This is an authorized translation in English of a post in French by @japon: La fin, bilan, et la suite ?

^{As my primary language is not English, there are probably some mistakes in my translation.}

Remember that the person that speaks here is NOT me, Vincent Celier (@vcelier), but @japon, a French guy.

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It is with a big pinch to the heart that I go back in the skyliner. This train runs from central Tokyo to Narita Airport. What a journey ! What memories! What exceptional moments.

The return to France was a big shock. I got used to Japan, its culture, its mentality, its life. I often felt like I was in my second home. And that echoes my life in which I often felt that I was in this world but not of this world.

Back home, French mentality, incivility. I had a taste for Japanese discipline. For the quality of their means of transportation. I had only one desire, it was to leave again. But for now, my life is in France.

Finally, this trip to Japan was a death and then a rebirth. A true initiatory adventure that allowed me to introspect on myself. The one who has returned is no longer the same as the one who had left 3 weeks earlier. I died to myself, to better reborn.

I gradually became aware of this symbolic death and the vision of the world around me has gradually changed.

It is at this moment that I opened my account on Steemit, with this desire to share, to give myself without restraint on my lived experiences.

I really want to thank all those who have read me, and if I was to list them , I would miss some of them. But they will certainly recognize themselves, those with whom I have exchanged, with whom we have found common grounds. And then these few Japanese with whom I made some contacts and that I want to see again.

But above all, I want to thank Vincent Celier @vcelier who took the time to translate each of my texts into English and made them discover to a greatest audience. Without him, and without the hard work he has shown, the story would not be the same. He has this ability to gather the essentials of what is sparse and bring them to light.

If Steemit becomes popular, it's because everyone plays the game. Some write, others comment, and others popularize. It is a collaborative work, a building to which I took a lot of pleasure to bring my stone.

This is the 54^th episode, and it would be a shame to stop there. Because yes, there will be a sequel. A future trip to Japan is already in preparation.

To finance it, I will use some of the gains obtained by these publications. These gains are the testimony of your trust and friendship. And they must come back to you. Of course, this trip will not be funded solely by the gains, but they will allow me to stay a few days longer.

And I'll have new stories to tell, new adventures to share. What comes from Steemit comes back to steemit. The system thus participates in its maintenance. It's my way of seeing things.

So I will see you again very soon!

-- @japon

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01: Travel diary in Japan, by @japon
02: Tokyo, overcrowded city? Really? by @japon
03: Are the Japanese too disciplined? by @japon
04: Going to Japan without speaking Japanese? by @japon
05: Ueno, more than just a big park in Tokyo, by @japon
06: Asakusa, diving in the heart of Tokyo's historic district, by @japon
07: Ameyoko, Ueno's colorful market, by @japon
08: Tsukiji, the largest fish market in the world, by @japon
09: Climb the steps of Atago Jinja Shrine in Tokyo, by @japon
10: Hama Rikyu, an exceptional park in the heart of Tokyo, by @japon
11: Jimbocho, old books and tempura, by @japon
12: Shinjuku Gyoen Park and the best burger in the world!, by @japon
13: One night in Shibuya, by @japon
14: Takeshita dori : this little street dedicated to fashion (and good crepes), by @japon
15: They lie to you about Kyoto, by @japon
16: The temples and secret garden of Higashi in Kyoto, by @japon
17: Kinkaku-ji, the temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, by @japon
18: Ryoan-ji, the amazing stone garden in Kyoto, by @japon
19: The Ninna-ji Temple and its extraordinary gardens, by @japon
20: Kyoto Gyoen, the Imperial Palace Park, by @japon
21: Nishiki Market: A Must in Kyoto, by @japon
22: Ginkaku-ji, the temple of the silver pavilion in Kyoto, by @japon
23: Meditate on the path of philosophy, by @japon
24: Nanzen-ji, its impressive gate and two gardens, by @japon
25: Heian-jinju: the big shrine and its garden that I almost missed, by @japon
26: Eikan-do, the temple of the momiji maples in Kyoto, by @japon
27: Kodai-ji, a Kyoto temple dedicated to a woman's love for her husband, by @japon
28: Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka, the streets of Higashiyama, by @japon
29: Kiyomizu-dera, the temple of pure water in Kyoto, by @japon
30: Tofuku-ji: the maple lookout point, by @japon
31: Makis, Yasaka-jinja Shrine and Maruyama Park, by @japon
32: Nijo Castle and its fabulous garden, by @japon
33:Departure for Osaka and its castle, and announcement of a typhoon, by @japon
34: Osaka, the garden Keitaku-en under a torrential rain, by @japon
35: Doguya-suji, the kitchen market in Osaka, by @japon
36: Dōtonbori, the bustling district of Osaka, by @japon
37: Back to Kyoto and Typhoons, meetings and reunions, by @japon
38: Sanjūsangen-dō, the temple of a thousand and one statues, by @japon
39: On the road to Fushimi Inari Taisha, by @japon
40: Daigo-ji, the large Buddhist complex built on a mountainside, by @japon
41: Departure for Nara, we look at the fallow deers and we mistake the garden, by @japon
42: Isui-en, the big Japanese garden of Nara, by @japon
43: Todai-ji, the temple with the huge Buddha statue in Nara, by @japon
44: Nara, from Nigatsu-dō to Kasuga, by @japon
45: Arashiyama, the district west of Kyoto and its bamboo plantation, by @japon
46: Tasting the serenity of Jojakko-ji Temple, by @japon
47: Tenryū-ji, one of the most beautiful temples of Arashiyama, by @japon
48: I finally find the Gio-ji, this little Arashiyama moss garden, by @japon
49: Daikaku-ji, the great Buddhist complex of Arashiyama, by @japon
50: Departure for Takayama, by @japon
51: Takayama, this small town in the Japanese Alps that plunges you back to Samurai times, by @japon
52: From takayama to Tokyo, by @japon
53: Shunka-en and Kunio Kobayashi bonsai museum, by @japon
54: Last day in Japan, by @japon