[Disaster Reconstruction Support Song] Let’s do our best, Japan! A circle of reconstruction support connected through music
Earthquakes are one of the natural disasters that are unavoidable as long as you live in Japan.
Many major earthquakes have struck so far, bringing much sorrow and hardship.
Yet each time, support has arrived not only from within Japan but from around the world.
Among these recovery efforts, there has been a great deal of support through music, with musicians across the globe releasing songs filled with hopes for disaster recovery.
May music help even one more survivor regain their strength…
In this article, we introduce songs that carry such sincere wishes.
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[Earthquake Disaster Recovery Support Song] Let’s Do Our Best, Japan! A circle of recovery support connected through music (71–80)
With AllLyrics: Masaki Sawauchi · Yumiko Omori / Composition: Mao Yoshida
This is a heartwarming support song from Iwate, imbued with prayers for recovery after the earthquake.
Set to a refreshing melody, it’s a memorable piece that brings feelings of hope and unity to the fore.
First unveiled as the theme song for a disaster recovery charity concert held in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture in November 2016, the song is performed by the “Morioka Kurukoi Family,” featuring members of the local band quad.
In 2020, a newly recorded version was produced as an encouraging message to those facing hardships during the pandemic.
It’s the perfect track for times when you want to feel that warm bond that keeps our hearts together, even when we’re apart.
I’m home.Hakuchō Rinana × ave
This collaborative song by Rinana Shiratori and ave is filled with a deep longing for home, highlighted by the gentle call-and-response of “Welcome home” and “I’m back.” Created with feelings for Fukushima after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the piece carries the message that even when we are apart, our hearts are always with our hometown.
It was released as a single CD in October 2013 and was chosen as the official theme song for the charity event “Volleyball Aid 2013,” held on October 20 in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture.
It’s a song that offers comfort to those living away from their hometowns and to anyone longing to be reunited with someone dear.
Beyond the cloudsTanimura Shinji
The song by Shinji Tanimura, woven from 825 messages of thoughts for Fukushima, warmly embraces the hearts of the people striving for recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Through natural motifs like the sky and clouds, the hopes of those seeking to overcome hardship and their wishes for renewal are sung over Tanimura’s uniquely grand yet delicate melodic lines.
Released in March 2017 as part of the Challenge Fukushima Project, this work also became well-loved as the 11th installment of Fukushima Prefecture’s documentary animation series “Letters to the Future.” It is a song that stands beside all who hold their hometowns dear, and those who, even while facing adversity, choose to keep moving forward—offering steadfast support to the heart.
RESTARTRESTART JAPAN with TUBE
This is a charity song released in 2011 to support recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The proceeds were donated to the affected areas through Save the Children Japan.
Many artists participated, including TUBE, Maki Ohguro, Chinatsu Morishita, and Angelica Michibata.
scale (as of a fish or reptile)Hata Motohiro
This is the acoustic “solo performance” version of Uroko uploaded on March 16, 2011.
The band version had already been officially released on YouTube before this, but this new upload was made as a charity song for the earthquake disaster.
Closer To The EdgeThirty Seconds To Mars
Thirty Seconds to Mars is an American rock band formed in 1998.
This song conveys the message, “I don’t want to have any regrets, so I’m going to live life to the fullest.” The music video, created in the year of the 2011 earthquake, includes messages of support for the disaster victims and for Japan.
Our TomorrowElefanto Kashimashi
When I listened to this song, I wiped away my tears, put my sadness away in a box, and felt fired up to believe in tomorrow and keep moving forward, thinking, “Yes! I just have to do my best!” And because these lyrics reached everyone’s hearts, he said he was able to gain confidence in his own music.
It’s a song where I felt comfort not through words of consolation or sorrow, but through straightforward and simple words.
