住すめば都みやこ

expression

home is where you make it; you can get used to living anywhere

Proverb meaning that once you settle in a place, it becomes comfortable like the capital. Often used to encourage someone moving to a new place.

• 最さい初しょは田舎いなか暮ぐらしが不ふ安あんだったけど、住すめば都みやこだね。

  At first I was anxious about living in the countryside, but home is where you make it.

• 住すめば都みやこというから、新あたらしい町まちでもきっと慣なれるよ。

  They say home is where you make it, so you'll surely get used to the new town.