Private Tour
Kobe Highlights & Hidden Gems: Private & Custom Tour with a Guide
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
This isn’t a scripted sightseeing tour. Your host will tailor the day around your interests, from waterfront promenades and bustling markets to peaceful shrines and quiet backstreets. Every moment is designed to reflect your pace and curiosity.
After booking, you’ll receive a short questionnaire so we can match you with a like-minded host. They’ll reach out to suggest an itinerary and confirm a meeting point. The route remains flexible, with time to pause, wander, and explore the real Kobe.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
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
This is a private City Unscripted experience: real people, real connections
After booking, you'll receive a short online questionnaire to share your interests, preferences, and must-sees. Your City Unscripted guide will personally reach out to craft a fully customized itinerary that suits your style—whether you love history, food, hidden gems, or cultural experiences.
This private tour is a walking experience. A private vehicle is not included.
Public transportation or local taxis may be used to transfer between sites. Exact transportation costs can be discussed with your host after your reservation is finalized.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Online questionnaire link sent after booking to tailor your experience and match you to a local host
Flexible durations and start times - Pick your preferred duration when you book
Get picked up (on foot) at your accommodation if it's central!
Private and personalized walking experience with insider tips from a passionate local
Direct communication with your host for itinerary planning and local recommendations
Food, drinks and tickets to any attractions
Transportation (primarily a walking experience, public transport may be used at an additional cost)
Gratuities (optional)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Kobe
See Kobe through the eyes of someone who calls it home—discovering the city’s contrasts, character, and everyday rhythm with a local host who knows it intimately. Before your experience begins, you’ll complete a short online questionnaire so we can design a route based on your interests—whether you’re drawn to culture, food, architecture, or hidden gems. Here are some highlights to inspire your journey:
Ikuta Shrine Earthquake Recovery Monument
Begin at one of Japan’s oldest Shinto shrines, quietly nestled within the heart of the city. Your host will share the story of its founding and guide you to nearby paths and sacred spaces that offer calm within Kobe’s urban center.
Options
3-hours Walking Tour in Kobe
Duration: 3 hours
Pickup included
8-hours Walking Tour in Kobe
Duration: 8 hours
Pickup included
4-hours Walking Tour in Kobe
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included
6-hours Walking Tour in Kobe
Duration: 6 hours
Pickup included
Reviews
67 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Tour of Kobe
988geraldc,
Oct 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Angelina was amazing! We had a great tour of Kobe, but even better, she gave us a much better understanding of the people and culture.
Lovely tour with great guide.
Trek05450368057,
Jul 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had lovely tour today with Silva. Silva met us at the designated meeting place at the arranged time. He was a very pleasant man with excellent English. He brought us to the Nunobiki Herb Gardens which we accessed by riding the Rope Way (cable car). This was a very pleasant experience although it is tough going for people with walking difficulties. Next we visited the Ikuta Shrine, a small but pretty Shinto Shrine. We then had a traditional Japanese lunch at a local. Silva went to great lengths to ensure that gluten free was provided for my wife who is gluten intolerant. After this we visited Chinatown followed by some local shopping. Despite the weather being very hot our tour was a delightful experience. Silva was an excellent guide who brought us around at our own pace and provided us with a great local knowledge of Kobe. Thank you Silva.
Storms and a beautiful experience.
dianekT7381TV,
May 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Silver did an amazing job of showing us the perfect day, even though it started out with a horrible rain storm. Our favorite part of the day was the herb gardens which by the time we got there the rain had stopped. We had a wonderful leisurely experience there with no crowds. We had a great lunch at his favorite local restaurant and he made my sister very happy by finding her a family store that specialized in homemade rice crackers. Her suitcase home was filled with them.
Anjelica the Great Kobe Adventurer
Juli B,
May 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Anjelica was amazing! She is culturally knowledgeable, speaks incredible English and has a great sense of humor. We learned more from her customized tour than the prior 5 tours we took. What a great experience!! Thank you Anjelica!!!
Osaka in a day with Ryan was amazing
Bev B,
Apr 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Ryan was brilliant. A totally bespoke tour, totally based around our personal preferences. He was easy to talk to, gave us insight into not just the city but a little about his life in the city and the whole day just felt like a really fun day out. Ryan was very personable and you felt like you'd known him for ages. Thank you - it made our day really memorable in Osaka.
Kobe synagogue visit
Danny R,
Mar 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Rio, our guide was fabulous. He speaks perfect English. He lived in Ann Arbor MI for 9 years until he was 18. He picked us up at port and we went by local transportation. We saw some cool Kobe sights but best of all was Katani and synagogue where we spent about an hour with the rabbi and some. Congregants. A real rush while in Japan. Thanks Rio !⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Feeling like a local
Tom G,
Mar 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Rio was great even though he said that I was his first tour it certainly didn’t seem like it. Rio had a wealth of knowledge and I felt like a “local “ walking the streets of Kobe with Rio. I even learned a little Japanese along the way. I highly recommend Rio for anyone seeking to learn more about Kobe and to find hidden treasures of the city
There was confusion as to...
roz,
Mar 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00There was confusion as to who was giving the tour - Taiga with whom I had been communicating via email prior to starting the trip to Japan or Ryan who became our guide as of the day before the tour. I had asked for a meet at the ship pier and wires crossed -we went to meet Ryan per his request and he, unbeknownst to us, went to the the ship. Eventually we got together and had a fabulous tour! Ryan was flexible, and personable and informative. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with him.
Local experience
A3299BEjohnw,
Feb 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ask for the local experience. We skipped this history and temples since we’ve done so many this trip. Angelica took us to ma and pa shop to eat. We did the Photo Booth experience that girls like to do here. We ended the tour with a Kobe beef experience, pricey but very good and we were expecting it wasn’t going to be cheap.
Taiga was great!
AudiRS5Guy,
Jan 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Taiga was a great local tour guide and a great guy to spend time with! Would definitely recommend him and do it again next time!
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