Everyone has a hometown.
The place, where you were born and raised, or where you first started life on your own.
That is your hometown.
Even if you haven’t been back there in a while, just the thought of it fills your heart with fond memories.
Talking to old friends at a class reunion, you’re bound to discuss the same hometown you all grew up in.
And even when you’re just casually dawdling about by yourself, your thoughts will unexpectedly turn to scenes of your childhood.
That is the power of a hometown.
The significance and resonance of the word “hometown,” the tenderness and fond memories attached to it, can make anyone feel nostalgic.
Yamanashi Katsuhiro, landscape photographer
