by josephbautista | Sunday, November 8, 2015 | Shibuya, Tokyo
The Meiji Jingu shrine, located in Shibuya, is one of the compulsory shrines to visit if you go around the Yoyogi-Harajuku area. Dedicated to the spirits of Emperor Meiji and the Empress Shouken. Built during the first quarter of the 20th century, it was destroyed...
by josephbautista | Sunday, November 1, 2015 | Taito, Tokyo
As the title indicates, this entry is all about photos I’ve taken on my walk around Sensoji shrine, in Asakusa, Tokyo. Under the category Walk Around, I want to share with all readers the best of every place, only by photography. Those special moments or things...
by josephbautista | Wednesday, June 24, 2015 | Japan, Kyoto
As an adventurer, there was a place in Kyoto that I was really attracted to visit when I was staying there, Fushimi Inari. Besides the Shinto shrine, there’s a hiking trail, which special characteristic is to be covered by thousands of torii, japanese shinto...
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 | Thursday, April 16, 2015 | Ishikawa, Japan
The Oyama shrine, in Kanazawa, shooked me at first glance. It seemed somehow out of place and disturbed my senses. The main gate is a mix of japanese, chinese and european architecture, that once was part of the entrance to Kanazawa castle. The shrine was constructed...
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. 
