Kyu Sakamoto’s 1961 song “Ue O Muite Aruko” means “Let’s look up and walk” and is a song with lyrics about sadness and isolation. I think this is my farewell song for Japan, as I still need to look up and continue walking even if it’s sad to leave. The song was about encouraging people not to look back at the sad past of World War 2 and its aftermath, but to be positive and have hope for the future. Of course, that will not be the case for me. Japan will always be a big part of my past and contributed a lot on my present and future.