by josephbautista | Sunday, June 14, 2015 | Ishikawa, Japan, Things to do
It’s been a little more than 2 years of my trip to Kanazawa, but I would like to share some tips and my experience of my weekend in Kanazawa for Golden Week. At the time, I wasn’t good enough with japanese reading so my friend Yurina helped me a lot with...
by josephbautista | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 | Ishikawa, Japan
To step literally in history is an amazing feeling, like the time I walked around the Nagamachi district in Kanazawa. Also known for being the samurai district of the city, many residences, shops and streets remain there, most of them restaured to their origins. The...
by josephbautista | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | Ishikawa, Japan
On my visit to Kanazawa, my friend Yurina guided me to the gold streets in Kanazawa. I didn’t know at the moment what she was talking about but I was soon to discover. We walked to Higashi Chaya district, a tourist spot of the city, where you can buy souvenirs,...
by josephbautista | Monday, May 11, 2015 | Food, Ishikawa, Japan
When I was asked by my friend Yurina about what I’d like to eat, my answer was clear. I want to eat local food and specialities So we did, and she took me straight to the fish market in Kanazawa, Omi-cho market. A huge building in Kanazawa city, lodging more...
by josephbautista | Wednesday, April 29, 2015 | Ishikawa, Japan
Kenrokuen garden, located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, along with Kairakuen and Korakuen. The name Kenrokuen comes from the concept of combining the six attributes of a perfect garden. It is required to pay an entrance...
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. 
