[Disaster Reconstruction Support Song] Let’s do our best, Japan! A circle of reconstruction support connected through music

With AllLyrics: Masaki Sawauchi · Yumiko Omori / Composition: Mao Yoshida

With All (2020 Ver.)—A Support Song from the Disaster-Affected Iwate!!

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

Rina Shiratori × ave “I’m Home” Music Video — NOW ON SALE —

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

Beyond the Clouds - Nihon University Tohoku High School (Reconstruction Support Music Festival)

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.

Walk OnU2

U2 – Walk On (Official Music Video)

It’s a recovery support song carrying the message: even though many obstacles stand in our way, for now we just have to keep walking! This is an official track that has also been sent to Japan as a charity song.

It features a characteristically clean U2 sound.

Fukushima SmileManami

[Official] Fukushima Egao / MANAMI

This is a warm, heartfelt song by MANAMI, filled with the desire to bring love and smiles to Fukushima.

Since the earthquake and tsunami, there has been a strong wish to restore the smiles that have diminished, which is expressed through melodies that touch the heart and uplifting lyrics.

The track is the title song of the album “Fukushima Egao,” released in December 2018, and it was used as the theme song for KFB Fukushima Broadcasting’s information program “Yojidesu” from April 2017 to September 2019.

It’s a perfect song not only for people living in Fukushima Prefecture, but also for those who have left their hometowns, and for anyone who can relate to the feeling of cherishing important people and places.