Enjoy and discover the exquisite flavors of Kobe Beef in Kobe town!
First, I'll show you Kitano area.
In the small town of Kitano, Kobe (it takes about 20min from Osaka and 50min from Kyoto by JR train), there are a lot of different religious buildings—including a mosque, a synagogue, churches, and Indian and Buddhist temples—where the international residents go to pray in their daily lives.
For almost 150 years, these residents have lived happily and peacefully together with different nationalities and religions, like one ethnic people.
Afterwards, I'll take you to the most popular Kobe beef restaurant, where you'll enjoy a tender Kobe steak and a live performance by the chef!
Posted By : pzm
We met Mito our guide at the appropriate spot and time. She was professional, knowledgeable, and welcoming. We had lunch at a popular Kobe restaurant where we had Sake, Kobe Beef and a Teppanyaki performance by the chef.
We thoroughly enjoyed the food and each other's company. But before lunch we walked he Kitano area. We began our tour at the oldest Ikuta Shrine with 1800 years of history. We had time to reflect at the sanctuary in the ancient grove behind the shrine. From Ikuta Shrine we took a short walk to historical Kitano where we saw many cultures in the architecture & religious spaces. A peaceful melting pot of international coexistence. Next we took a break in Kitano square to take in the breathtaking views of Kobe and the surrounding harbor. Finally on our way to lunch, there was ample time for gift shopping and tasting the local sweets. Mito was accommodating, engaging and we highly recommend her expertise while visiting Kobe.
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 15:52:36 
Posted By : Nicola N
A beautiful tour, full of curiosities and gastronomically interesting. Tours like these can be found in many places; why choose this? the staff leading the experience makes the real difference between a simple tour and a beautiful tour. Sumide, our guide, catapulted us into a beautiful reality by introducing us to many beautiful places and many good foods! He helped us well beyond the limits of the tour itself and gave us a unique experience that made us say "we can't wait to go back to Kobe!"
Highly recommended!
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Posted On : 2024-04-02 06:13:02
Posted By : Michael_J
Literally AMAZING. Our guide, Sumile, was the best guide we’ve ever had for a tour. She was so cheerful and made the whole tour so personalized, by the end of it, we felt like she was our auntie. Thank you so much!
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Posted On : 2023-11-20 17:36:37 
Posted By : Raffael_S
Sumile is a great guide, the tour was awesome, really nice to walk around Kobe. We have a 1 year old baby and we had no difficulty whatsoever. Sumile was never in a rush, everything went smoothly!!!
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Posted On : 2023-11-11 01:56:20
Posted By : Nick_C
Thank You for a wonderful Tour
We enjoyed Kobe’s religious diversity
We shared an incredible experience with a wonderful chef who prepared our Kobe beef lunch
The empathy and kindness showed to us by Sumile was overwhelming!
Mia was informative and helpful.
Thank you for a beautiful experience.
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Posted On : 2023-10-02 09:30:58
Posted By : ksirvine
Sumile has an easy way about her and and has a wealth of knowledge. She quickly made us feel welcome and offered edits to the plan to suit us and make sure we would still enjoy ourselves in the heat. This was our favourite day and activity of our 3 week trip in Japan. Thanks Sumile!
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Posted On : 2023-08-31 09:42:03
Posted By : Alex I
Out of all the tours we had in Japan, this one with Sumile felt the most authentic. We could see that she really loved her city and country, but without coming off as some patriotic drone with a fake smile. We learned a lot and saw a side of Japan and Kobe that I think foreigners don’t always get to experience. The sites we visited were great and we were able to customize and work around the intense heat. Would highly recommend the tour based on this alone, but then once you factor in the incredible lunch (included with a proper free drink too) and that Sumile even made sure we would catch our train on time and got us a taxi, this is a 7/5 experience.
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Posted On : 2023-08-20 21:34:39
Posted By : Thomas_H
Sumile was so nice and we enjoyed a wonderful (and very hot) day touring Kobe and having a delicious Kobe beef lunch. Sumile's english was very good and she told us lots of stories about Kobe and her experiences there. She even taught us to meditate at a Buddhist temple. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2023-08-15 09:20:42
Posted By : BBQ_Hunter
Sumile was the perfect tour guide to Kobe. She embodied the life of the old city, all the places of worship plus lots more. She passion both showing us neat things and learning things we know. This was worlds better than a group tour being just my girlfriend and myself. I've been on dozens and dozens of tours and Sumile was just the best.
BTW- The Kobe beef lunch is from an excellent grade 5 Kobe Beef Tepanyaki restaurant. They will show you their gold statue proving it. The taste is like nothing you've ever tasted
I'm sure that this would be the best and cheapest way of getting a wonderful tour and a Kobe beef lunch from a restaurant that's been vetted as one of the best.
After two weeks in Japan, I can't recommend Sumile's tour more highly. You'll have a great time, have a great lunch, and make a new friend.
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Posted On : 2023-05-23 14:48:11
Posted By : reginaahvogel
SUMILE was the absolute best tour guide! She took us to several places of worship and explained the history in detail.. She didn't rush the tour, walking at a leisurely pace and stopping for us to take photos and she also took photos of us in front of the sights. We ended the tour in Chinatown for some real Kobe beef. We were told the history and requirements for the "Kobe Beef"designation and truly enjoyed the meal. The Chef answered all our questions. It was the best tour of the 2 weeks we spent in Japan! Sumile said she can also do personalized tours in Osaka and Kyoto - wish we knew that a few days ago! We have great memories of this tour and highly recommend Sumile!
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Posted On : 2023-05-23 14:42:25
