[2026] Masterpieces themed on Ehime: from local songs to municipal anthems
Ehime Prefecture brims with hometown pride.
Blessed with the beautiful Seto Inland Sea, Mount Takanawa—the highest in Japan—and a mild climate, this land is home to countless wonderful songs.
From municipal anthems every local can hum to regional tunes that extol Ehime’s charms, the variety is truly abundant! In this article, we’ll take our time introducing a selection of gem-like pieces that express Ehime’s nature, culture, and everyday life through music.
Whether you’re from Ehime or visiting as a tourist, you’re sure to rediscover the prefecture’s allure through these songs.
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[2026] Masterpieces themed around Ehime: Introducing everything from local songs to municipal anthems (21–30)
Uwajima Counting SongYoshiyama Miki & Daba Misa
It’s a hometown pride song from Uwajima, and just by listening, you get a sense of what the area is like.
It mentions local specialties like mandarins, pearls, and bullfighting—things you can figure out with a bit of research on Uwajima.
But from the tone of the song, it seems women are strong there, and the line about “men who are henpecked” might not be unique to Uwajima.
Uwajima Farewell WavesMizumori Kaori
For a song by the queen of local tunes, it feels a bit lacking in place names, doesn’t it? Still, it promotes Uwajima quite well.
The terraced fields are the Yusu Mizugaura stone terraces, offering a stunning landscape, and the Uwa Sea’s deeply indented ria coastline provides an ideal environment for pearl cultivation—one of Uwajima’s specialties.
It’s a beautiful song that links parting with the pearl rafts.
OhanahanBaishō Chieko
It goes back quite a while, but this is the theme song from an NHK morning serial drama that aired from April 1966 to April 1967.
The story follows a woman in the Meiji era who marries a military officer and has a child, but then loses her husband.
Raising her child alone, she overcomes numerous hardships, and the theme song sings of the way of life of such an “Ohana-han.”
Ehime SentimentsHinomiyoriko
What an incredible vocal power and punchy voice.
It’s certainly a local song, but she herself calls it a hometown song.
Alongside numerous references to places in Ehime Prefecture, you can feel the love for her hometown in this piece.
Yoriko Hinomi runs a music agency in Matsuyama City and also teaches at a vocal school.
To the island of white fragrancebokaro-ban
This is a song released in 1989 as the image song for Nakajima Town in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture.
Due to a later municipal merger, it actually refers to the former Nakajima Town.
I’ve heard that this song is played on the ships of Nakajima Kisen, which operates routes connecting Mitsuhama Port and Takahama Port in Matsuyama with the Kutsuna Islands.
It’s a relaxed and lovely song, and Fuyumi Sakamoto sings it so sweetly with restrained vibrato that you wouldn’t immediately think it’s her.
Uwajima OndoKagajō Miyuki, Ichimonji Tatsuya
No matter which region’s bon odori song you listen to, they all sound fun, don’t they? Uwajima Ondo is the song played during the Uwajima Ushi-Oni Festival, held every year from July 22 to 24.
A gigantic ushi-oni (ox-demon) appears, and the festival is packed with events like parades and dances by local residents.
Although bullfighting isn’t very familiar in Japan, Uwajima has its own bullring, and on July 24 a bullfighting tournament is held as part of the Warei Grand Festival.
“Uwajima Ondo” sings about scenes from the town.
Yearning for Matsuyamarabu santos
Isn’t this a classic mood kayō set in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture? The essence of mood kayō, after all, is a male vocalist with a sweet voice that carries a slightly nasal, sensual allure.
Tsukasa Higuchi, the vocalist of Love Santos, is no exception—his voice is full of allure.