Recommended songs about mountains: classic and popular tracks for mountaineering and mountain songs
Mountains are popular spots that people of all ages—from children to seniors—can enjoy through activities like climbing and hiking.
When you take in the majestic scenery and beautiful nature, your mind and body feel refreshed, and everyday worries and stress can start to seem small—you might even wonder, “Why was I so worried in the first place?”
In this article, we’ll introduce songs themed around mountains.
It’s packed with tracks you’ll want to sing with friends in the mountains and songs you’ll want to listen to before a hike.
By listening, you might get a sense of why so many people are so captivated by mountains.
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Higurashi MountainInagaki Junichi
Junichi Inagaki debuted in 1982 and became a hit singer.
“Higurashi-yama” was included as the B-side to his debut single “Ame no Regret.” It’s a ballad set on a cold winter mountain, with a poignant feel created by the melody and his vocals.
The song is also included on his first album, 246:3AM.
The mountain is smiling.Hashiri Yusuke
In 2016, a new national holiday called Mountain Day was established for the first time in 20 years.
To commemorate this, “Yama ga, Warattera” (The Mountains Are Smiling) by HAYASHI Yusuke, an enka singer from Hokkaido, was produced and released as the “Song of Mountain Day.” With its bold, rock-style electric guitar sound and powerful vocals, the track conveys a sense of the mountains’ grandeur.
Recommended songs about mountains: classic and popular tracks about mountaineering and mountain songs (31–40)
Fujiyama MamaYukimura Izumi
This song, Fujiyama Mama, was written early in the career of American songwriter Earl Solomon Burroughs, also known as Jack Hammer.
It became a hit as it was passed down and performed by many singers, and its title led to numerous covers by Japanese musicians as well.
Among the most famous is Izumi Yukimura’s version, whose lyrics interweave Japanese and English to convey the powerful presence of Mount Fuji.
Mount IwakiMiyama Hiroshi
Enka has many famous songs set in real place names, and one such piece set on Mount Iwaki—the highest peak in Aomori Prefecture—is O Iwakisan, a song by enka singer Hiroshi Miyama, who debuted in 2009.
It’s a refreshing song that expresses a man’s feelings as he sends thoughts he can’t share with others toward the mountain.
Mount Iwaki is home to many alpine plants and is also recommended as a hiking destination.
Mount HarunaMizumori Kaori
The singer is Kaori Mizumori, an enka performer known as the Queen of Local Songs for singing many tracks that feature place names.
Because of this, she also serves as a goodwill and tourism ambassador in various regions.
The song title, Mount Haruna, refers to a mountain in Gunma Prefecture in the Kanto region.
In conclusion
We introduced some mountain songs.
Did you find any you’d like to sing with your companions while climbing or hiking? There may have been some songs you weren’t familiar with.
Mountain songs express a variety of feelings toward the mountains.
If you have plans to go climbing or hiking, why not listen to them beforehand?