Photo: Adobe Stock / LicensedWesterdam docks at Kobe Port Terminal (S-4Q1/2) in Kobe — Port Terminal: Port Liner station outside, two stops (~5 min, ¥210) to Sannomiya. Naka Pier: Port Tower 5 min, Nankinmachi ~15 min, JR Motomachi 15 min.
Rain on about 6 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Fri 6 Nov appears here from Sat 31 Oct.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Kobe station · The official figures →
Dates, times and berths from the port authorities' schedules · checked · Takumi Yamada
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 06:30–23:00: plan one day and repeat it.
Usable hours follow the one rule: off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that. Overnight calls count the longest daylight stretch. Dates and times from Kobe Tourism Bureau Port Promotion Dept. (linked from City of Kobe schedule page): ETA table + 2026 actuals PDF (as of 2026-10-17); the daily programme has the final word.
06:30–23:00 · about 14.5 usable hours · gangway by 21:30
About 14.5 usable hours, back at the gangway by 21:30: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.
The guided day for these callsKobe Sake Tour with Expert Guide: 3+ Breweries, Tastings IncludedSmall group4.9★ · 190from US$105 per person · max 10 · fits 1 of 1 full-day call · open on 1 of the 1 checkedWhy it is here, and the clockTour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 29 Oct; a date can close as seats sell.
Fri, 6 Nov 2026, 06:30–23:00 (16.5 h in port), at Kobe Port Terminal (S-4Q1/2). Off the ship from 07:00, back at the gangway by 21:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Cut to the 6 Nov call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
Swipe sideways for the other days →
Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5hwalkfood
On foot from either pier — the icon, the buns and the old banks.
Costs about ¥0 — the whole loop is on foot
Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hhistoryfood
For the Kobe double: Meiji-era mansions, then the famous lunch.
Costs about a short taxi up + walk down
Needs an 11.5-hour callabout 9.5hhistorywalk
For a 12-hour call or an overnight — Fushimi Inari and Kiyomizu-dera by train.
Costs about ¥3,400 pp in fares for the day (Port Liner, JR, Keihan)
Each takes no more than the 6 Nov call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Private4.9★ · 92needs a 6-hour callA private four-hour Kobe walk with a trained English-speaking student guide from Link Roots: Ikuta Shrine and …
from US$97 per person · max 10Why it is here
Small group4.9★ · 190needs a 6.5-hour callA three-and-a-half-hour walk through the Nada sake district with a sake-expert English-speaking guide from Kam…
from US$105 per person · max 10Why it is here
Private car · per person4.8★ · 25needs a 7-hour callA private four- or seven-hour walk around Kobe with an English-speaking local host from The City Panorama: the…
from US$126 per person · max 8Why it is hereTours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.
Westerdam docks at Kobe Port Terminal (S-4Q1/2) in Kobe — Port Terminal: Port Liner station outside, two stops (~5 min, ¥210) to Sannomiya. Naka Pier: Port Tower 5 min, Nankinmachi ~15 min, JR Motomachi 15 min. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Fri, 6 Nov 2026: 06:30–23:00 (16.5 h in port). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 14.5 usable hours on the next call (Fri, 6 Nov 2026), back at the gangway by 21:30.
3 of the port's timed days fit the next call: Pier & lanterns (about 2.5h), Hillside & beef (about 5h), Kyoto, done right (about 9.5h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual November day Kobe reaches about 18 °C (64 °F), with a low of about 11 °C (52 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 6 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Kobe. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Dates, times and berths from Kobe Tourism Bureau Port Promotion Dept. (linked from City of Kobe schedule page): ETA table + 2026 actuals PDF (as of 2026-10-17). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
