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[Gold-Guide] Recommended Kobe Tours
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We would like to introduce Gold-Guide's recommended Highlight Tour: [1-day Kobe Tour: Cosmopolitan City's Kaleidoscope].
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Required time
1 day (8 hours)
Transportation
Car
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On foot
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The tour we are introducing this time is...
1-day Kobe Tour: Cosmopolitan City's Kaleidoscope
This tour will take you to Ikuta Shrine, a place of historic tranquility and breathtaking beauty; the picturesque streets of the former foreign settlement; lively Chinatown; Meriken Park, where modern architecture and beautiful natural scenery blend together; and Nada, Japan's best sake town. Kobe continues to fascinate visitors as a charming port city. This tour will allow you to fully experience the unique charms of Kobe, a kaleidoscope of beauty, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the four seasons in this land where rich traditions and vibrant energy intersect.
Meeting point: Meet your guide-interpreter at your hotel in Kobe or at JR Shin-Kobe Station.
After the meet, we will take a taxi to our first destination, Ikuta Shrine.
After the meet, we will take a taxi to our first destination, Ikuta Shrine.
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Ikuta Shrine
We walk to The Former Foreign Settlement of Kobe.
The Former Settlement is a historic district located in the center of Kobe that developed as a foreign settlement during the Meiji period. Lined with Western-style architecture, the area exudes an exotic atmosphere, and is now a tourist spot filled with luxury brand stores and cafes.
We walk to Nankinmachi.
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Chinatown
We will have lunch in Nankinmachi. (Lunch fee is not included. Please pay on site.)
If you have any requests, please inform your guide in advance.
If you have any requests, please inform your guide in advance.
Walk to Eastquake Memorial Park.
This park has been developed to preserve a portion of Meriken Wharf (60m of quay) that was damaged in the Great Shin-Awaji Earthquake in its original state and is available for viewing. Models, videos, and photo panels that record the damage to Kobe Port and the process of recovery are also on display. You can see the terribleness of the earthquake up close and feel it for yourself.
We will stroll through the beautiful port town towards Meriken Park.
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Meriken Park
We take a taxi to the Sake Brewery Museum in Nada, the town of sake.
Nada Gogo in the southeastern part of Hyogo Prefecture is the region with the highest sake production in Japan. This area is known for being blessed with rice and water, which are essential for sake brewing, and skilled craftsmen. The sake produced in the many sake breweries here is generally called "Nada sake." Sake brewing began in Nada Gogo in the 14th century, but it wasn't until the 17th century that sake breweries were established one after another and sake brewing got into full swing. The reason for this was that the area faces Osaka Bay, which made it easy to transport by ship, and it was easy to ship to Osaka and Edo (present-day Tokyo), which were major sake consuming areas. In addition, it became easy to obtain high-quality sake rice, which is the raw material for sake, and it became possible to polish large amounts of rice using waterwheels, creating the conditions for producing high-quality sake.
Disband: The tour ends upon arrival at your accommodation.
The tour can end at a location other than the hotel. If you have plans after the tour, please consult with your guide.
The tour can end at a location other than the hotel. If you have plans after the tour, please consult with your guide.
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