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Our local guides are ready to help you plan, customize and realize your ideal tour in Kobe. All GoWithGuide guides are real locals who know the area on a deep and personal level, and they can’t wait to share their knowledge with you.

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Go ahead and send a message to one (or several!) of our local guides. They would love to show you their Kobe!

Local Tour Guides in Kobe

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You can find all sort of activities and tours offered by GoWithGuide’s local guides: cooking classes, history lessons, walking tours, interaction with locals, exploration of the wilderness.. and much more! So let our local Kobe guides share their part of the world with you.

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Kobe Virtual Tours & Experiences

Whether it’s your first time to Kobe or you are back to discover more, a good tour guide can make all the difference. Enjoy the best of what Kobe has to offer, without all the fuss of planning everything by yourself!

You can pick your favorite itinerary from the Kobe tours offered by our local guides, but feel free to ask for customizations based on your preferences. We want to help travelers get the most out of their trips, and we believe a good tour with a local guide is the best way to ensure that.

There is so much to see and do in Kobe, and the best way to get the most out of your time there is to have a local expert with you. GoWithGuide is committed to delivering unforgettable tour experiences, so let us help you create your next favorite memory.

Kobe Private Tour Guide

Travel like a real local. With our lineup of varied tours we want to help you customize and realize your ideal tour in Kobe. Our guides can arrange for you to visit areas specific to your interests, so there will be no filler in the itinerary!

Browse all the tours we offer in Kobe, and find the perfect one for you. The tours come in a variety of categories and lengths, so chances are you will be able to find the tour for you. Looking for something you couldn’t find in our lineup? Go ahead and send a message to one of the guides, they will create your tour for you!

Teaming up with a local guide and getting their help in planning the itinerary is the smart way to travel, so let them sort everything out for you.

Private Tours in Kobe

Are you in need of transportation on your trip to Kobe? On this page you can find pick-up, airport transfers and chauffeur (Private car charter with professional drivers).

We meticulously check all drivers and Car Companies you find on this page to make sure they have all the necessary documentation and qualifications to run transfer services for their area. Choose from the available listings, or message one of the suppliers directly to inquire about their services.

Having reliable and good quality transportation is an important but often overlooked part of planning a trip. Let our Kobe car & van service providers take care of transportation for you, so you can enjoy your sightseeing!

Kobe Private Cars, Van & Transfers

Through this tour you can enjoy a variety of experiences from sightseeing, cableway riding to hot spring bathing in a single day.  Arima-Rokko One-day Pass (￥ 2,360 ) covers all the transportation fee plus the entrance fee for a bath house, Kin no Yu ( the Golden Hot Spring ).  I recommend you apply for this tour in spring and late fall.  Fresh green and autumn foliage in Mt. Rokko are spectacular at this time of the year.

Kobe Arima Rokko One-day Tour

KOBE BEEF tour  ver.①

You can learn the history and food culture regarding Japanese Sake.
You can also taste several kinds of Sake.

Kobe Japanese SAKE Brewery Tour

Heading up the mountain from Sannomiya will take you to Kitano Ijinkan or Kitanocho's hillside.  After the opening of the Port of Kobe in 1868,  non-Japanese built their residences in Kitano-cho's elevated area at the foot of  Mt.Rokko.
The symbol of Kitano-cho's elevated area is the weather cock house that a German trade merchant built.  And I take you to Moegi House, or the former US general consul.  Many of the foreign residences are now open to the public as museums.

Kobe is especially famous for its beef because Kobe Beef is a high quality, delicious beef.  There are many Kobe beef restaurants around the Kitano-cho area. Of course I can show you a popular Kobe beef restaurant. 
If you want to have Chinese food, I can take you to a good Chjinese restaurant in China town Nankin-cho. 

Kobe is also popularly known as Nada-no-Kiippon,  Japanese sake brand.  You can watch the video about how to make sake and enjoy sake tasting  in Hakutsuru sake brewery caompany.  

In Meriken Park, the city's landmark, the red Port Tower creates a beautiful contrast against the white Kobe Marine Museum, which was designed inspired by waves and sailing ships.
Do you know the name "Meriken" comes from?   I'll tell you the answer during my tour.

I'm sure you'll also enjoy about 45-minute cruising tour around Kobe Port.  
Why don't you join my tour and visit the Kitano Ijinkan, eat Kobe Beef, and go on a cruising tour !!

