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The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/Upstairs-Ad7261 on 2024-04-18 09:26:22.

I went to Japan for about two weeks in mid March. Despite the record high number of tourists, it is probably the best time I’ve had in my life thus far. It was a magical and otherworldly experience. I even found some commercials on YouTube that I quite liked on Japanese tv so I could listen to them whenever I was missing Japan. Tonight, I decided I was really missing the jingles of the Tokyo metro. I loaded up a video on YouTube of the Yamanote line and just listened for a little bit. I then opened up my YouTube shorts to a recommended video of more ambient sounds. For whatever reason, the slow “bing… bong” broke the camel’s back and I bawled because of how much I miss this county. I’m currently in my Junior year of college so I’m hoping I can apply for JET soon. It’s the only thing keeping me together right now. Has anyone had any similar experiences? I’ve never felt this strongly about a place before. I’ve been on plenty of vacations around the US and even once to Mexico, but none have driven me to feel so strongly.