I'm 29 years old and currently live in Kanagawa Prefecture, but I lived in Okayama Prefecture until I was 10 years old. It takes about 3 hours by bullet train from Kanagawa to Okayama.
I sometimes think back to when I was in Okayama and feel nostalgic. I sometimes wonder what my old best friend is doing. However, since I transferred to another school when I was 10 years old, I have no idea where my friends from back then were. The only people I know are some relatives.
A few years ago, I went to see Soja City in Okayama Prefecture, where I lived until I was 10 years old. We rented bicycles and strolled around the Soja area. At that time, I realized that Soja City felt smaller than I had imagined.
Soja is a quiet area with a small population, so it may be natural that it looks small. I had been going to the big city ever since I left Okayama, and I was used to seeing skyscrapers, so I think that influenced me as well.
Also, when I lived in Okayama, I was still a child and small, and now that I'm an adult, the way I see the city is completely different. When I was a child, I was filled with things happening right in front of my eyes, and now I feel like I look at them more objectively.
Also, when I fantasize about my time in Soja, I feel nostalgic, but for some reason I don't feel anything when I actually go there. Have you ever had an experience like this?
I should have been more moved by it, but now I feel like my hometown is just an ordinary city. I don't know why I'm in this state of mind. By the way, it is said that all human cells will be reborn in about 5 to 7 years if the body is properly metabolized.
We are completely different people now than we were five to seven years ago. This may be the main reason why I feel bored when I go to the city I used to live in.