by josephbautista | Dec 18, 2016 | Japan, Nara, Stories | 0 Comments
Clouds were rolling over the heads of the dozens of tourists flocking around Todaiji, playing with the deers of Nara Park and taking selfies without noticing there was more people around them. Same clouds were rolling over my mind, changing my mood as I was standing...
by josephbautista | May 15, 2016 | Japan, Nara | 1 Comment
Took me more than 5 years to come back to Nara. I couldn’t really take enough time to walk around Nara park, and finally I can check that out of the bucket list. Played with deers, revisited Todaiji (I was young and inexpert writer) and wandered through the...
by josephbautista | Mar 1, 2015 | Japan, Nara | 0 Comments
My one and only trip to Nara was back in 2009, even though I lived in Tokyo for many years, Nara was one of those sightseeing spots I’ve always wanted to go back, but never found the time, or I prefered to keep exploring more locations around Japan. Another of...
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. 