KOBE Golden Tour

Exploring Kobe, Hyogo

Discover Kyoto Highlights Full Day Private Tour from Kobe

You will realize why the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima  was built 900 years ago, and you will have a look of  breathtaking landscape.
By visiting Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Peace Park, You will realize why the Hiroshima people have been insisting of eternal peace in the world.
It is a time to consider about the Peace in the world.



Hiroshima One-Day Tour from Kyoto

Kobe's Best [6 hours]

Discover our local treasures near Kansai airport! Indulge in fresh, local gourmet treats and traditional Japanese hospitality. Join us for an ecotourism journey, relishing Kobe beef and experiencing highlights in Kobe. Be part of our proud showcase of local products and warm hospitality before you go back home from KIX airport.
This tour aimed at global travelers who respect new ecotourism initiatives in our local area. It offers taste of our region near Kansai airport, featuring fresh local seafood, vegetables, and meat in gourmet dishes, along with experiencing genuine Japanese hospitality, Please consider stoping by before returning from airport.
We dedicated to ecotourism by highlighting local products and providing chances to experience genuine local hospitality.


Kobe beef & highlights in Kobe from my local 

As you may know Kobe is a porttown and something exotic. But the name Kobe comes from "Kan Be" which means people who serve for their shrine. It is very Japanese! Kobe used to be small village serving for Ikuta shrine. But after opening the country about 160 years ago, Kobe became one of the port which was open to outside of Japan. Then Kobe has westernized rapidly and become bigger. So Kobe has exotic parts and Japanese parts. In this tour we are going to visit a kind of Japanese parts like Ikuta shrine, Sake brewer, Japanese traditional  techical museum. I believe you can feel another side of Kobe, Japanese side.


Kobe : Hyogo Golden Route  (one of five tours)

【KOBE】WALK ＆ EAT！~local shopping street~

KOBE BEEF tour ver.②

First, I would like to introduce you to the most famous castle in Japan.

In 1993, Himeji Castle was designated as the first World Cultural Heritage site in Japan.  Because of its striking beauty and elegance, it is popularly known as the "White Egret castle", but in fact it was an impregnable fortress.

The entire castle is protected by massive walls of stones and the individual stones of all sizes are fitted together with superb skill. The path leading to the base of donjon is narrow, winding and runs uphill.  As the crow flies, the distance from the first gate to the tower is about 130 meters, but attackers would have to climb a route at least three times longer.  This woud confuse the attackers, leaving them exhausted or demoralizes.

 Himeji  Castle is one of the few castles that still has some of its original parts while other castles were destroyed during World War Ⅱ.  In fact Himeji Castle had been in repair since 2009.  The restoration work has finished and the restoration facilities are now being dismantled.  The Castle will be open to the public on March 27th  2015  (this year!). . .  Don't miss it !!

Next, I would like to introduce you Engyoji Temple, where the movie "Last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe was shot.  The temple is located about 6 kilometers northwest from the Castle. We can take a bus and a ropeway from Himeji station to the Temple, taking about an hour. The precinct has a large Maniden, a big Lecture Hall,  Jikido, or which was used in the Last Samurai, and other buildings.  You can see a panoramic view of the entire city of Himeji.

Why don't you visit Himeji Castle and Engyoji Temple with me?

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

KOBE BEEF and Japanese Tea Ceremony Tour

KOBE local tour

You can enjoy the Arima Hot Spring resorts, Mt.Rokko, and Sake Tasting on this tour. 
Arima onsen is one of the three oldest hot-spring resorts in Japan along with Dogo Onsen in Ehime Prefecture and Shirahama Onsen in Wakayama Prefecture.  In the 16th century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the warlord who unified Japan for the first time in 1590, ordered the Arima Onsen repaired for his personal use.
It is well-known for Kinsen, or the "Gold Spring" and Ginsen, or the "Silver Spring."  Arima is located some 360 meters above sea level, on the northern foot of Mt.Rokko in Kobe.

You can enjoy traveling in the air from Arima Onsen Station to Rokko Sancho Station using the Rokko Ropeway.　After having lunch at Rokko Garden Terrace,  you can look upon a panoramic view of Kobe Bay, Osaka Bay and Wakayama from Tenrandai Observation Platform.  We'll go back down from Rokko Sanjyo Station to Rokko Shita Station using the Rokko Cable Car.  

In the afternoon, you can enjoy Japanese sake at the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum.  After you appreciate a short video about how to sake is made, you can enjoy some sake sample tasting.  You can also enjoy shopping at Sannomiya Center Shopping street or the department stores at Sannomiya, the central part of Kobe.  After walking around Kobe Port, I would like to take you to Nankinmachi, or China Town.  You can take a look around at the nearby shops, which sell a variety of things such as buta-man (steamed pork buns), ramen (Chinese-style wheat  noodles), etc.

