush-Toyooka, Tanba-Sasayama Awaji island. So Hyogo government decleared "Hyogo Golden Route" as recommended tours. I would like to guide those areas where tourists do not know well. Each area is one day tour. You can have a different experience from Kyoto or Osaka.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Your hotel in Kobe
Izushi : Izushi is an old castletown town whose atmosphere is like traditional Kyoto.
Izushi : The buckwheat (soba) noodle is delisious!. The way of serving is unique. The dishes are also producted in Izushi. The pottery is named
Izushi : The Kabuki theater is small but famous Kabuki actors play there every year because it is like a original Kabuki theater.
Toyooka : The biggest production area of leather bag in Japan. The production percentage could be 70%(!) in Japan because of OEM.
Toyooka(optional) : There is the Oriental White Stork park. Oriental White Stork is almost extinct but 117 Oriental White Storks live here.
Toyooka (optional) : UNESCO Genbudo geopark where the first evidence of reversal of geomagnetism was discovered.
Ending Point
Sannomiya station (Kobe) or your hotel in Kobe.
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee,
Hotel pick up fee
Transportation fee of guide between guide's house and your hotel in Osaka or Kyoto or Kobe).
Admission fee(you and guide)
Izushi Eirakukan 300yen
Transportation fee in this tour(you and guide)
Bus and train 9340yen(from Osaka), 11430yen(From Sannomiya), 8990yen(From Kyoto)
Lunch, Dinner, drinks
Tour Important Information
1) Izushi-Toyooka area is located in nothern Hyogo prefecter where faces Japan sea. So it is cold in winter.
2) You can start this tour at JR Osaka station or JR Kyoto Station or JR Sannomiya Station.
3) Izushi does not have a direct public transportation from Osaka and Kyoto Kobe. So you have to start this tour early morning and you would return to Osaka or Kyoto lately.
4) You can start this tour from Osaka or Kobe. Please ask me.
(The tour hours will be 13 hours)
You can start this tour from Osaka or Kobe. Please ask me.
(The tour hours will be 13 hours)
Important message from the supplier
I can guide you from Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Nara if you pay the pick up fee.
Please ask the fee.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2018
About Tour Guide Yoshiharu K.
Hi! I'm Yoshiharu. Please call me Yoshi. Yoshi means "good" in Japanese! I'm a good man (^^);;;.
I was born in Kyoto but I lived there 3 months. Then my family moved to Osaka and I grew up in Osaka.
So I am almost Osakan.
When I was young, my hobby was traveling by bicycle. I went cycling around most part of Japan except Shikoku.
In my family rule, Shikoku is in bad direction because my grand father died just after his Shikoku pilgrimage.
So I want to have a cycling tour not only in Kyoto (coming soon!) but also all part of Japan someday.
I am interested in Japanese history.
I am a National Certificated Guide. And I have "Kyoto Tourism Culture Certification 3rd grade", "Osaka Expert Certification 3rd grade", "Nara Concierge 2nd grade" and "Karuizawa Web test 3rd grade".
So I have expert knowledge about Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Karuizawa and common knowledge about Kobe.
Besides I like gadgets, so I can guide you DenDen town in Osaka.
When you have a chance to visit Kyoto or Osaka or other city in this area,
please contact me anytime and join my tour!
I'll be looking forward to seeing you, spending wonderful time with you.
Reviews
Ann S.
[Bukkouji street] Hanging around east-west street in Kyoto
“Street walking/shopping”
He is so very knowledgeable, and helpful. And if you have specific questions or needs, he will help you! Very nice, and easy going. I bought many items.
Yoshiharu K.
Dear Ann Thank you for your evaluation! I also enjoyed the tour because I could know new things in Bukkouji-street. For instance, in Japanese cooking knife shop, the very old master used google translation to communicate with foreign customers. I was very surprised. Anyway, thank you very much. Yours sincerely, Yoshi
“Osaka Highlights”
The guide was friendly and courteous but lacked the details of the sites. Too expensive, not worth the money.
Yoshiharu K.
Thank you for your evaluation. But I could not understand what you really want to do. And I should have ask it, but I confused what I should ask you and I should explain. Next time I will have effort to ask it and to explain what you are interested in. Yours sincerely, Yoshi
“Great day exploring Osaka ”
Yoshi did a great job showing us around Osaka, helping us get a dinner reservation at a Kobe steak restaurant. Highly recommended him to show you around Osaka.
Yoshiharu K.
Dear Kristin Thank you for your evaluation. I enjoyed the tour too as I was interesting to know the place, "only women's floor of Siseido" in department store. Anyway, thank you for your evaluation. Yours sincerely, Yoshi
$305/ per group
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