Videogames Archives - Hype in Tokyo

Square-Enix Cafe Akihabara

by josephbautista | Sunday, April 30, 2017 | Chiyoda, Food, Hyped, Tokyo

Exhausted after finishing the main quest in Akihabara area and gaining exp, my stats were running critical. I had to search for a shop or inn were I could buy a few potions to recover HP. I checked the map on my tech gear screen and pinpointed the location of a new...

Tokyo Joypolis Sega indoor amusement park

by josephbautista | Sunday, May 1, 2016 | Minato, Odaiba, Tokyo

In the leisure island of Odaiba, placed between two shopping malls lies an amazing indoor amusement park, Tokyo Joypolis. Love interactive videogames and simulators? Then let me introduce you the many attractions of the indoor amusement park by Sega, and the reasons...

Slice of heaven for Square Enix fans, Artnia

by josephbautista | Sunday, August 9, 2015 | Food, Shinjuku, Tokyo

I used to live in Tokyo for the past 2 years, and more precisely, I had just around the corner the Square Enix HQ, and besides the building, there is the Square Enix fans sanctuary, Artnia. To get there, the most comfortable option is to drop off at Higashi Shinjuku...

Wandering around Akihabara

by josephbautista | Wednesday, June 17, 2015 | Chiyoda, Things to do, Tokyo

When there was not so much to do on a lazy day in Tokyo, I used to visit Akihabara, the Electric Town of Tokyo. Many times my friends from overseas asked for me to send them some goods or manga related merchandise, so Akihabara was the first place to come to mind. In...

Monster Hunter Shop

by josephbautista | Sunday, May 11, 2014 | Hyped, Minato, Tokyo

Though I never played the Monster Hunter videogames it’s near to impossible not to know about it if you live in Tokyo. What I did years ago was to read the manga Monster Hunter Orage, and it was pretty nice in my opinion though it was basic into the Monster...