Top Hyogo Prefecture Food Tours

Get to know the wide variety of sake during your stay in Japan. Visit some of your guide’s favorite breweries in Kobe’s Nada district, Japan’s top sake-producing region. Learn to taste the differences between sake as your sake connoisseur guide introduces you to both traditional and innovative brews.

Kobe is known worldwide for its eponymous beef, but there’s more to this city’s food scene than this prized meat. On this private tour, you’ll be matched with a food-loving local host who will devise a food-focused itinerary that suits your taste and eating style. Sample multiple foods, as well as beer, sake, and Japanese soft drinks.

A ladder sake tour to visit two recommended bars and bars in the Kobe Motomachi area. Visit local shops that are not for tourists and are full of locals, so you can enjoy a deep night in a local mood and stay lonely alone. Sometimes the shopkeepers and regular customers are also mixed, and it can be a lively night. You can enjoy a menu of snacks and one or two drinks at each shop. The host is a female owner who runs a guesthouse in Kobe Motomachi and has traveled the world. Women can participate with peace of mind. (May be accompanied by male staff)

Have fun talking with local people in a super smiley environment! Shioya is a quaint peaceful fishing village nestled in a valley.It takes about 15 minutes from Kobe, 40 mins from Osaka and 70 mins from Kyoto by JR train. First, let ’s go to the harbor.Enjoy a photogenic view of Mt Rokko, Awaji island, the Pearl bridge, even Kansai airport across the sea on a sunny day. You can taste and buy Nori (seaweed) from local fishing family. Then through the tunnel, we'll go into SHIOYA town.I'd like you to know about real Japanese daily life by walking through a temple, a shrine, a cemetery, etc. Also, I want to share my local vision with you, visiting a barber shop which has more than 100 years of history, a tatami factory, and our beautiful heritage Guggenheim house, and others when they are open. While walking, let ’s enjoy various local snacks & drinks and communication with friendly local people.

Take the train to Kyoto with your local host, and discover another side of Japanese culture in its 8th-century capital. Explore the cobbled streets of traditional entertainment district Gion, see the famous flame-colored tunnel of Fushimi Inari Shrine, or visit the Arashiyama bamboo grove in western Kyoto. At dusk, when the city’s iconic paper lanterns are lit, you could even spot a mesmerizing geisha floating through the streets. Whatever you decide, you’ll discover more than just the Kyoto in your guidebook. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.