[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] Famous songs about Mount Fuji: Recommended popular tracks (21–30)
Hometown of the Heart ~ Mount Fuji ~Nishijima Mieko
This “Hometown of the Heart — Mount Fuji” was written and composed by Mieko Nishijima and released in 2013.
Nishijima is the artist whose second single, “Ikegami Line,” released in 1976, became a hit.
As she currently lives in Shizuoka Prefecture, I imagine she chose to sing about the familiar Mount Fuji.
Listening to this song reminds me that, as a Japanese person, Mount Fuji is deeply etched in my heart as a spiritual hometown.
The song conveys both strength and gentleness, as if the mountain always stays by your side whenever something happens.
Fuji Mountain DanceSasaki Shinichi
Shinichi Sasaki, an enka singer, performs “Fujisan Ondo,” a song that praises Mount Fuji.
It paints beautiful seasonal scenes that adorn Fuji—cherry blossoms in spring, refreshing winds in summer, autumn foliage, and winter snow—so vividly that the imagery unfolds just by listening.
It even includes the mnemonic word minanarō for remembering Mount Fuji’s height of 3,776 meters, conveying the mountain’s charm in full.
When you see Mount Fuji, think of “Fujisan Ondo” and let yourself be moved all the more.
[Japan’s Tallest Mountain] Famous songs about Mount Fuji: Recommended popular tracks (31–40)
Gotemba City Song
It clearly shows that Gotemba City is a town sustained by the spirit, beauty, and nature of Mt.
Fuji.
You might even feel that the clear singing voices were nurtured by the mountain.
It’s a land with beautiful water and an image of crisp, sunny skies.
Gotemba City is a place that, in every way, exists together with Mt.
Fuji.
Continuing into the futureZa Rejendo
It was created to commemorate its registration as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
Mount Fuji is, of course, the highest mountain in Japan and is loved by people all across the country, but I think those in Shizuoka and the surrounding areas feel it even more closely—as if it were their guardian deity.
This song was composed with that warm feeling in mind.
In conclusion
There were so many songs about Mount Fuji! I feel like Japan’s spirit has become even more familiar to me.
As you’d expect from the tallest mountain in Japan, it often becomes a subject for songs.
Which probably means we’ll see even more Fuji-themed music in the future.
I plan to keep this article updated accordingly, so I’d be happy if you dropped by again whenever you’re curious.