Meiji-Era Foreigner Homes, Chinatown, A Lucky Pig, Waterfront
Experience the variety of Kobe and its unique vibes as you wander through the district of early foreigner residences, visit a beautiful Japanese garden, enjoy lunch in Kobe’s Chinatown, visit two special shrines, and wonder at the impressive rebuilding this city accomplished after the devastating 1995 earthquake.
* No payment required at this time. Osaka Day Tours will soon contact you to discuss and help you plan your custom tour. If your chosen date is available, you will then be able to lock in your tour.
Tour Time: 9:30-16:30 (7-hour tour)
Tour Guide: Kevin Riley
Included: All entry fees & lunch
Standard Kobe Vibes Tour
- Walk up the hill to the Kitano Ijinkan area – where foreign traders built their homes over 100 years ago. Step back into the Meiji Era as we enter some of these old houses.
- Rub Porcellino’s snout to bring yourself good luck and relax for a moment in the peaceful garden.
- Enter the education shrine nearby, where you can pray for good grades or acceptance into a good university.
- Stroll through a beautiful Japanese garden made serene by the walls around it that block out the city. Feed the carp and view the beautiful pleasure barge from the Edo Era that has been preserved here.
- Visit one of the oldest shrines in all Japan, which was founded by a Japanese empress in the year 201. Discover the interesting story behind this shrine and the history that involves the forest behind the shrine.
- Browse the myriad shops, restaurants, and food stall in Kobe’s Chinatown – one of only three in Japan. I’ll take you into one shop where the selection of unique and interesting items never fails to amaze.
- Be my guest for a tasty lunch set at a small Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, and enjoy a tasty main dish with a serving of Chinese dumplings on the side and a refreshing dessert.
- Take a visit to the Kobe waterfront, where you’ll encounter a dancing fish, the iconic Kobe Port tower, and get a true feel for the fantastic recovery Kobe went through after the devastating earthquake of 1995.
* No payment required at this time. Osaka Day Tours will soon contact you to discuss and help you plan your custom tour. If your chosen date is available, you will then be able to lock in your tour.