Songs to Listen to in June: Carefully Selected Rain Songs and Father’s Day Classics [2026]
After Golden Week passes and June arrives, summer is just around the corner.
We often find ourselves wrapped in the uniquely sentimental mood of the rainy season.
In this article, we’ve gathered classic songs that suit June’s atmosphere—heart-touching rain tunes and warm tracks perfect for Father’s Day.
It’s a time when both the weather and our feelings can be unstable, but why not spend it savoring the flow of moments unique to this season, accompanied by music you love?
Here’s to a wonderful encounter with a song that stays close to your heart.
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Songs to Listen to in June: Carefully Selected Rain Songs and Classics for Father’s Day [2026] (21–30)
Ref:rainAimer
The ending theme “Ref:rain” from the film “After the Rain,” which depicts a refreshing love story between a high school student who has tasted defeat and an unremarkable man who manages the part-time workplace where she works.
Tied to the film’s content, the keywords of the song are “rain” and “love.” June, when you can hear the footsteps of summer approaching.
Listening to this song might bring back memories of an unforgettable summer romance.
Aimer, known for her husky voice—her cool, edgy tracks are wonderful, but for June, this sweet and bittersweet love song is especially recommended!
In June, I write the city after the rain.Yorushika
This is a track included on Yorushika’s concept album “Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta” (That’s Why I Gave Up on Music).
The album’s songs are presented as pieces composed by a young man named Amy, who ended up quitting music, addressed to a woman named Elma, and this song, too, reads like a letter to her.
Its dark, pain-evoking atmosphere and the piano tones that depict irregularly falling rain leave a strong impression.
It’s a piece that powerfully conveys a sense of anguish, as if expressing a clouded heart overlapping with a dim, gloomy landscape.
[Songs to Listen to in June] Carefully Selected Rain Songs and Classics for Father’s Day [2026] (31–40)
threadNakajima Miyuki
June is often associated with the term “June bride,” so I imagine many people either got married themselves or had friends who did.
Since it’s a season with many weddings, I really recommend listening to Miyuki Nakajima’s “Ito” (Thread).
It’s a classic Japanese ballad that likens a couple’s relationship to intertwined threads, and it’s a staple at karaoke.
It’s also a great choice to sing at weddings.
Weather ReportBUMP OF CHICKEN
This song is included on BUMP OF CHICKEN’s 2010 album COSMONAUT.
“Weather Report” literally means weather forecast in Japanese.
It captures rainy days and a somewhat overcast heart—the heavy feelings of worrying about someone and about yourself—through a rock tune that’s quintessentially BUMP.
June often brings to mind the rainy season, but did you know June 1 is also Meteorological Memorial Day in Japan? This is a track I recommend for a day like that: it paints the scene after the rain with freshness and clarity, and by the time it’s over, it gives you the strength to face forward.
cloudy skyDOES
This is a signature song by the three-piece rock band DOES, which was also used as an opening theme for the anime Gintama.
Its straightforward, high-energy sound and vocals that feel like emotions being hurled make a strong impression.
The lyrics evoke an image of a dim, overcast place—just like the title—and someone walking through it, conveying defiance toward reality and unstable emotions.
The song’s allure lies in its blend of gloom, which seems to express a wavering heart, and a driving sense of speed that feels like it sweeps that gloom away.
Rain and Petrabarūn
“Ame to Petra” is a song by Balloon, the Vocaloid producer alias of singer-songwriter Keina Suda.
It’s a rock-leaning track that reflects influences from Japanese rock, and the chorus erupts with a high-speed dance beat.
June’s frequent rains can be a drag, but if you sway along to this song, it’ll lift your spirits.
rainbowFujifaburikku
A song by Fujifabric that expresses a rainbow after the rain and the feelings that come with it; in 2018, it was also used as an insert song in the film Rainbow Days.
Its light and bright sound conjures images of a clear blue sky and a vivid rainbow.
You can clearly sense the way the town brightens after the rain stops, and how that change lifts your spirits.
As Masahiko Shimura, who wrote the lyrics and composed the music, described it as a song that creates an opportunity to change, it conveys the shifting scenery and the act of stepping forward.