Songs related to Mie Prefecture. Beloved local tunes of Mie that continue to be cherished.
Mie Prefecture is a place where the tradition of pouring feelings for one’s hometown and its landscapes into song still remains strong.
From the historic Ise Grand Shrine and the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes, to Ago Bay famed for its pearls, and the majestic Suzuka Mountains, Mie’s songs have been nurtured by its rich nature and culture.
From nostalgic children’s songs and moving folk tunes to contemporary local anthems, we bring you music that carries a variety of sentiments.
Are there any songs you know that are connected to Mie Prefecture? Songs rooted in a place are filled with a charm that makes you want to hum along.
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Song of YokkaichiForest
It clearly conveys that Yokkaichi is cherished as your hometown.
Within the folk-song-style melody, names like the Mitaki River appear—things only those who know this place as their hometown would recognize.
The Suzuka mountain range is famous, but the small-town scenery is especially dear because it’s where you were born and raised.
Kameyama Miso Yaki Udon Songmikiko
The song is indescribably simple, but maybe because it’s easy to remember and has a good groove, it’s the kind of song that naturally gets your body moving when you listen to it.
The B-grade gourmet Kameyama yaki-udon is promoted as both sweet-and-spicy and a bit spicy, and says it uses Kameyama’s secret miso—the advertising is solid.
It’s a song that makes me want to try it at least once.
Songs related to Mie Prefecture: Beloved local tunes of Mie (31–40)
Rice cooked in a clay pot4-sails
“Donabe de Gohan,” sung by Yokkaichi’s local idol group, is a song that helps promote Yokkaichi’s local industry, Banko-yaki.
By the way, it’s pronounced “banko-yaki,” so please don’t get it wrong.
The four-member group is a bit amateurish, but that’s part of their charm.
Mahoroba of IseIchijō Ruriko
Mahoroba means a wonderful place or a comfortable place to live.
Ruriko Ichijō wanted to create a song that people from children to the elderly could sing in the year of the Ise Grand Shrine’s Shikinen Sengu, so she wrote both the lyrics and the music.
Its gentle pace and the jingling sounds evoke the feeling of making a pilgrimage to Ise.
Go-chan OndoSato Takemi
This is also “Gō-chan,” an official character of Tsu City.
The name comes from the fact that Oeyo (Lady Go) and the three Azai sisters lived in Tsu City.
She’s a bona fide princess, but the image is that of an energetic girl.
Her title is Tsu City’s “Tourism Hospitality Director.” At the Tsu Festival, they hope to liven things up with the Gō-chan Ondo, which has a light, dance-music feel.
Futami YearningShiro Erena
This is an original song by Elena Shiro, who lives in Futami-ga-ura.
As expected, the Meoto Iwa (Wedded Rocks) really stand out.
The row of charming houses lining the coastline around them is a popular sightseeing spot, but as for Otonashiyama, I didn’t realize it was also a tourist destination.
This song turns each of these into a memory, and it’s one you can sit with and listen to carefully.
Dream ChronicleYamazaki Teiji
It’s the perfect local song to sing at a snack bar with karaoke.
The lyrics have a bit of wordplay, but they do a solid job promoting Mie Prefecture.
There are many sightseeing spots, but the place that appears as “Daimon Sakaba” is said to be Ueno Ginza, the most prosperous entertainment district in Mie Prefecture—located in what used to be Ueno City and is now Iga City.
There are plenty of areas across Japan where shopping streets are named ‘Ginza,’ but in the song it’s called Yume-dori (Dream Street).