Kobe Walking Tour Including Sake Tasting at Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum from Osaka
Osaka, Japan
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 8 hours
See the best of Kobe on this full-day walking tour. You’ll learn about one of Japan’s largest cities, known for its sake and vibrant street culture. With your guide, take the train from Osaka to Kobe, where your immersive walking tour begins. You’ll spend the day walking Kobe’s historic districts and scenic waterfront parks, enjoying a Japanese and Western-style mixed buffet lunch and sampling sake.
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See the best of Kobe on this full-day walking tour. You’ll learn about one of Japan’s largest cities, known for its sake and vibrant street culture. With your guide, take the train from Osaka to Kobe, where your immersive walking tour begins. You’ll spend the day walking Kobe’s historic districts and scenic waterfront parks, enjoying a Japanese and Western-style mixed buffet lunch and sampling sake.Make your way to the Hotel Granvia Osaka, where you’ll meet your guide and fellow group members. Once you arrive in Kobe by way of a Japan Rail train, set off on foot to discover the culturally rich city of Kobe.
Head first to the historic Kitano-cho (Kitano-Ijinkan) district district at the foot of the Rokko mountain range, where more than a dozen 19th-century mansions that once housed foreign diplomats are now open to the public as museums. Spend an hour perusing the ornate structures, with the mountains as the backdrop. Listen to your guide detail the history of the area as you walk to your next stop.
Enjoy an hour-long buffet lunch as you mingle with the other travelers in your group and learn about the local culture from your guide. Walk off lunch in Meriken Park, a scenic stretch along the waterfront, featuring the Kobe Port Tower and Kobe Maritime Museum. Explore the area for about an hour and then set off on another Japan Rail train for Kobe’s Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum, where you’ll taste traditional Japanese sake and learn how it is made.
By the end of the tour, you’ll have a solid grasp on Kobe’s distinctive culture. Take the Japan Rail train back to Osaka, where you’ll arrive at approximately 5:30 pm. The tour ends at the Osaka train station.
Head first to the historic Kitano-cho (Kitano-Ijinkan) district district at the foot of the Rokko mountain range, where more than a dozen 19th-century mansions that once housed foreign diplomats are now open to the public as museums. Spend an hour perusing the ornate structures, with the mountains as the backdrop. Listen to your guide detail the history of the area as you walk to your next stop.
Enjoy an hour-long buffet lunch as you mingle with the other travelers in your group and learn about the local culture from your guide. Walk off lunch in Meriken Park, a scenic stretch along the waterfront, featuring the Kobe Port Tower and Kobe Maritime Museum. Explore the area for about an hour and then set off on another Japan Rail train for Kobe’s Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum, where you’ll taste traditional Japanese sake and learn how it is made.
By the end of the tour, you’ll have a solid grasp on Kobe’s distinctive culture. Take the Japan Rail train back to Osaka, where you’ll arrive at approximately 5:30 pm. The tour ends at the Osaka train station.
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