[Hiroshima Songs] The Heart of Our Hometown Passed Down in Song | A Curated Selection of Timeless Classics Loved Across Generations
A collection of classic songs that sing of Hiroshima.
From team anthems brimming with love for the Carp to pieces infused with prayers for peace, works themed around Hiroshima possess a power that stirs the souls of not only local residents but people far and wide.
The warmth of the dialect, deep affection for one’s hometown, and hope for the future come together as beautiful melodies, passed down across generations.
Here, we present songs that embody Hiroshima’s pride and bonds.
The feelings embedded in each piece are sure to resonate with your heart.
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[Hiroshima Songs] The Heart of Our Hometown Passed Down in Song | A Curated Selection of Timeless Favorites Loved Across Generations (31–40)
Hiroshima, River of LoveSakushi: Nakazawa Keiji sakushi / Sakkyoku: Yamamoto Katsuhiko
This is a solemn prayer song born from the only poem left by Keiji Nakazawa, the creator of the manga Barefoot Gen.
You can almost see the scene of countless lights floating on the flow of Hiroshima’s rivers, entrusted with the sorrow of the atomic bombing and hopes for the future.
Released in June 2014, this piece has been cherished as a symbol of peace, sung every year at Hiroshima’s peace events on August 6, the anniversary of the bombing.
It’s a song to listen to when you want to quietly honor the memories etched in history and reflect anew on the preciousness of peace.
And FukuyamaSandai Sayaka
Ms.
Sandaime is usually active in the enka scene, but in this rare, mood-kayō style song, she shows us a different side of her voice.
Fukuyama City is famous for its roses, and the lyrics evoke such scenery, which is one of the highlights of the piece.
Longing for TomonouraIwa Misaki
This song was released in 2014 as the third single by Misaki Iwasa, formerly of AKB48.
Producer Yasushi Akimoto reportedly chose Tomonoura in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, as a scenic port town to evoke an enka atmosphere, and the song was created with that setting in mind.
HiroshimaNakamura Takamichi
Nakamura’s “Hiroshima,” whose lyrics capture a brief return to their hometown.
Prompted by a sudden feeling amid life in Tokyo, they go back to Hiroshima and sing lyrically, as if recalling those days.
That image resonates with our own lives, leaving us feeling sentimental yet warmly comforted.
Seto SongDaikoku Yuki
This is a song by Hiroki Daikoku that portrays the feelings of a woman who keeps waiting in Onomichi for her beloved, who has left for Tokyo.
Although Daikoku debuted as an enka singer, he is now active under his real name, Miwako Daikoku, having shifted to the J-pop scene.