NARUTO WHIRLPOOL and OTSUKA MUSEUM of ART

Day Trip

Hideo Y.

4.57(164) reviews
Kobe
English, Japanese (Native)
10 hours
Private tour (only you and your group)
Up to 15 people

I guarantee you enjoy the nature and artworks.

Naruto whirlpool is one of the three major whirlpools in the world.

Please take a look at my blog "NARUTO WHIRLPOOL with VIDEO"

In Otsuka Museum of Art, you can see ceramic reproductions of famous artworks.

The most magnificent one is Sistine Hall in Vatican with "The Last Judgement" by Michelangelo.

All the paintings are reproduced porcelain panel paintings in the original size and space.

Don't miss it!

Meeting Point

At your hotel or at Kobe Sannomiya bus terminal

08:50 AM

Kobe Sannomiya

We take bus to "Otsuka Museum of Art Mae"

10:20 AM

Otsuka Museum of Art

You can see a lot of famous paintings such as "The Last Judgement", "The Last Supper", "The Birth of Venus", "Monna Lisa", "Scream", "Coronation of Napoleon", and the like.

03:30 PM

Naruto Whirlpool

From the boat we can see great whirlpool.

05:00 PM

Otsuka Museum of Art

We take bus to return to Kobe Sannomiya.

06:30 PM

Kobe Sannomiya

The tour ends.

Ending Point

At your hotel or at Kobe Sannomiya bus terminal

What to Expect

1. You can see one of the three major whirlpools in the world.

2. You can appreciate world's famous paintings in Japan without traveling all over the world.

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

Guide fee and hotel pick-up fee

What‘s not included

・The transportation fee (you and the guide) 5,220yen / person

・The entrance fee (you and the guide -- boat and museum) 4.900yen / person

・Lunch fee

Important Information

I guide you Sapporo, Furano, Otaru, Hakodate in Hokkaido / Aomori in Hokuriku / Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Kagoshima in Kyushu / Kochi, Matsuyama in Shikoku / Tottori, Shimane, Kanazawa, Sakaiminato in Japan Sea side. Please get in touch with me!!

Thank you.

In Otsuka Museum of Art, you can take pictures and videos, but you can't post them on the Net because of copyrights.

Cancellation Policy

  • Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
  • 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
  • No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Reviews

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Alicia V.

Aug 18, 2024

Great day with Hideo!

We spent the entire day with Hideo, we met us at the cruise ship port and stayed with us until after dinner. Our day with him was the best day of our 14 day visit to Japan! He is kind, knowledgeable, and easy to be around. He made great recommendations and we would use him again for future tours.

Hideo Y.

I'm very happy to receive your excellent review. First we visited Engyoji Temple. It is the set of "The last samurai." And we entered the Himeji Castle called "White Egret Castle." Finally we had Kobe Beef for dinner. Thank you for joining my tour. I hope you come back to Japan again. I wish you and your family good health and happiness.

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Guillermo M.

Aug 12, 2024

Hideo knows all about the places we go. Very interesting places

Hideo is an excellent guide, he explained everything so clearly, and give us a tour of the most important places to visit, very kind and helpfull, we highly recomend Hideo

Hideo Y.

Thank you for your excellent review. We visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park including Atomic Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Museum. It was a day of the long vacation holidays, so the museum was so much crowded with people. Next we visited Hiroshima Castle. We could see the newly replaced Torii of Gokoku Shrine. It was the torii that we already saw in the panel in front of the Hypo center (Shima Hospital). I hope you come back to Japan. I wish you and your family all the best.

Mike K.

Jul 31, 2024

Group Tour of Hiroshima

An absolutely fantastic tour of Hiroshima with Hideo! I can’t say enough about how much I and my group enjoyed our tour with Hideo. His attention to detail and knowledge of the sites were evident in the planning stages. Hideo reached out numerous times before our arrival in Japan to clarify what we wanted to see before we locked in the final itinerary. On the day we arrived in Hiroshima he met us at the port with sign in hand. We boarded our transport to visit the Atomic Dome, the Museum and then on to Miyajima. Hideo took us on a walking tour around the dome, stopping at each of the monuments to explain their significance. Everything he shared was delivered with the reverence required for site of service ch historical significance. Many in the group were overwhelmed with emotion from being at ground zero of the blast. From the Dome we walked to the Museum, which is a “must see attraction” for anyone looking to understand the impact of the use of Atomic Weaponry and the hopes that it is never used again. After a “heavy” beginning of the tour we were off the Miyajima Island. What a beautiful way to end the day and our tour. I want to thank Hideo as he was open the answer any question and delivered a professional tour in temperatures that exceeded 43C or 109F. He carried on without issue when people ½ his age were struggling. The comments from the group were of immense regard and thanks for Hideo, everyone loved it. If you are visiting Japan, Hiroshima is a “must stop” and Hideo would be the guide to show it to you. Thanks so much! Mike Expedia Cruises Oakville South (Ontario/Canada).

Hideo Y.

I'm very happy to receive your message. I showed you why Atomic Bomb Dome remained standing. In front of the Memorial Tower of mobilized students we saw the statued of Goddess that combines 3 religions. Sadako is lifting up the paper crane toward the sky in the Children's Peace Monument. We could see a lot of white tents because they were getting prepared to hold the Peace Memorial Ceremony on Aug 6 when the Atomic Bomb was dropped. In Miyajima we could see the Great Vermillion Shrine Gate from the ferry. In the evening it was almost full tide, so the shrine gate looked like as if it were floating on the sea. Despite the evening it was very hot and humid, but I'm relieved that all the guests were NOT suffering from the heat stroke (except me?). Thank you for joining my Hiroshima tour. I hope you enjoy Japan travel and I wish you and all the guets good health and happiness.

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Trevor P.

Jul 30, 2024

What an interesting day!

Hideo is an interesting and informative gentleman. The tour he took us on was well thought out and very full of top places around Kyoto that would have taken us much longer to get around without his expert knowledge. A thoroughly informative and interesting tour to top sites and the benefit of local knowledge made it seem very easy. Recommended.

Hideo Y.

Thank you for joining my Kyoto tour. I'm sure you could see how the Ninomaru Goten Palace was beautifully decorated in Nijojo Castle. Many outsider feual lords visited to meet shogun at this Palace. We visited Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and Tenryuji Temple where we could see a typical Japanese garden and beautiful lotus flowers in full bloom. I wish you good health and happiness.

$232/ per group

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