traveling [Traveling]宇多田ヒカル [UTADA Hikaru]Words & Music : 宇多田ヒカル [UTADA Hikaru] “Traveling” is Hikaru Utada‘s 9th single, released in November 2001. 仕事にも精が出るshigoto ni mo sei ga deru金曜の午後kinyō no gogoタクシーもすぐつかまる(飛び乗る)takushī mo sugu …
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Sakura Drops – Hikaru Utada | 2002
SAKURAドロップス [SAKURA Doroppusu]宇多田ヒカル [UTADA Hikaru]Words & Music : 宇多田ヒカル [UTADA Hikaru] “Sakura Drops” is one of the songs from Hikaru Utada‘s 11th single, released in May 2002. It is a …
Kimigayo | 1888
君が代 [Kimigayo]Words : 古歌 [Ancient Poetry]Music : 林廣守・奥好義 [HAYASHI Hiromori, OKU Yoshiisa] “Kimigayo” is Japan’s national anthem. While it feels a bit daunting to explain a national anthem, there is …
Sakura Sakura | Traditional
さくらさくら [Sakura Sakura]Words & Music : 作者不詳 [Unknown] “Sakura Sakura,” or “Sakura,” is a very famous traditional Japanese song. Originally, it was a song called “Saita Sakura” and used as …
Usagi | Traditional
うさぎ [Usagi]Words & Music : 作者不詳 [Unknown] “Usagi” is a traditional Japanese children’s song. Its exact origin is unknown, but it is believed to have been created during the Edo …
Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa | 1955
ちいさい秋みつけた [Chīsai Aki Mitsuketa]Words : サトウハチロー [SATŌ Hachirō]Music : 中田喜直 [NAKADA Yoshinao] This time, I’d like to introduce a children’s song that adults can also enjoy—a perfect song for the …
Subete no Hito no Kokoro ni Hana o – Shokichi Kina & Champloose | 1980
花〜すべての人の心に花を〜 [Hana~Subete no Hito no Kokoro ni Hana o~]喜納昌吉とチャンプルーズ [KINA Shōkichi to Chanpurūzu]Words & Music : 喜納昌吉 [KINA Shōkichi] Continuing from the last time, I’ll introduce another representative song by …
Haisai Ojisan – Shokichi Kina | 1972
ハイサイおじさん [Haisai Ojisan]喜納昌吉 [KINA Shōkichi]Words & Music : 喜納昌吉 [KINA Shōkichi] “Haisai Ojisan” is a famous song full of Okinawan elements. Let me start by giving a brief introduction to …
Banana Chips – Shonen Knife | 1998
バナナチップス [Banana Chippusu]少年ナイフ [Shōnen Naifu]Words & Music : 山野直子 [YAMANO Naoko] Shonen Knife (“少年 / shōnen” (=boy) knife) is a three-woman punk band formed in Osaka in 1981. This kind …