by josephbautista | Sunday, December 2, 2018 | Japan, Niigata
Niigata's saito family villa Invited to visit the former Saito family summer villa in Niigata, I couldn’t resist to see a traditional Japanese house and its magnificent garden, the Saito villa is one of the landmarks of the city. Constructed over four years from 1917...
by josephbautista | Sunday, November 18, 2018 | Food, Ishikawa, Japan
Kanazawa's kitchen omicho market On our trip to Ishikawa prefecture, our first stop at Kanazawa couldn’t be other than a morning visit to Kanazawa’s kitchen, the central market of Omicho. Established during the Edo period in the 18th century, it has been the main...
by josephbautista | Sunday, September 9, 2018 | Japan, Niigata
Hakusan park and shrine in Niigata The vast park located in the city of Niigata was opened in 1873, and it’s most important feature is that it was the first public park in Japan. A place were citizens can walk around, contemplate nature all four seasons. The park is...
by josephbautista | Sunday, July 29, 2018 | Koto, Tokyo, Yamanashi
Venus Fort and Toyota history garage Losing sense of time and space in Odaiba, it’s possible. That’s how it feels after spending just a couple of hours inside Palette town complex in Odaiba. For those aficionados to vintage cars and mid 20th century memorabilia, head...
by josephbautista | Sunday, July 15, 2018 | Food, Hyped, Japan, Niigata
The cultural heritage of every country talks through its food, specially isolated countries for centuries, like the islands of Japan. Nowadays it’s easy to have a bowl of ramen in the streets of Barcelona, or taste fresh sushi in a market in Los Angeles, but many...
Travel photographer and journalist. Degree in Tourism management and master's degree in Travel Journalism. Lived and studied in Tokyo for more than 2 years, where I started my blog Hype in Tokyo. I kept the name from that period in Tokyo for my travel projects as a memento of where it all started. 
![[ENG] Catalans with their Katanas. I never leave the house without mine, be safe. ————
[CAT] Catalans amb katanes. Mai surto de casa sense la meva, s’ha d’anar segur.
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[JP] カタルーニャ人と刀。出かけるとき持てなきゃ！安全のため。
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