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Kochi Private Tour - The view of Kochii city from Godaisan
The view of Kochii city from Godaisan
Kochi Private Tour - ive-story pagoda in Chikurinji
ive-story pagoda in Chikurinji
Kochi Private Tour - The garden in Chikurinji
The garden in Chikurinji
Kochi Private Tour - Cherry blossom in Kochi Castle
Cherry blossom in Kochi Castle
Kochi Private Tour - Ryugado Cave
Ryugado Cave
Kochi Private Tour - Ryugado Cave
Ryugado Cave

Kochi Golden Tour

Highlights
Kochi Tour Guide - Hideo Y.

Joined 2014

Hideo Y.
4.60 / 5
(228 reviews)
Identity Verified
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Kochi
English, Japanese (Native)
6 hrs 30 mins
Private tour (only you and Hideo Y.)
Up to 15 people

Chikurinji Temple is designated as the 31st of the 88 Shikoku sacred sites pilgrimage.

Sakamoto Ryoma is selected one of the three most popular figures in Japanese history.

Facing the Pacific Ocean, the beach is known for a good spot to view the moon.

Kochi Castle is one of the 12 wooden castles that was built during Samurai Period (until 1867) and still remains standing.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

JR Kochi station or Kochi Shinko Port

- The port of Kochi Shinko ( cruise ship arrives) or the hotel in Kochi

09:40 AM

Kochi Castle

First the castle was built in 1610.

It was one of the 12 castles that built during Samurai Period (until 1867) and still remains standing.

11:00 AM

Harimayabashi Bridge

There is a tragic love story.

A Buddhist priest bought an ornamental hair pin for the lady.

11:40 AM

Katsurahama Beach

It is beautiful seashore and you see the statue of Sakamoto Ryoma, one of the top three famous heroes in Japan.

01:30 PM

Makino Botanical Garden

Makino Tomitaro is called the father of Japanese botany and a master of painting botany. He gave names to more than 1,500 kinds of plants.

02:50 PM

Chikurinji temple

I think you see one of the most beautiful 5 story pagodas in Japan.

Ending Point

JR Kochi station or Kochi Shinko Port

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

guide fee

My transportation and hotel fee

What‘s not included

・The private taxi or bus fare. (It depends on how many people you are, so please ask me!)

from 48,000JY or over

・Your entrance fee : 1,700JPY/person

・lunch, and the like

Tour Important Information

The public tranportation system is NOT well-developed In Kochi city, so we use a private taxi or a bus according to the number of your people. Please send me the number of your peoplebefore you directly apply for the tour. Then I'll send you the itinerary and costs.

In the afternoon, if you like, I can take you to Ryugado Cave (Lime stone cave) in replace of Makino Botanical Garden and Chikurinji Temple. Thank you.

Important message from the supplier

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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
Kochi Tour Guide - Hideo Y.

Joined 2014

Hideo Y.
4.60 / 5
(228 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

“Kanazawa “Golden” Tour”

Six of us were all looking forward to this 6 1/2 hour tour but ended up being very disappointed with the day to the point where four of our six dropped out of the tour. Although our guide was a sweet little older gentlemen, who was supposed to be a certified in English speaking Guide, this tour proved to be too much for him. Hideo, our guide, was extremely difficult to understand and did not provide very much information about the various sites that we visited. The sites themselves were great, but we learned very little about each of them. We spent a lot of time waiting for transportation be it shuttles, buses, or taxis. It seemed as though this was Hideo’s first tour of this area. The gold leaf experience was a very enjoyable hands on activity that we all enjoyed, walking away with our own creation. Overall, the sites were well worth seeing and the gold leaf experience was well worth it but unfortunately, we all wanted to not just seeing the site but learn about them as well.

Jo-anne B.

Hideo Y.

Thank you for your excellent review. We could enjoy pasting gold leaf experience. On the tour day so many tourists including your travelers from your cruise ship visited Kanazawa, so many sightseeing buses were very crowded with people. The bus is running evey 15 minutes, so depending on the timing, it takes some time to wait for the bus. Anyway I have to appologize you that you didn't feel learning so much from me, but I was going to show you as much information as I knew. For your information I already guide Kanazawa more than 20 times and get excellent review. I wish you and your friends good health and happiness. I hope to see you again in the future.

“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.

Deb B.

Hideo Y.

I'm very happy to receive your excellent review. It was blessed with good weather. I could conduct the tour on the schedule. Ryugado Cave is one of the three majoy limestone caves in Japan. We enjoyed seeing various types of stalactite such as jewelly stone, beaded screen waterfall, the waterfall of the flying dragon and the like. We could see the pottery that people used to scoop up the water about 2,000 years ago. Lastly we visited Chikurinji Temple where we met some pilgrims with white cloth, thatched umbrella and wooden stick. Kobodaishi Kukai, one of the most famous Buddhist priests in Japan, organized 88 temples in Shikoku island. Chikurinji Temple is the 31st temple of the 88 temples. We saw the beautiful 5-story pagoda. I hope you enjoy Japan trip. I wish you and all your family good health and happiness.

“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.

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