Nostalgia: What would you miss about Japan if you left?

Lately I have been thinking about what I am doing living here in Japan. Originally, I only wanted to be here for a year or two but now I honestly have no plans to leave in the near future. I'm going back home in August for my sister's wedding and I know that when I go back, it's going to be the exact same as it was last year. I miss my family and close friends a lot and I think about them often but besides that, I love Japan and I can't think of anywhere in the world I'd rather be. I feel healthiest and happiest here. These photos are from this blog, Tokyoundressed, that I've been reading for the past year, but I thought I'd tell you about it. Her photos are often not suitable for work, so don't say that I didn't warn you. Let the blog title be a warning. I think that her photographs are beautiful, though, with a nostalgic quality. I think her photographs capture Japan and Japanese life perfectly.If I moved back, I don't know how I could ever stop thinking about Japan. I know that I'll think about Japan on every January 1st of my life from now on because I hear Auld Lang Syne every day here. It's the song that comes on at around 8 PM in every store and around 11 PM in every restaurant. (Playing Auld Lang Syne means, "closing time: go home" in Japan.) There are so many things I'd miss about Japan if I moved back.

I'd miss seeing everyone's clothes hanging on lines out their apartment windows. I'd miss the train station jingles I know by heart. I'd miss my friends taking pictures of my food before I eat it. I'd miss "せやなぁ". I'd miss my adorable students. I'd miss all the seasonal fruit and vegetables. I'd miss riding my bike on the sidewalk. I'd miss seeing those towel-ghosts that Japanese children make and hang outside their houses to stop the rain.
I'd miss my phone, better than any phone I could possibly get in any other country. I'd miss hearing people talk about their boyfriend's blood types as indicators of their personalities. I'd miss being able to get natural green tea / mugicha / genmaicha Jasmine tea from a vending machine or a convenience store. I'd miss how guys hold my bag when I go for a walk with them. I'd miss going to the countryside on the weekends.
I'd miss being about to rent CDs at Tsutaya. I'd miss eating Japanese pumpkin for breakfast. I'd miss learning Kanji. I'd miss frozen Konyakkyu Jelly in the summer. I'd miss Warabi Mochi and Ichigo Daifuku. I'd miss how everything is so seasonal here. I'd miss seeing kids with their big, red, square-shaped schoolbags.

What about you?

All pictures by Rikki Kasso from http://tokyoundressed.blogspot.com