by josephbautista | Aug 13, 2017 | Hyped, Stories, Travel Tips | 0 Comments
Almost every traveler has one, even I, that I’m going to complain about it. Not the selfie stick, but complain about the use people makes of it. If tourists were more conscious about their surroundings, then Japan wouldn’t have banned the use of selfie sticks in...
by josephbautista | May 21, 2017 | Travel Tips | 0 Comments
The convenience of being connected to our smartphones makes it easier for independent travelers to wander through a destination. The inconvenience is the need to be connected to the internet to use many of the apps. Sometimes we depend too much of the device and...
by josephbautista | Oct 23, 2016 | Hyped, Japan, Kyoto, Travel Tips | 0 Comments
Being the most important Shinto shrines, and famous for its “thousand gates” in Kyoto. Dedicated to Inari, the gods of rice and business. The popular believe amongst visitors is that, as its name implies from the Japanese “senbon torii”, there’s a thousand red gates...
by josephbautista | Oct 10, 2016 | Giveaway, Travel Tips | 0 Comments
With the launch of the new design for Hype in Tokyo, leaving behind the blog style, and more focused towards travelers, I’m glad to bring one of the features I’ve been working for the past months, the GPS-guided travel articles, in collaboration with GPSMyCity. To...
by josephbautista | Aug 7, 2016 | Harley Davidson, Japan, Kanagawa, Road Trip, Shizuoka, Travel Tips | 0 Comments
It finally happened, after all this years riding my Harley Davidson in Europe, and my trips to Japan, I could combine the two aspects of my trips for a weekend ride on the Central Japan roads. An experience that was for long time in my bucket list, and it’s still at...
by josephbautista | Apr 10, 2016 | Tokyo, Travel Tips | 0 Comments
With a massive amount of both train and metro stations, the capital of Japan is one of the most convenient cities to move around, and at the same time, one of the most complicated to understand. Rails are not the only method, and here I’ll make a quick review of...
by josephbautista | Mar 6, 2016 | Japan, Travel Tips | 0 Comments
Through all my years and trips to Japan, I’ve become a reliable source of information for friends around. Many times I’ve received messages starting with “Hey, how are you? I’m going to Japan, what should I do?” Even though I love to grab...
by josephbautista | Jan 30, 2016 | Giveaway, Tokyo, Travel Tips | 4 Comments
Giveaway updated: Hype in Tokyo giveaway, courtesy from the partnership with GPSmycity. I’m giving away 20 promo codes for the Tokyo City Walks iOS & Android full version app from their Self-Guided Walking Tours. If you’re interested in more cities, be...
by josephbautista | Sep 27, 2015 | Giveaway, Japan, Tokyo, Travel Tips | 4 Comments
This year I had the chance of going back to Tokyo for a month, explore a bit more of Japan and visit again the main travel spots with few friends. I packed all my gadgets and headed to film most of the travel with a GoPro camera. The result is the video you can find...
by josephbautista | Sep 6, 2015 | Tokyo, Travel Tips | 1 Comment
One of the main worries for travelers when coming to Tokyo is the prices of almost everything compared to their own countries, specially for accommodation rates. Some options like hostels, share houses, or the newest Airbnb are quite popular, but Japan had the...
Travel consultant and writer. Degree in Tourism management and master's degree in Travel Journalism. Lived and studied in Tokyo for three years, where I started my journal blog Hype in Tokyo. I maintained the name from that period in Tokyo for my travel projects as a memento of where it all started. 
