Hachioji - Hype in Tokyo

Hiwatari-sai festival at Mt. Takao

by josephbautista | Jun 17, 2018 | Hachioji, Hyped, Tokyo | 0 Comments

Walking barefoot over coals. The main event of the “Walking over fire” festival. A simple premise, yet courageous event held every winter solstice in Takao, west of Tokyo. Endure hard trainings for meditation and purification purposes, like standing under a waterfall,...

Mount Takao the closest nature escape from Tokyo

by josephbautista | Dec 3, 2017 | Hachioji, Tokyo | 0 Comments

Mount Takao, located at West of Tokyo, in Hachioji, is quite a popular destination for light mountain hikes and enjoy nature, specially during the Momiji in Autumn. As it is nearby Tokyo, expect crowds on weekends. For hikers Mount Takao has an extense network of...

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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.