09/08/2026
A lot has changed in my life in 26 years.
But the last few hours in Tokyo have brought so many memories flooding back.
I lived here as a student all those years ago, and there’s something quite emotional about being back. The trains, the familiar smells, the streets, the little details I’d completely forgotten and suddenly, they all feel familiar again.
It’s incredible how a place can hold a version of you from another time.
And what made today so special was meeting up with Taka again after all these years.
A huge thank you, Taka, for taking the time to meet me today and for cherishing and keeping my photo collection safe for the past 26 years. Wow! Seeing those photographs again brought back memories I had almost forgotten.
26 years later, a very different life, a very different me… but sitting here looking out the train window, part of me feels like I never left.
Tokyo, it’s so good to see you again.