Back to Akiba

So we're back from our week in the west. The last 2 days were spent in Osaka and Kyoto.
In Osaka we walked around DenDen Town a little, unfortunately we were too early, and everything was closed, we waited a little to visit some shops then left to Kyoto. While there we spent a lot of money on a stupid UFO catcher... "this one will be easy" ... sigh.
For those who don'T know, DenDen Town is like Osaka's Akihabara, but a lot less impressive.

Once in Kyoto, we went to the Kinkakuji (Golden pavillion) it's a really beautiful building, we took a lot of picture. After that we went to eat at Gyuzen, my favorite restaurant from my last trip to Japan, we eat shabu-shabu and sukiyaki, it was delicious.

After that we went back to the hotel, were there was a live performance from a Western concert flute player.

The day after we went to the Nijo castle, that I visited last time, but it's worth seeing it again, especially since BenPi had never seen it. After that we went to see a maiko dance in Gion. After that we took the shinkansen back to Tokyo.

Tonight is flowering night, Woohoo!

The pics from the west will be uploaded soon, there is a lot so it's long to sort.

Version francaise plus tard.

Kyoto Day 2, Ayarashima!

Day 2 in kyoto started with a quick visit to the International Kyoto Manga Museum. There was a Range Murata exposition that was very nice, and 1 room wich explained history of manga. Guides were available for french and english. However the museum was more like a big library and not of big interest (except for the Range Murata exposition wich was awesome.

After that I met with Hisako-san and we took the train for Arashiyama, a little town a little north of kyoto. 

At the arrival I tryed a foot onsen... a very hot bath for the feets. I dont understand why japanese loves very hot bath that much, especially when it's so hot... but it did feel good for my sore feets.

After visiting the stores around there we went to the Tenryu-ji temple. The temple is nice, but what is more impressive is what they call the garden... I would call it a little forest. It's really huge and beautiful.

After leaving the temple we went to take a lunch and I could finally taste what I want to taste for so long. A real japanese Curry. IT TASTE WONDERFULL. The curry at the Phoenix in quebec city is really not even close to this.

After this we wandered around the town, the many shops, and the bridge. 

2 japanese style meal were included with my hotel room, so I ate alone... traditional japanese food. I didn't even know how to eat most of that stuff... and it wasn'T that good except maybe for that one surprise I got... I eated an Eel... yes an Eel... im still surprised.

In the evening we went on a boat in the river to watch the Ukai. Ukai is how japanese fishing with cormoran is called. I don't think japanese are the only one doing this, but it's stil impressive seeing the japanese doing it.

That sums up kyoto day 2.

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Jour 2 dans kyoto. Commence par une courte visite au musée international de manga de Kyoto. Il y avais une exposition sur Range Murata, et une piece qui racontais l'histoire du manga, mais a part sa c'étais plus une grosse bibliotheque de manga que d'autre choses. L'information etais disponible en francais et en anglais. L'exposition sur Range Murata etais vraiment superbe.

Apres cela j'ai rejoin Hisaki-san et nous avons pris le train pour Arayashima. En arrivant j'ai prit un Onsen pour pied... un genre de gros bain geant super chaud pour les pied. Je ne comprend toujours pas l'obsession des japonais a se tremper dans de l'eau chaude, surtout quand il fait aussi chaud, mais sa a quand meme fait du bien a mes pieds.

Apres avoir visité les magasin pres de la gare, nous sommes allés visité le temple Tenryu-ji. Le temple est tres beau mais c'est surtout ce qu'ils appellent son 'Jardin' qui est impressionant. J'apellerais plus sa une petite foret aménager. C'est enorme et tres beau.

Apres avoir quitter le temple nous sommes aller mager et j'ai finalement pu gouter a ce que j'avais tant hate de gouter, du curry japonais! Et c'Est excellent! Le curry du Phoenix n'arrive pas a la cheville du vrai curry.

Apres cela nous avons visitez la ville, les magasins et le pont(celebre).

2 repas de style japonais etais inclu dans le prix de mon hotel donc j'ai manger un souper de style traditionel japonais sans trop savoir comment... sa goutais moyen, a part p-e pour ma grande surprise, j'ai manger de la couleuvre... je pense... j'en suis encore surpris.

Dans la soiré nous somme allée sur un bateau et nous avons assister au Ukai. Ukai et le nom donné a la peche au cormorant japonaise. Bien que je ne crois pas que seul les japonais pechent au cormoran, c'Est impressionant de le voir fait par des japonais.

Voila qui resume mon jour #2 a kyoto.

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Ajustement sur kyoto day 1!

So the name of the castle I went is Nijo castle, not Naji.
The women you can see on a lot of picture is Hisako Tatsumi. She is a Jazz singer, and helped me in my travel in kyoto and Osaka.
The name of the big shrine I went to the first day is Heian Junga.

Le nom du chateau que j'ai visité la premiere journée étais Nijo et non Naji, désolé.
La femme que vous voyez sur plusieur des photos est Hisako Tatsumi. Elle est une chanteuse Jazz, et elle ma aider dans mon voyage a Kyoto et Osaka.
Le nom du gros shrine que j'ai visité le premierjour est Heian Junga.

Pictures for the first day in kyoto are here.
Les photos du premieres jours sont ici.

My Whole hurt.

My first day in Kyoto was great, but I dont have much time to talk so Ill go fast.
Went to Naji caster, this caster is a world tresaure, it has seen the rise and fall of kyoto. Its great and I took a bunch of pictures outside, because no picture was allowed inside.

Then I went to a temple which I forgot the name of, this thing is huge!
I paid hommage to the god (bow bow clap clap bow) and bought there papers with your luck written on it. I have a little luck (which mean im lucky). The Miko was so cute but I couldnt take a picture of her.

After　this we went through Gion but we were late so we just passed by, I wish we could have　spend more time there, no pictures.

The food I ate today was awesome. Shabu Shabu here tase a million times better than in montreal.


Ma pemiere journee a Kyoto etais superbe mais je manque de temp pour en parler donc je vais faire vite.
Nous sommes aller au Naji castle, ce chateau est un tresore mondiale, il a vu la naissance et la fin de kyoto en tant que capitale. Jai pris plusieur photos de lexterieur du chateu mais les photo etais interdites a linterieur.

Apres sa nous sommes aller a un temple dont jai aublier le nom, il etais vraiment immense. jai payer hommage au dieux (bow bow clap clap bow) et jai achete un papier avec ma chace decrit dessu. apparament jai une petite chance (ce qui veut dire que je suis chanceux). La miko etais vraiment tres cute mais elle na pas voulu que je prenne une photo :(

Apres cela nous sommes aller a Gion, mais comme nous manquions de temp nous navont fait que passer. jaurais vraiment souhaiter y passer plus de temp car cet endroiit semble vraiment magnifique. aucune photo.

La nouriture ici est extraordinaire. Le Shabu Shabu goute 1 million de fois meilleur qua montreal.