# This is an authorized translation in English of a post in French by @japon: [Retour vers Kyoto et Typhons, des rencontres et des retrouvailles](https://steemit.com/fr/@japon/retour-vers-kyoto-et-typhons-des-rencontres-et-des-retrouvailles)
<sup>As my primary language is not English, there are probably some mistakes in my translation.</sup>
## Remember that the person that speaks here is NOT me, Vincent Celier (@vcelier), but @japon, a French guy.

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This morning I leave Osaka to return to Kyoto. But before that I really need a coffee. I leave my hotel and start my quest to find one. Everything seems closed, yet it is 9 o'clock in the morning. But it's raining a lot. I'm really fed up with this rain ...

I arrive in what seems to me to be a shopping street, even if all the shops seem closed: [Shinsekai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinsekai).

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I finally see a bar that seems open. The decoration seems to date from another time. At the back of the room, a young man says to me in Japanese: "You are French, are not you? "

I replied with a broad smile, and replied that yes, I am French. I then ask him why he so quickly found my nationality. "Because you are elegant," he answers me! OK ... Yet with my raincoat dripping and my hair stuck by the rain I should not be very beautiful to see. Maybe he was laughing at me?

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We chat a little. He explains to me that he is the son of the owner of the café. I order a breakfast and we keep talking. Another client arrived and mingled with the conversation. I explain to them where I come from, what I do in Japan, where I go next ...

It was a beautiful meeting, at a time when I felt a little alone in this rain that does not finish. It's time for me to come back to Kyoto because I have to find a friend.

Sometimes there are amazing coincidences in life. While I was planning this trip to Japan a few months ago, a friend from Bordeaux phones me and asks me when I'm leaving. He tells me that he too will be in Japan at the same time. He is a translator for "Bonsai Focus" magazine and has to report on [Shikoku Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikoku). Originally his stay was only a week, but he extended it for one more week to come to Kyoto.

So here are two Bordeaux friends who meet together in Japan! Astonishing, isn't it?

Before finding him, I will drop my luggage in my ryokan. I find with pleasure the district of [Higashiyama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashiyama-ku,_Kyoto), its small streets, its wooden houses.

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I meet my friend Patrick at the [Nishiki market](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishiki_Market). It has been almost two weeks since I arrived in Japan, we have a lot to tell. And what better than to do that around a dish. I order tempura and noodles.

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We walk into the Nishiki market and meet a small group of Japanese, who asks us to say a few words in English. I had already been there when I was in [Kiyomizu-dera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyomizu-dera). They are also teachers and students but they are part of an association that helps tourists. They want to improve their English so they can better understand each other and help them better.

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It was another interesting meeting, which we immortalized by a group photo.

The rain seems to calm down a little. With Patrick we try an exit. In a street parallel to Nishiki there is a small temple: the [Honnō-ji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honn%C5%8D-ji). A temple as there are hundreds. One of these temples completely unknown to tourists but in which there is this small atmosphere that we appreciate. This mixture between tranquility and melancholy.

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The day ends quietly. We did not visit other places as the weather was really atrocious. Fortunately the return of good weather is announced for the next day. After the storm, the sun comes back!

It is therefore with great hope and pleasure that I return to Kyoto.

