Private Tour
Private Car - Experience Kobe City's Best Gems in a private car
Overview
Available languages
7 hours
Mobile ticket
Private Car and walking tour.
Perfect for the hot and humid summer months, or the cold winter times.
Also to simply see more too.
A private tour - to maintain the unique energy of your group.
Have any special interests or requests?
We can add it into your Kobe experience...just let us know.
A Great Mix of the Old & New of Kobe City... oh yeah!
Have a local, native English speaking host.
Spend time enjoying the city, (and not spending time getting lost in train stations or lost in translation)....another Oh yeah!
Once you have booked your experience, we will be in touch with you within 48-hours to plan your personalized experience, and finalize our meeting point.
For tours less than 48-hours, we will contact you sooner.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
4 or 7 hours with a local host
Native English Speaking host
100% Private and Personalized Experience
Private Car
Food and drinks
Gratuities (optional)
Parking fees (when applicable)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Chinatown (Nankinmachi)
China Town nestled on the side of Motomachi. You will feel like you are in a totally different area from when you step into this street.
Venus Bridge
Beautiful skyline view of Kobe. Where couples write their names or short message on locks, attaches is it to the sculpture on top, and throw away the keys. Telescopes are available to look around.
Options
4 hours
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included
7 hours
Duration: 7 hours
Pickup included
Reviews
9 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Not Kobe
Janice F,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Most guides have helped me verify my port. In Japan there can be multiple ports at one location. I had the wrong port -my fault- our tour was shortened alot
An excellent tour with very knowledgeable guide
3768459,
Mar 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Michelle provided a private-car experience that included Meriken, Chinatown, Motomachi, and 2 interesting shrines, Minatogawa jinja and Ikuta jinja. She also took us to a hill that gave us a wonderful view over Kobe. Since we didn’t have preconceived ideas as to what to see in Kobe, we left the choices to Michelle and were pleased with the places she showed us. Michelle is very knowledgeable and energetic. A highly recommended tour.
Visit to Kobe
Stewart F,
Jul 17, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00Our guide Michelle Kiyoko is very likeable and spoke very good English. Her knowledge of Kobe was excellent. As this was our first guided visit to a Japanese city Michelle gave us a great insight into how the locals live, work and enjoy recreation. We were a party of 6.
Terrific Kobe tour!
jonathandL8109HJ,
May 30, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour of the sites and shopping areas of Kobe, including Chinatown and Motomoshi. Michelle was a fun, knowledgeable guide with very high energy!
A Fantastic Day in Kobe
David K,
May 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Michelle gave us a very comprehensive view of Kobe and an excellent referral for dinner . We learned so much about Japanese culture and life in Kobe . Well done Michelle
Wonderful half day in Kobe
Rebecca B,
Oct 18, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful half day tour with Michelle. She loves Kobe and showed us the beauty of the city, the lifestyle of the people and shared the history. She is a lively guide, speaks perfect English and not only made us feel very welcome, but left us wishing we had more time to explore this vibrant city. Hire Michelle! You will not be disappointed!
Driving tour was perfect for pacing our energy.
Safari30318804767,
Sep 29, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Such a great experience, our host was great. Majority of the tours in Japan are walking tours, and to have the option of a driving tour was perfect! We were starting our 2-week travels in Japan through Kobe, so didn’t want to wear ourselves out too soon. Not only did we get to pace our energy, we also got to see more of Kobe. Our host Michelle was funny and personable too. Highly recommend.
Amazing top pick guide. We loved our tour.
Emtops15,
Aug 11, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Michelle took us to all of our top choices, and added other sights for us to enjoy! It was great to have an enthusiastic guide who’s love and knowledge for Kobe just flowed out of her. Top pick guide for sure.
Driving tour was perfect during the summer humidity in Japan
suke99,
Jul 27, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00So glad we had the driving tour option! It was humid and getting to drive in an air conditioned car in between locations not only saved us time, but saved our energy. Michelle was great. Lot's of fun facts, and also told us how Kobe City is different from other popular cities in Japan. She was delightful and funny. We really enjoyed our tour of Kobe and glad we had Michelle as our guide. We highly recommend.
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