[Japan’s Tallest Mountain] Famous songs about Mount Fuji: recommended popular tracks
Mount Fuji is so deeply rooted in everyone’s hearts that you could call it one of Japan’s symbols.
If you’ve seen it in person, you especially understand its grandeur.
In this article, I’ve gathered songs themed around “Mount Fuji,” ranging from serious pieces to playful tunes.
From works beloved since long ago, to songs created in response to its World Heritage listing, to appearances as a subject in J-pop—Mount Fuji is sung about from many angles.
You might even find a song by that artist—the one that’ll make you do a double take.
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[Japan’s Tallest Mountain] Classic songs about Mt. Fuji: Recommended popular tracks (11–20)
White WindShintarō
It was the theme song for Yamanashi Broadcasting’s program “Fuji of 100 Million People,” and it also served as the unified theme song for all commercial radio stations nationwide during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
The beautiful singing voice evokes the beauty of Mount Fuji.
Since Shintaro is from Kofu City, he must have grown up seeing Mount Fuji.
Round and round, Mount FujiTashiro Miyoko
This song sings of Mount Fuji as seen from the surrounding mountains.
Fuji is truly encircled by many peaks, and you can climb it from various places.
It’s a lively, cheerful piece that makes you want not just to look up at it, but to climb it yourself.
Please listen while picturing your own image of Mount Fuji.
Shizuoka Hymn ~ Fuji, Dreams, and FriendsShizuoka Konsei Gasshoudan TERRA
It is a beloved song of Shizuoka Prefecture.
Starting with Mount Fuji, Shizuoka is truly blessed in many ways—its nature, climate, and industries.
It’s an upbeat, powerful song that takes pride in this land.
Chosen through a public contest, the anthem conveys the love and dreams of the prefecture’s residents.
Mt. Fuji Taiko (Japanese drums)Satsuki no Akira
“Fuji Taiko,” a song that chronicles the Fuji Taiko Festival held every year at the foot of Mt.
Fuji.
The event features contests such as a solo competition where one performer strikes an enormous drum measuring 3,776 mm, and a battle among high school taiko groups, drawing participants from all over Japan.
The lyrics vividly evoke the thunder of drums and the heated clashes, letting you feel the festival atmosphere just by listening.
Akira Satsuki’s vocals add distinctive character, further amplifying the fiery power and rugged charm of taiko.
With that intensity, don’t you feel the urge to beat the drums yourself beneath Mt.
Fuji?
Noë’s lemmaten ten shizuoka min’yō
The folk song “Noe-bushi,” sung mainly in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, has several theories about its origins: some say it began as a march, others that it evolved into a Bon dance song, and still others that it derives from Yokohama’s “Nogeyama-bushi.” The lyrics are closely tied to the local area—mentioning the snow on Mount Fuji and the name of Mishima City—yet the song is well known nationwide.
Its lively rhythm, catchy melody, and spirited calls make it feel as though it’s boosting the energy of Mount Fuji and the town of Mishima!
The pure white peak of Mount FujiAoyama Takashi
Also known as the Seven-Mile Beach Elegy, this song mourns the tragedy of a boating accident in 1910.
Twelve young lives were lost, and the contrast between the beautiful Mount Fuji and the sorrowful sea deepens the grief.
It is a haunting requiem that laments those young lives.
[Japan’s Tallest Mountain] Famous songs about Mount Fuji: Recommended popular tracks (21–30)
Chakkiri ChataroHashi Yukio
Chakkiri Chataro, sung by the grand master of the enka world, Yukio Hashi, features a melody reminiscent of period dramas.
The song was released in 2016 as his 180th single.
It feels like a sequel to his 1960 debut single, Itako Gasa.
For fans of Yukio Hashi, this is a long-awaited matabi (itinerant traveler) number—something that suits him perfectly.
The lyrics depict him continuing his journey while gazing up at Mount Fuji, making for a charming work that’s easy to relate to.
