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Kobe Private Tour - Rokko Sancho Station
Rokko Sancho Station
Kobe Private Tour - The Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
The Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
Kobe Private Tour - The Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
The Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
Kobe Private Tour - The Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
The Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
Kobe Private Tour - Arims Onsen
Nene zo and Nene Bridge
Arims Onsen Nene zo and Nene Bridge
Kobe Private Tour - Rokko Bus
Rokko Bus
Kobe Private Tour - Rokko Shita Station and Rokko Cable Car
Rokko Shita Station and Rokko Cable Car
Kobe Private Tour - Rokko Sanjyo Station and Rokko Cable Car
Rokko Sanjyo Station and Rokko Cable Car
Kobe Private Tour - Beautiful cherry blossoms on both sides of Arima River
Beautiful cherry blossoms on both sides of Arima River
Kobe Private Tour - Beautiful cherry blossoms on both sides of Arima River
Beautiful cherry blossoms on both sides of Arima River
Kobe Private Tour - Kin-no Yu Spa (Golden Hot Spring)
Kin-no Yu Spa (Golden Hot Spring)
Kobe Private Tour - old town street in Arima Hot Spring
old town street in Arima Hot Spring
Kobe Private Tour - Arima Hotspring Station (Rokko Ropeway)
Arima Hotspring Station (Rokko Ropeway)
Kobe Private Tour - Gin-no Yu Spa (Silvet Hot Spring)
Gin-no Yu Spa (Silvet Hot Spring)

KOBE: Arima Onsen, Rokko Ropeway, and Sake Tasting

Highlights
Kobe Tour Guide - Hideo Y.

Joined 2014

Hideo Y.
4.61 / 5
(227 reviews)
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Kobe
English, Japanese (Native)
8 hours
Private tour (only you and Hideo Y.)
Up to 15 people

You can enjoy the Arima Hot Spring resorts, Mt.Rokko, and Sake Tasting.

Arima onsen is one of the three oldest hot-spring resorts in Japan.

In the 16th century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the warlord who unified Japan for the first time in 1590.

We take cable car to the Rokko Garden Terrace, where you can command a panoramic view of Kobe.

Then we go to Arima Onsen by opeway. Of course you enjoy having public Onsen, and Hotel onsen you can feel relaxation for about 2,000JPY/person.

Itinerary

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09:00 AM

Meeting Point

at your hotel

10:00 AM

Arima Hot Spring

We walk around Arima hot spring resorts and relax at Onsen.

01:00 PM

Mt.Rokko (Rokko RopewaY)

You can enjoy 10-minute "walking in the sky."

01:30 PM

Rokko Garden Terrace

We can command a panoramic view of Kobe city.

02:30 PM

Rokko Cable Car

we use cable car to the foot of MT Rokko.

03:30 PM

The Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum

We know how to make sake in the film and enjoy sake tasting. You can byt Japanese sake.

Ending Point

at your hotel

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

Guide Fee

What‘s not included

Our transportation fee (you and guide) is 3,410yen per person, lunch, (no entrance fee is needed)

Tour Important Information

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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
Kobe Tour Guide - Hideo Y.

Joined 2014

Hideo Y.
4.61 / 5
(227 reviews)
Identity Verified
Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Hideo Y.

Hello, I'm HIDEo YOSHIda. Please call me HIDEYOSHI, the same name as the famous shogun who built the Osaka Castle in 1585.

I was born in Kobe and worked in Osaka for nearly 40 years. I would like to introduce the Kansai region to you ,including Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Wakayama.

Kobe is one of the two largest ports in Japan, along with Yokohama. After the opening of the Port of Kobe in 1868, foreigners built their residences on the hillside of the Kitano-cho area, overlooking the ocean. Many of the foreign residences are now open to the public as museums, including the Weathercock House, with it's symbol weathercock on the triangle-shaped roof.

In Meriken Park, the red Port Tower (the city's landmark), creates a beautiful contrast against the white Kobe Marine Museum. The museum's design was inspired by the waves and sailing ships.

When you have a chance to visit Osaka, please join my tour. I'm sure you'll enjoy the interesting and historical, scenic spots. For example, Shin-Sekai is a downtown area with a strange mix of nostalgic atmosphere and contemporary energy. You can try local foods (kushikatsu, sushi, tempura) at a reasonable price. Billiken (a famous statue of the spirit of luck) will be waiting for you!!. Dotombori is a popular street with a lot of flashy signboards. Osaka is widely known as a "Kuidaore-no-machi", or literally "drinking and eating luxuriously to death." Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi HIDEYOSHI in 1585. Oh, it's my residence, isn't it !

These days "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" area in USJ, or Universal Studios Japan, is also attracting more and more people.

I'll be looking forward to seeing you !!

Reviews

“Well Spent Day in Kochi”

we were picked up and headed to the Ryugado cave which was an adventure. Hideo was extremely informative about the cave. the cave is 4 kms long but we only have access to 1 km. with steps and hand rails some of the rock formations are beautiful. really good outing with an enthusiastic guide. next was lunch after lunch we went to the Makino Botanical Garden and learnt about Dr. Makino - he must have been a brilliant Botanist. across the road was the Godaisan Chikurinji temple. was the perfect way to round off the day. Hideo was organized, enthusiastic and passionate about his material. a day very well spent.

“HANSHIN Tigers baseball game”

Hideoshi was an excellent guide and met our group of 4 at the Osaka station before taking us on the express train to the game. He came prepared with jerseys to borrow for our group, noise makers and interesting information on the team and players. He took us to the team shop before the game to navigate getting balloons for a 7th inning fun event. We had such a great time with him and he’s an amazing guide. I highly recommend booking any tour with Hideo

Andrew H.

Hideo Y.

Thank you for joininig my Japanese baseball game tour. I'm very glad to receive your excellent review. About 40,000 spectators enjoyed watching the baseball game at Hanshin Koshien Stadium. I make it a point to bring jerseys, noisemakers and new Hanshin Tigers information sheet at every tour. I'm sure you enjoyed raising yellow balloons at the 7th inning. Also you amazed how Japanese audiences back up their team. I hope to see you again. I wish you all the best in the future.

“Osaka castle, Dotombori and New World visits”

We were a family of three adults, guided by Hideo on July 13, 2026. It took us a while to locate Hideo inside and outside of the Osaka ship terminal. Finally we went back inside and found him sitting near the window. I was shocked to not able to recognize him because Hideo appeared much senior in person, than his posted picture here. Nevertheless, Hideo guided us to the Osaka castle via subway, brought us to lunch at Dotombori, and ended with a tour of Shin-Sekai (New World). We appreciated Hideo in finding the elevators and resting areas for my husband, who had mobility issues with his left foot. I personally found it hard to understand what Hideo was saying during the tour. I think his written English here is better than his spoken one. There was definitely a language barrier here.

Teresa Y.

Hideo Y.

Thank you for your honest opinions and for taking the time to write them. I'm going to improve my English-speaking skill from this experience. I think I could use elevators, escalators for your father as much as possible. I hope I guide you the tour again in the future.

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