051Japanese proverb ことわざ
住めば都
すめばみやこSumeba miyako
“Where you live becomes the capital.”
Word for wordIf you dwell there, it is the capital.
The meaning
The place does not make happiness: habit, bonds and the care you put in do. Any place can become home.
At the origin
A traditional proverb about the attachment born of daily life.
The characters
In practice
Rather than dreaming of elsewhere, beautify one corner of where you are.