Japan August 2018

Due to visit Okinawa, Kyoto, Kobe and Kochi but cannot find much in the way of -

• Private options for shore excursions,
  
• What to see locally in each town
  
• They are very close so you can almost do both on the same day, but what are the musts to see.
  
• How easy is it to get to the town centre should there be no shuttle option.
  
• General thoughts and suggestions on how to best maximise the short time we have in each port to get a feel of the place and culture.
  

Anyone who can throw some suggestions in my direction would be most appreciated.

Travelling on RCL Voyager.

I can only speak to Kyoto but it my opinion it ia a full day trip. I would grab a high speed train from osaka(where I assume you will dock into.) Then grab a full day bus pass and use that to get around. The bus was great very easy to use and had good frequency. I would recommend Kyoto imperial palace and nijo castle. Which are in the middle of town and the golden pavilion. If you have time head down to fushimi inari shrine which is right next to the fushimi train station.