Perfect for travel!! Songs that make you want to hit the road. Traveler’s songs that resonate with life.
When you’re busy with work or school, many of you probably start feeling the urge to take a trip.
There are many styles of travel—solo journeys where you encounter new scenery, values, and people, or trips to soothe your tired mind and body—but one thing’s for sure: with music along for the ride, you’re guaranteed to have an even better time!
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of songs that are perfect for traveling and will boost your wanderlust.
Along with songs that are literally about travel, we’ve also included tracks that liken life itself to a journey.
We hope you’ll find a favorite that’s just right for you.
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Perfect for Travel!! Songs That Make You Want to Hit the Road: Traveler’s Songs That Mirror Life (21–30)
TravelingUtada Hikaru
This is a song that became a big topic thanks to its futuristic animated music video and the striking outfit Hikaru Utada wears.
It was created with the concept of an uplifting, energizing track, and watching Utada singing and dancing so joyfully is heartwarming and boosts your mood.
When you’re on a ride during your trip, thinking “Let’s go here” or “Let’s do this,” this song will make that time even more exciting.
How about starting your happy journey with this track?
Sayonara ColorSUPER BUTTER DOG
This song by SUPER BUTTER DOG, a band that unfortunately disbanded in 2008.
There’s also a film of the same name, directed by and starring Naoto Takenaka, created with this song in mind.
It’s a calm, melancholic track with profoundly deep lyrics that really resonate.
How about taking it along on your journey of self-discovery?
Perfect for travel!! Songs that make you want to hit the road. Traveler’s songs that resonate with life (31–40)
Travel is better with companions.Ofisharu Higedan Dism
The song that stylishly and energetically amps up your trip is Official HIGE DANDism’s “Tabi wa Michizure.” Included on the album Traveler, this track was also used in a Suzuki Swift commercial—perfect as a travel companion in its own right.
Journeys in life and real trips are more fun and reassuring with friends, aren’t they? And the best way to start any journey is on a sunny day! Why not take this song—about walking through life with your companions—and set off on a fun trip with someone wonderful by your side? And of course, make sure to start on a bright, beautiful day!
Driver’s HighL’Arc〜en〜Ciel
L’Arc~en~Ciel’s 17th single, released in 1999.
It’s also well known as the theme song for the TV anime GTO.
It’s the kind of song you want to listen to when you’re heading out by car—more like a trip or a drive.
I’d love to hear it under a clear blue sky on a sunny day!
Night on the Galactic RailroadGOING STEADY
This song, released in 2001 by GOING STEADY, the predecessor band of Ging Nang Boyz, is a classic that’s also included on an album under the Ging Nang Boyz name and is still performed today.
You can tell from the title and the lyrics that it was inspired by Kenji Miyazawa.
I’d love to listen to it out in nature, under the starry sky.
travelerGReeeeN
A four-man male vocal group formed in Fukushima Prefecture, GReeeeN continues an unprecedented path, with every member balancing careers as both dentists and artists.
This track, included on their 3rd album “Shio, Kosho,” was also used as an insert song on the variety show “Sekai no Mura de Hakken! Konna Tokoro ni Nihonjin” (“Finding Japanese People in Remote Corners of the World”).
Its catchy melody and cool rap riding on a driving beat perfectly match the feel of travel, where anything can happen.
With an ensemble and guitar solo that evoke rock ’n’ roll and boost your spirits, it’s a rock tune that makes you want to sing along.
JourneyFuji Kaze
This is a song that gently embraces the encounters and farewells, the days of growth and learning we experience along the journey of life.
The melodies woven by Fujii Kaze resonate warmly, as if close to the heart, carried by soulful arrangements and nostalgic breakbeats.
Released in March 2021, it was written as the theme song for the TV Asahi Thursday drama “Nijiiro Karte,” and is included on the album LOVE ALL SERVE ALL.
By contemplating the end of life, the piece reveals what truly matters and expresses a yearning for eternity that everyone holds deep within.
It’s a track best heard during quiet moments of self-reflection—on your daily commute to work or school, or while traveling long distances.