Beyond Osaka 10-Day Tour: Kobe, Himeji, Okayama, Naoshima, Onomichi & Hiroshima
✨ Highlights
West along the Inland Sea, the coast where Japan is at its slowest: Kobe's harbour and beef, the white castle of Himeji, Okayama's Korakuen garden and Kurashiki's canal, a night on the art island of Naoshima, the temple-hill town of Onomichi with its cycling bridges, and finally Hiroshima and the floating torii of Miyajima. Ten days, one direction, no backtracking, and a private car so the ferry ports and hill towns are easy.
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🎫 Options
🚘 Private Alphard with driver · whole trip
🚘 The price is for the WHOLE private Toyota Alphard (7-seater, up to 6 guests) with driver for all 10 days, 8 hours a day — not per person; 2 or 6 travellers pay the same. Hotels, admission tickets, meals and tolls/parking are charged at cost (we book them on request). A licensed guide can be added on request.
- Refund & cancellation policy →
- Pay online when you book
From¥728,200/car · up to 6 guests
- Capacity
- 1+
- Itinerary
- 10 days · 10 stops
- 15:00
Arrival in Osaka · 300 min
Pickup at Kansai Airport, check in near Namba, and Dotonbori's canal lights for the first dinner.
- 09:00
Osaka in a day · 540 min
Osaka Castle, Kuromon market snacks, Shinsekai's kushikatsu and the Umeda Sky Building at dusk.
- 09:30
Kobe: Kitano, harbour & Kobe beef · 480 min
The foreign residences of Kitano, a sake brewery in Nada, the Meriken Park waterfront, and a teppanyaki Kobe beef dinner.
- 09:00
Himeji Castle → Okayama · 480 min
The white heron castle inside and out, Koko-en garden next door, then west to Okayama for the evening.
- 09:00
Okayama: Korakuen garden & Kurashiki canal · 480 min
Korakuen and the black castle across the river in the morning, then Kurashiki's white-walled storehouses, canal boats and the Ohara Museum.
- 08:30
Naoshima art island · 540 min
Ferry from Uno: the Chichu Art Museum, Benesse House, the Art House Project in Honmura, and the yellow pumpkin on the pier — overnight on the island.
- 09:00
Naoshima → Onomichi temple walk · 480 min
Morning ferry back, drive west to Onomichi: the Temple Walk over the hillside, the ropeway view of the strait, and ramen in the arcade.
- 08:30
Shimanami Kaido → Hiroshima · 600 min
A morning cycling stretch of the Shimanami Kaido island bridges (or by car), then Hiroshima: the Peace Memorial Park and museum, okonomiyaki for dinner.
- 08:30
Miyajima day · 540 min
The floating torii of Itsukushima Shrine at high tide, the Mt. Misen ropeway, grilled oysters and anago rice; back to Hiroshima.
- 09:00
Departure · 180 min
Transfer to Hiroshima Airport, or the Shinkansen back to Osaka if you fly from Kansai.
※ Actual timings vary with road conditions on the day.
🗺️ Route map
Tap a number to see that day
Day 1 — Osaka
Pickup at Kansai Airport, check in near Namba, and Dotonbori's canal lights for the first dinner.
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📍 Meeting / pick-up point
Pickup at Kansai Airport, check in near Namba, and Dotonbori's canal lights for the first dinner.
🗺 View map →⏰ Please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before departure — the bus will not wait past the scheduled time.
💰 Price for your group
Per-person split
Same vehicle price whatever the group size — the more of you, the less per person. Groups above 6 add a second vehicle.
✓ Included
- Private Toyota Alphard (up to 6 guests) with professional driver, 10 days × 8 hours
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off every day
- Fuel and the driver's time within the daily 8 hours
- Route planning and WhatsApp/LINE support from OlaChill
✗ Not included (charged at cost)
- Hotels and ryokan (we book them for you on request, charged at cost)
- Admission tickets, meals, Shinkansen/train tickets (at cost)
- Expressway tolls and parking (at cost)
- Driver's lodging on nights away from the base city (quoted before booking)
- Licensed guide — available as an add-on on request
- Extra hours beyond 8/day (charged at the Alphard hourly rate)
How long does this tour last?+
The tour runs 10 days with 10 scheduled stops laid out hour by hour.
Where is the pickup?+
Pickup at Arrival in Osaka. Once your booking is confirmed we'll email the GPS map plus detailed directions.
What's the minimum group size?+
Min 1 guest. If the minimum isn't reached we'll contact you before departure to suggest an alternate date or issue a full refund.
Which languages is the guide available in?+
Guided packages are currently available in: English. If you need a guide in another language, leave a note when booking and we will check availability (surcharge applies).
Can I cancel or reschedule?+
Cancellation and date-change terms are in the tour's notice section
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⚠️ Must-read4 items · tap to read▾
- •Tours are guided mainly in English.
- •In severe weather (typhoon, heavy snow…), a cancellation decision is made by 15:00 the day before departure and sent to your registered email/contact; weather cancellations are fully refunded.
- •Please be on time at the meeting point and every gathering point — the bus does not wait for latecomers; missed portions due to personal reasons are non-refundable.
- •The itinerary and time at each stop may be adjusted for traffic, weather or facility maintenance; in force-majeure cases a stop may be replaced with a comparable alternative.
📌 Other notes5 items · tap to read▾
- •One carry-on bag per guest on the bus; please store large luggage at your hotel or a locker near the meeting point.
- •Infants aged 0–2 without a seat join free; max one infant per adult; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- •Pregnant guests and those with medical conditions should consider carefully: long bus rides, and immediate medical care may not be available on some legs.
- •Lunch is not included unless the tour states otherwise — bring your own or eat at the stops.
- •Change/cancellation terms vary by tour — see the cancellation policy on each tour page before booking. If the tour itself is cancelled for weather/force majeure, you receive a full refund.