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 …
Songs for children
*Children’s Songs
Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun – Masato Shimon | 1975
およげ!たいやきくん [Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun]子門真人 [SHIMON Masato]Words : 高田ひろお [TAKADA Hiroo]Music : 佐瀬寿一 [SASE Juichi] “Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun” is a children’s song that was released in 1975 as part of the TV program …
Hey Let’s Go (Sanpo) – Azumi Inoue | 1988
さんぽ [Sanpo]井上あずみ [INOUE Azumi]Words : 中川李枝子 [NAKAGAWA Rieko]Music : 久石譲 [HISAISHI Jō] “My Neighbor Totoro web” (となりのトトロ / Tonari no Totoro) is an animated film produced by Studio Ghibli, released …
Umi | 1941
うみ [Umi]Words : 林柳波 [HAYASHI Ryūha]Music : 井上武士 [INOUE Takeshi] Let’s learn Japanese through children’s songs. It’s okay even for beginners. It’s better if you read the previous song, “Kotori …
Kotori no Uta | 1954
ことりのうた [Kotori no Uta]Words : 与田準一 [YODA Junichi]Music : 芥川也寸志 [AKUTAGAWA Yasushi] Let’s learn Japanese with a children’s song. It’s okay even for beginners. ことりは とっても うたが すきkotori wa tottemo …
Akatonbo | 1927
赤とんぼ [Akatonbo]Words : 三木露風 [MIKI Rofū]Music : 山田耕作 [YAMADA Kōsaku] “Akatonbo” is one of Japan’s most beloved children’s songs. In Japan, it falls into the categories of “dōyō” (children’s songs) …