Thoughts about New York:
I honestly used to be a New York hater.
When I was a kid, my family and I traveled here every Winter for Christmas to see the celebrations and displays
The huge nutcrackers in Rockefeller Center, the Christmas carols, the displays at Macy's, the Home Alone type of Christmas...
I came back for the first time four years ago, and it felt rough, aggressive, chaotic
Well, of course, coming from Japan, anywhere in the world would be like that
Now that I'm taking it all in, it's as timeless as it's always been
I probably grew up and noticed things that, as a kid, I didn't.
The old-school New Yorkers, the architecture, the nightlife, the people...
Once you stop focusing on the immediate bad things, it starts to reveal its charm
It's as timeless as it has always been
I don't know whether I'd live here or not, but it feels great to have healed that scar I used to have
Now I love both Tokyo and New York
Thank you New York