-- @japon

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01: [Travel diary in Japan, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/travel-diary-in-japan-by-japon-translation-from-french)
02: [Tokyo, overcrowded city? Really? by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/tokyo-overcrowded-city-really-by-japon-translation-from-french)
03: [Are the Japanese too disciplined? by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/are-the-japanese-too-disciplined-by-japon-translation-from-french)
04: [Going to Japan without speaking Japanese? by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/going-to-japan-without-speaking-japanese-by-japon-translation-from-french)
05: [Ueno, more than just a big park in Tokyo, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/ueno-more-than-just-a-big-park-in-tokyo-by-japon-translation-from-french)
06: [Asakusa, diving in the heart of Tokyo's historic district, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/asakusa-diving-in-the-heart-of-tokyo-s-historic-district-by-japon-translation-from-french)
07: [Ameyoko, Ueno's colorful market, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/ameyoko-ueno-s-colorful-market-by-japon-translated-from-french)
08: [Tsukiji, the largest fish market in the world, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/tsukiji-the-largest-fish-market-in-the-world-by-japon-translated-from-french)
09: [Climb the steps of Atago Jinja Shrine in Tokyo, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/climb-the-steps-of-atago-jinja-shrine-in-tokyo-by-japon-translated-from-french)
10: [Hama Rikyu, an exceptional park in the heart of Tokyo, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/hama-rikyu-an-exceptional-park-in-the-heart-of-tokyo-by-japon-translated-from-french)
11: [Jimbocho, old books and tempura, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/jimbocho-old-books-and-tempura-by-japon-translated-from-french)
12: [Shinjuku Gyoen Park and the best burger in the world!, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/shinjuku-gyoen-park-and-the-best-burger-in-the-world-by-japon-translated-from-french)
13: [One night in Shibuya, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/one-night-in-shibuya-by-japon-translated-from-french)
14: [Takeshita dori : this little street dedicated to fashion (and good crepes), by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/takeshita-dori-this-little-street-dedicated-to-fashion-and-good-crepes-by-japon-translated-from-french)
15: [They lie to you about Kyoto, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/they-lie-to-you-about-kyoto-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
16: [The temples and secret garden of Higashi in Kyoto, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/the-temples-and-secret-garden-of-higashi-in-kyoto-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
17: [Kinkaku-ji, the temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/kinkaku-ji-the-temple-of-the-golden-pavilion-in-kyoto-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
18: [Ryoan-ji, the amazing stone garden in Kyoto, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/ryoan-ji-the-amazing-stone-garden-in-kyoto-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
19: [The Ninna-ji Temple and its extraordinary gardens, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/the-ninna-ji-temple-and-its-extraordinary-gardens-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
20: [Kyoto Gyoen, the Imperial Palace Park, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/kyoto-gyoen-the-imperial-palace-park-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
21: [Nishiki Market: A Must in Kyoto, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/nishiki-market-a-must-in-kyoto-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
22: [Ginkaku-ji, the temple of the silver pavilion in Kyoto, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/ginkaku-ji-the-temple-of-the-silver-pavilion-in-kyoto-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
23: [Meditate on the path of philosophy, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/meditate-on-the-path-of-philosophy-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
24: [Nanzen-ji, its impressive gate and two gardens, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/nanzen-ji-its-impressive-gate-and-two-gardens-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
25: [Heian-jinju: the big shrine and its garden that I almost missed, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/heian-jinju-the-big-shrine-and-its-garden-that-i-almost-missed-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
26: [Eikan-do, the temple of the momiji maples in Kyoto, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/eikan-do-the-temple-of-the-momiji-maples-in-kyoto-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
27: [Kodai-ji, a Kyoto temple dedicated to a woman's love for her husband, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/kodai-ji-a-kyoto-temple-dedicated-to-a-woman-s-love-for-her-husband-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
28: [Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka, the streets of Higashiyama, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/sannenzaka-and-ninenzaka-the-streets-of-higashiyama-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
29: [Kiyomizu-dera, the temple of pure water in Kyoto, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/kiyomizu-dera-the-temple-of-pure-water-in-kyoto-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
30: [Tofuku-ji: the maple lookout point, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/tofuku-ji-the-maple-lookout-point-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
31: [Makis, Yasaka-jinja Shrine and Maruyama Park, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/makis-yasaka-jinja-shrine-and-maruyama-park-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
32: [Nijo Castle and its fabulous garden, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/nijo-castle-and-its-fabulous-garden-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
33:[Departure for Osaka and its castle, and announcement of a typhoon, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/departure-for-osaka-and-its-castle-and-announcement-of-a-typhoon-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
34: [Osaka, the garden Keitaku-en under a torrential rain, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/osaka-the-garden-keitaku-en-under-a-torrential-rain-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
35: [Doguya-suji, the kitchen market in Osaka, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/doguya-suji-the-kitchen-market-in-osaka-by-japon-tranlated-from-french)
36: [Dōtonbori, the bustling district of Osaka, by @japon](https://steemit.com/travel/@vcelier/d-tonbori-the-bustling-district-of-osaka)