by josephbautista | Sunday, October 23, 2016 | Hyped, Japan, Kyoto, Travel Tips
Being the most important Shinto shrines, and famous for its “thousand gates” in Kyoto. Dedicated to Inari, the gods of rice and business. The popular believe amongst visitors is that, as its name implies from the Japanese “senbon torii”, there’s a thousand red gates...
by josephbautista | Sunday, October 9, 2016 | Japan, Kyoto
Located in the eastern side of Kyoto, Kiyomizudera is the greatest temple complex to visit in the city, and the most popular. This post is a photo gallery of my latest visit, as it’s impossible to go and don’t take any photo. If you want to know more, take...
by josephbautista | Sunday, August 14, 2016 | Japan, Kyoto, Stories
Besides visiting the main tourist spots of the city, the old capital of Japan has many temples and shrines unknown for the major part of foreigner visitors. For those visiting for the first time, and with a limited time, there are lots of places to see in one day in...
by josephbautista | Sunday, March 27, 2016 | Japan, Kyoto, Stories
Kyoto most famous district, located between Yasaka Shrine and the Kamo River. Walk around Gion and wander with traditional shops, restaurants and teahouses, where Geisha and their apprentices, named Maiko, entertain the visitors and clients with traditional music and...
by josephbautista | Sunday, February 28, 2016 | Japan, Kyoto
One of the mainstream tourists spots that you can’t avoid to visit while you’re in Kyoto, is Kiyomizudera temple, in Higashiyama district. Specially for photography addicts. Wander around the streets of Higashiyama towards Kiyomizudera temple, and take...
Travel consultant and writer. Degree in Tourism management and master's degree in Travel Journalism. Lived and studied in Tokyo for three years, where I started my journal blog Hype in Tokyo. I maintained the name from that period in Tokyo for my travel projects as a memento of where it all started. 
