by josephbautista | Sunday, November 5, 2017 | Hyped, Japan, Kanagawa
On my weekend road trip around Kanagawa, I dedicated the first day to visit Hakone and ride through the mountain roads of the area. Once I arrived to the lake Ashi, or Ashinoko, I decided to take a break for lunch and explore by feet the surroundings of the lake. One...
by josephbautista | Sunday, August 7, 2016 | Harley Davidson, Japan, Kanagawa, Road Trip, Shizuoka, Travel Tips
It finally happened, after all this years riding my Harley Davidson in Europe, and my trips to Japan, I could combine the two aspects of my trips for a weekend ride on the Central Japan roads. An experience that was for long time in my bucket list, and it’s still at...
by josephbautista | Sunday, July 3, 2016 | Japan, Kamakura, Kanagawa
After visiting some shrines in Japan, praying to the gods for health, happiness, or fertility, the Zeniarai Benten in Kamakura makes visitors take some more action. Zeniarai means coin washing, and that’s how visitors have to proceed for praying here. Nice to...
by josephbautista | Sunday, April 3, 2016 | Hyped, Japan, Kanagawa
Japan has a a serious sense of creativity and entertainment. Themed places, buildings and restaurants are located most of them in Tokyo. This is not the case of Kawasaki warehouse. As the name itself, is located in the city of Kawasaki, only a few stops by train from...
by josephbautista | Sunday, November 29, 2015 | Hyped, Japan, Kanagawa, Stories
Summer in Japan means blazing hot and humid days, feels like melting and smells like roasted meat. To skip dying by a heatstroke (it’s really a thing on the news every summer) you can head to shonan area for a fun day trip, nearby Tokyo. So as I did with a...