Japanese food Archives - Hype in Tokyo

Niigata food guide

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...

Hype in food: Sounds of Shabu Shabu

by josephbautista | Sunday, August 27, 2017 | Food

Take a thin slice of meat using chopsticks. Dip it into boiling broth inside a hot pot. Stir slowly side to side the chopsticks holding the meat. Hear the voice. How does it sound like? For Japanese that sound is “shabu shabu”. One of the best meals to gather friends...

Kawagoe’s Candy Alley

by josephbautista | Sunday, February 26, 2017 | Japan, Saitama

Kashiya Yokochō is the Japanese name for a small shopping area in Kawagoe, known in English as Candy Alley. North from the traditional warehouse district streets, a sweets paradise awaits for those venturing to Kawagoe. Traditional Japanese sweets The major...

Dotonbori neon food streets

by josephbautista | Sunday, May 8, 2016 | Food, Japan, Osaka

The city of Osaka is known as one of the gastronomy spots of Japan, and most of its restaurants are concentrated in the streets of Dotonbori. Along the Dotonbori river there’s a large number of restaurants, huge billboards and flashy neon lights to get you...

Things to do in Kabukicho

by josephbautista | Sunday, April 17, 2016 | Hyped, Shinjuku, Things to do, Tokyo

Shinjuku, my second residence has the red light district of Tokyo, and despite it’s bad reputation, Kabukicho was once my playground. Saying it that way seems that I’m the night king of the sleepless town, but that’s not what I meant. The truth is,...