Minato - Hype in Tokyo

Tokyo from the sky deck

by josephbautista | Jul 1, 2018 | Hyped, Minato, Tokyo | 0 Comments

Roppongi Hills is an example of a city inside the city. The humongous titan tower standing in the heart of Tokyo is a non-stop beating with human flow in and out the tower. Offices, apartments, shopping, museum and the observation deck. Probably one of the best...

Roppongi night photo spots

by josephbautista | Apr 8, 2018 | Hyped, Minato, Photography, Tokyo | 0 Comments

The popular nightlife district of Tokyo is not only about the clubbing scene. It attracts dozens of photographers every now and then for their top photo spots and architecture. Most of the spots are located around the almighty Roppongi Hills building, so everybody can...

Things to do in Roppongi

by josephbautista | Jul 16, 2017 | Hyped, Minato, Things to do, Tokyo | 0 Comments

The most “infamous” area for its nightlife and bars in Tokyo, might be not a destination many tourists see worth visiting during the day, but come here for the nightlife scene. Far away from just that party image, the area has many shrines to see, museums and gardens...

Tokyo Joypolis Sega indoor amusement park

by josephbautista | May 1, 2016 | Minato, Odaiba, Tokyo | 0 Comments

In the leisure island of Odaiba, placed between two shopping malls lies an amazing indoor amusement park, Tokyo Joypolis. Love interactive videogames and simulators? Then let me introduce you the many attractions of the indoor amusement park by Sega, and the reasons...

Things to do in Odaiba, the hype list

by josephbautista | Feb 21, 2016 | Hyped, Minato, Odaiba, Things to do, Tokyo | 0 Comments

Home of Fuji TV and the Tokyo Big Sight convention and communication center, the leisure artificial island in Tokyo Bay has a lot to offer for tourists and visitors, families, groups of friends and specially lot of places and activities designed for a perfect date...

Countdown and New Year hype celebration in Tokyo

by josephbautista | Jan 17, 2016 | Minato, Odaiba, Shinjuku, Stories, Tokyo | 1 Comment

It’s becoming a tradition to spend some winter time in Tokyo for the last years, and the plans just got better every year. From the check in at the hotel on the last day of the year, to the first night of the new one. Here’s a follow up of how I celebrated...

vintage shopping World, Odaiba Icchome Shotengai

by josephbautista | Dec 13, 2015 | Minato, Tokyo | 0 Comments

While travelling to Tokyo, you might search for a special place to buy souvenirs for family and friends, trying to find that something “authentic japanese” and want to be original. My recommendation is a place out of time, out of this world. Located in...

Godzilla invades Tokyo Midtown

by josephbautista | Aug 22, 2014 | Minato, Tokyo | 0 Comments

In 2014, as a promotion for the latest Hollywood Godzilla movie here in Japan they brought Godzilla to Tokyo. Well, yes, not the real one, but close enough. The giant figure will be exposed all summer in Tokyo Midtown, in Roppongi district. Also, I’ve seen the...

Monster Hunter Shop

by josephbautista | May 11, 2014 | Hyped, Minato, Tokyo | 0 Comments

Though I never played the Monster Hunter videogames it’s near to impossible not to know about it if you live in Tokyo. What I did years ago was to read the manga Monster Hunter Orage, and it was pretty nice in my opinion though it was basic into the Monster...

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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.