by josephbautista | Sunday, October 21, 2018 | Travel Tips
Guide to Shinto IntroductionTo understand the original religion of Japan, the Shinto, one must throw away all monotheistic concepts and religions like Christianism. It’s always a difficult matter to explain to visitors and people that ask me about Shinto, and assuming...
by josephbautista | Sunday, September 23, 2018 | Chiyoda, Tokyo
hie shrine One of the main shrines of Tokyo since centuries ago, the shrine was once part of the Imperial Palace, and the deity of Hie was also the protector of the castle. The shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu moved it to the grounds of the Edo, and later, Tokugawa Hidetada...
by josephbautista | Sunday, September 9, 2018 | Japan, Niigata
Hakusan park and shrine in Niigata The vast park located in the city of Niigata was opened in 1873, and it’s most important feature is that it was the first public park in Japan. A place were citizens can walk around, contemplate nature all four seasons. The park is...
by josephbautista | Sunday, August 12, 2018 | Travel Tips
All you can do at conbini stores in Japan “Let’s go to the conbini”. It’s one of the most heard sentences since I’m in Japan. For almost every situation. Like the (wrong) saying that humans only use 10% of the brain potential, usually tourists only use the...
by josephbautista | Sunday, July 15, 2018 | Food, Hyped, Japan, Niigata
The cultural heritage of every country talks through its food, specially isolated countries for centuries, like the islands of Japan. Nowadays it’s easy to have a bowl of ramen in the streets of Barcelona, or taste fresh sushi in a market in Los Angeles, but many...
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. 
