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Lovely nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs

Nursery rhymes and play songs to enjoy with your baby. Gentle children's songs.

We’d like to introduce some nursery songs to enjoy with your baby.

These days, many babies are exposed to music from the time they’re in the womb through prenatal education.

Some families sing nursery rhymes as lullabies to help put their babies to sleep.

In this article, we’ve gathered gentle nursery songs and lullabies you’ll want to listen to with your baby, along with playful songs great for childcare and popular anime tunes.

They’re all fun songs that even babies who don’t understand words yet can enjoy.

Please try listening together as a parent and child.

Also perfect for baby massage!

Playlist

Nursery rhymes and play songs to enjoy with your baby. Gentle children's songs.
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1Lullaby
Lullabyplay_arrow
Anpanman bedtime video
2Anpanman Train★
Anpanman Train★play_arrow
Anpanman Train videos for children
3Cute Hide and SeekBonbon Akademii
Cute Hide and SeekBonbon Akademiiplay_arrow
A lullaby nursery rhyme about the play of small animals
4LullabySakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / Sakkyoku: Kusakawa Shin
LullabySakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / Sakkyoku: Kusakawa Shinplay_arrow
Perfect for soothing babies to sleep with lullabies sung by Rimi Natsukawa
5Toy Cha-Cha-ChaSakushi: Nosaka Akiyuki (Hosaku: Yoshioka Osamu) / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi
Toy Cha-Cha-ChaSakushi: Nosaka Akiyuki (Hosaku: Yoshioka Osamu) / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshiplay_arrow
A nursery rhyme about toys playing at night
6Tanuki of Fist Mountain
Tanuki of Fist Mountainplay_arrow
Mother-and-child love of the tanuki on Genkotsu Mountain
7Mr. ElephantSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Dan Ikuma
Mr. ElephantSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Dan Ikumaplay_arrow
Zō-san is a children's song that depicts the bond between parent and child.
8Hand in hand ♪ (Friends Ver.)shimajirou
Hand in hand ♪ (Friends Ver.)shimajirouplay_arrow
A Friendship Song Sung by Shimajiro
9Even with just one, it’s a carrot.nagira kenichi
Even with just one, it's a carrot.nagira kenichiplay_arrow
Even one carrot
10Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starplay_arrow
About the lullaby “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
11Snip-Snip Dance
Snip-Snip Danceplay_arrow
A simple dance you can do with a scissor hand
12Anpanman’s Marchdoriimingu
Anpanman's Marchdoriiminguplay_arrow
Anpanman's March is a beloved classic cherished by everyone from babies to adults.
13strollInoue Azumi
strollInoue Azumiplay_arrow
A song that captures the discoveries and excitement of a walk
14My Neighbor TotoroInoue Azumi
My Neighbor TotoroInoue Azumiplay_arrow
The charm of Totoro’s ending song
15What color do you like?Sakushi Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu
What color do you like?Sakushi Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamuplay_arrow
An interest in colors leads to improvement in drawing skills
16The Very Hungry Caterpillar Song
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Songplay_arrow
Enjoy The Very Hungry Caterpillar through music
17Knock knock knock knock, Grandpa with a beard
Knock knock knock knock, Grandpa with a beardplay_arrow
The hand-play song “Ton-ton Hige Jiisan” (Grandpa with the Beard)
18skylark skylarkwarabeuta asobi
skylark skylarkwarabeuta asobiplay_arrow
A children’s hand-clapping game/song themed around spring birds
19Mr. Bear, Mr. Bear
Mr. Bear, Mr. Bearplay_arrow
Parent-child bonding with the Kuma-san exercises
20Donguri Korokoro
Donguri Korokoroplay_arrow
Introduction of a children's song about an acorn playing with a loach it met at a pond
21Buzz buzz buzz
Buzz buzz buzzplay_arrow
Features and ways to enjoy children's songs about bees
22What shall we make with rock, scissors, paper?
What shall we make with rock, scissors, paper?play_arrow
A hand game where you combine rock-paper-scissors hand shapes to make various things.
23TulipSakushi sakkyoku: Kondō Miyako Inoue Takeshi
TulipSakushi sakkyoku: Kondō Miyako Inoue Takeshiplay_arrow
Tulips come in many colors, and it’s fun to look for them in the spring.
24Close It, Open It
Close It, Open Itplay_arrow
Clap Your Hands, Open and Close Hand Play Song
25Close It, Open Itsakushisha fushou
Close It, Open Itsakushisha fushouplay_arrow
The hand-play song was composed by Rousseau and spread in Japan.
26A Little Bear in the Rain
A Little Bear in the Rainplay_arrow
It’s a nursery rhyme that even babies can feel safe with.
27Under Yuuna’s treewarabeuta
Under Yuuna’s treewarabeutaplay_arrow
Island lullaby, soothing melody to comfort a baby
28The Bear of the Forestamerika min’yō
The Bear of the Forestamerika min'yōplay_arrow
A Nursery Rhyme about a Bear’s Adorable Encounter in the Forest
29TulipSakushi: Kondo Miyako / Sakkyoku: Inoue Takeshi
TulipSakushi: Kondo Miyako / Sakkyoku: Inoue Takeshiplay_arrow
Tulip song, love of color and diversity
30campfire
campfireplay_arrow
Campfire-season nursery rhymes are perfect as lullabies
31Gonbe-san’s Baby
Gonbe-san’s Babyplay_arrow
A song about holding a baby with a tenugui (Japanese hand towel)
32butterfly
butterflyplay_arrow
Soothe a baby with the Butterfly hand-play song
33What color do you like?
What color do you like?play_arrow
Learn color names with a color song to enjoy with children
34a round egg
a round eggplay_arrow
The fun of hand-play songs themed around eggs
35Rolling Eggs
Rolling Eggsplay_arrow
A song that uses hand play to depict the growth from an egg to a chicken
36Panda, rabbit, koala
Panda, rabbit, koalaplay_arrow
The hand-play song “Panda, Rabbit, Koala”
37Cute Hide and SeekSakushi: Satou Hachirou/Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao
Cute Hide and SeekSakushi: Satou Hachirou/Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinaoplay_arrow
A nursery rhyme about animals playing hide-and-seek
38Story FingerSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira
Story FingerSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akiraplay_arrow
A heartwarming nursery rhyme to enjoy with finger puppets
39Playing bus (pretend bus play)Sakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira
Playing bus (pretend bus play)Sakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akiraplay_arrow
A nursery rhyme about the excitement of riding a bus
40a big drum
a big drumplay_arrow
A nursery rhyme that enjoys the dynamics of loud and soft sounds