In the age of increasingly ambitious and complex independent travel itineraries, it becomes incredibly easy to mess up your best possible travel plans. Take every scenario into consideration by maintaining your own pre-travel checklist! We'll tell you everything to account for on this episode of JTS!

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Be inspired to visit more than one popular destination in Hyogo, a stone’s throw away from Kyoto and Osaka!

Kobe

-Nada Sake District: Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum, Hamafukutsuru, Sakuramasamune Museum Sakuraen, Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum, Kobe Shushinkan

-Kitanocho: Weathercock House, Moegi House, Kitano Foreigner’s Association, Kitanocho Square, Kitano Tenman Shrine

-Sannomiya

-Harborland, Meriken Park

Mount Rokko Area

-Rokko Garden Terrace

-Alpine Botanical Garden, Musical Box Museum

Arima Onsen

-Arima Cider

-Taikou-no-Yu Hot Spring

Himeji

-Himeji Castle

-Nada no Kenka Matsuri

Takeda Castle Ruins

Kinosaki Onsen Area

-Public bathhouses

-Toyooka

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Traveling in Japan for weeks at a time while packing just a carry-on: Is it feasible or even possible? Find out on this episode of JTS!

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