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KOBE: Arima Onsen, Rokko Ropeway, and Sake Tasting

Rokko Sancho Station

The Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum

Arims Onsen Nene zo and Nene Bridge

Rokko Bus

Rokko Shita Station and Rokko Cable Car

Rokko Sanjyo Station and Rokko Cable Car

Beautiful cherry blossoms on both sides of Arima River

Kin-no Yu Spa (Golden Hot Spring)

old town street in Arima Hot Spring

Arima Hotspring Station (Rokko Ropeway)

Gin-no Yu Spa (Silvet Hot Spring)

KOBE: Arima Onsen, Rokko Ropeway, and Sake Tasting

Highlights

Joined 2014

Hideo Y.

4.61 / 5

(216 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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I guide you Sapporo, Furano, Otaru, Hakodate in Hokkaido / Aomori in Hokuriku / Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Himeji in Kansai / Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Kagoshima in Kyushu / Kochi, Matsuyama, Ehime in Shikoku / Matsumoto in Nagano/ Tottori, Shimane, Kanazawa, Sakaiminato, Fukui in Japan Sea side / Please get in touch with me!!

Thank you.

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 2014

Hideo Y.

4.61 / 5

(216 reviews)

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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

Jo R.

5 / 5

Apr 13, 2026

Atomic Bomb Dome and Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima

Apr 13, 2026

Hiroshima

5 hours 30 mins

“Hiroshima City Sightseeing Tour with Hideo”

Thank you Hideo, absolute pleasure to have met you. This was a great tour, pity the castle was closed but the samurai standing guard and taking photos with them made up for it. Hideo is kind and caring making sure everything worked out for us. Lunch was Okonomiyaki, and was the best in a little local spot only Hideo knew. Definitely better than cruise ship tours. Would do this again in a heartbeat. Arigato Hideo

Hideo Y.

I'm very happy to receive your excellent review. I was very surprised to see your guest offering a big paper crane and a set of 1,000 paper cranes at Peace memorial Park. This is the first time I've ever seen foreign tourist bringing paper cranes. I'll never forget her kindness and thoughtfulness. We could enjoy having Okonomiyaki, a popular local food, at the restaurant with the common touch. I hope to see you again. I wish you all the best for your good health and continued success.

Marie B.

4 / 5

Apr 8, 2026

Himeji Castle, The Set of The Last Samurai or Engyoji Temple

Apr 8, 2026

Himeji

2 days

“A good guide, truly Japanese.”

HIDEo was well organised and punctual. He knows Japan history very well and he planned a two-days tour that matched what we wanted to see. However, he was less talkative in our conversations than other guides we had in Japan. He was a little difficult to understand in english and sometimes a bit confused

Hideo Y.

I'm very happy to receive your review. I'd like to make an effort to be talkative and improve my English skills. I'm sure you could enjoy visiting beautiful gardens and Castles. We visited Okayama Korakuen Garden, one of the three most outstanding gardens in Japan, and Ritsurin Park with wonderful pine trees in Kagawa Pref. to see Cherry Blossom viewing. Furthermore we visited Himeji Castle called "White Eaglet Castle", and Okayama Castle called "Black Crow Castle" and the ruins of Takamatatsu Castle. We also can see beautiful cherry blossoms at their castle Parks. I wish you all the best for your good health and continued success.

Victoria G.

5 / 5

Mar 22, 2026

Kochi Golden Tour

Mar 22, 2026

Kochi

3 days

“3 day Golden Tour of Kyoto, Osaka and Kochi”

Hideo was extremely knowledgeable of these cities. He shared all kinds of information about the history, current day, temples, shrines, food, castles and the street culture. All 3 days were very organized and we did not feel rushed anywhere based on the schedule he had shared when the tour was booked. Also, as the days went on Hideo’s personality started to shine through, he is a gentle soul with an endearing sense of humour. I will definitely recommend Hideo to any friends or family who plan a trip to Japan and these cities.

Hideo Y.

I'm very happy to receive your message. We visited popular temples --Kiyomizu, Kinkaku (Golden Pavilion) -- in Kyoto, and Osaka castle, Dotonbori from Osaka Port for 2 days. Your cruise ship moved to Kochi to enjoy seeing the Kochi Castle, Harimayabashi bridge, an interesting mechanical clock, Makino botanical garden and Chikurinji Temple. I'm sure you found the Kochi castle is completely different from Osaka Castle Osaka castle is the museum inside while Kochi is made of wood, one of the 12 castles that built before 1867 and now still exists. We climbed up the stone steps to the top floor to see beautiful landscape. I hope you enjoy Japan trip. I wish you all the best for your good health and continued success.