Why don't you come join my tour? It'll be lots of fun!   

KOBE: Arima Onsen, Rokko Ropeway, and Sake Tasting

1. You can see one of the three major whirlpools in the world.
2. You can appreciate world's famous paintings in Japan without traveling all over the world.

NARUTO  WHIRLPOOL  and  OTSUKA  MUSEUM  of  ART

Kobe's night scenery has charmed so many tourists that it ranks itself among the top three in Japan.  
The spectacular view of Kobe from Mt.Rokko and Mt.Maya is often called the "10 Million Dollar Night Scene."

There are many restaurants in Sannomiya, the central part of Kobe.
After having dinner such as Kobe beef, sushi, or Chinese food with you, I'd like to take you to see the night view from Mt.Maya.  From JR Rokkomichi Station to Mt.Maya it takes about 40 minutes and we'll have to use three modes of transportation.  First, it takes about 15 minutes by bus from JR Rokkomichi Sta. to Maya Cable Station. Second, we'll go to the Niji (Rainbow) Station on the Maya Cable Car.  Finally, we'll take the Maya Ropeway to Hoshi (Star) Station. The time it takes on the cable car and the ropeway is about 5 minutes each.  
From the cable car and ropeway which link the top and the bottom of Mt.Maya in a line, you can enjoy the view of Mt.Maya ,a mountain covered with virgin forests. It's a great way to get up close and persona with the mountain and get to the magnificient panoramic view renowned as the 10 million dollar night scene, easily and quickly. 

Mt.Maya Kikuseidai is an observatory deck close to Maya Cable Hoshi Station.  Kikuseidai in Japanese means a base(dai), for scooping stars (Kikusei).  It provides you with a jewel-like night view of Kobe spreading before your eyes.

And also you can enjoy the promenade, which is called "Kirakira Path", decorated with glittering "Maya Stones", which absorb plenty of sunlight during the day and glitter in the night.  It looks like a brilliantly shining Milky Way standing out in the darkness.   

Why don't you enjoy Kobe's 10 million dollar night scene, one of the three best night scenes in Japan !!

KOBE 10 Million Dollar Night Scene

We will discover together Kobe, from the north to the south. History, fashion and modernity are melting in this so picturesque city.

Full-Day Private Guided Tour to Kobe City

Nous découvrirons Kobé du nord au sud. Histoire et mode se rejoignent dans cette bonne villes bien pittoresque.

Visite Guidée Privée d'une Journée de la Ville de Kobé

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Kobe Arima Rokko One-day Tour

Kobe Arima Rokko One-day Tour

KOBE BEEF tour ver.①

KOBE BEEF tour ver.①

Kobe Japanese SAKE Brewery Tour

Kobe Japanese SAKE Brewery Tour

KOBE Golden Tour

KOBE Golden Tour

Exploring Kobe, Hyogo

Exploring Kobe, Hyogo

Discover Kyoto Highlights Full Day Private Tour from Kobe

Discover Kyoto Highlights Full Day Private Tour from Kobe

Hiroshima One-Day Tour from Kyoto

Hiroshima One-Day Tour from Kyoto

Kobe's Best [6 hours]

Kobe's Best [6 hours]

Kobe beef & highlights in Kobe from my local

Kobe beef & highlights in Kobe from my local

Kobe : Hyogo Golden Route (one of five tours)

Kobe : Hyogo Golden Route (one of five tours)

【KOBE】WALK ＆ EAT！~local shopping street~

【KOBE】WALK ＆ EAT！~local shopping street~

KOBE BEEF tour ver.②

KOBE BEEF tour ver.②

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

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

KOBE BEEF and Japanese Tea Ceremony Tour

KOBE BEEF and Japanese Tea Ceremony Tour

KOBE local tour

KOBE local tour

KOBE: Arima Onsen, Rokko Ropeway, and Sake Tasting

KOBE: Arima Onsen, Rokko Ropeway, and Sake Tasting

NARUTO WHIRLPOOL and OTSUKA MUSEUM of ART

NARUTO WHIRLPOOL and OTSUKA MUSEUM of ART

KOBE 10 Million Dollar Night Scene

KOBE 10 Million Dollar Night Scene

Full-Day Private Guided Tour to Kobe City

Full-Day Private Guided Tour to Kobe City

Visite Guidée Privée d'une Journée de la Ville de Kobé

Visite Guidée Privée d'une Journée de la Ville de Kobé

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