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.
Playlist
| Recommended songs about mountains: classic and popular tracks for mountaineering and mountain songs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Hymn to the Snowy Mountainsdaakudakkusu | play_arrow | My Darling Clementine (Oh My D… |
| 2 | Hakone HachiriTaki Rentarō | play_arrow | Published in the 1901 edition of Chugaku Shoka (Middle School Songs)… |
| 3 | Hymn to BogatsuruSeri Yoko | play_arrow | This song was sung by Yoko Seri and was featured on NHK’s “Minna…”. |
| 4 | Mountain Range of HopeWatari Rōka Hashiritai Nana | play_arrow | The AKB48 sub-unit, Watarirouka Hashiritai… |
| 5 | Song of the Mountain Mandaakudakkusu | play_arrow | The Dark Daa... who could be called a giant in the world of male voice quartets... |
| 6 | Red mountain, blue mountain, white mountainKoyanagi Rumiko | play_arrow | This piece originally comes from the Tokachi/Obihiro region of Hokkaido… |
| 7 | Farewell, Hotaka.Sakushi: Yoshino Mitsuhiko / Sakkyoku: Koseki Yuji | play_arrow | Mitsuhiko Yoshino wrote the lyrics, and Yuji Koseki composed the music... |
| 8 | Mount Bandai of Aizu | play_arrow | This song is a folk piece handed down in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture... |
| 9 | Mountain Play Songminami ranbou, ichige yoshie | play_arrow | Singer-songwriter Minami Ranbō and... |
| 10 | Ode to Mount Daisen: The Mountain of My Heart | play_arrow | A famed peak towering in Tottori Prefecture, also known as “Hōki Fuji”… |
| 11 | Poem of the Shirakami Mountains | play_arrow | This song was cre— when the Shirakami-Sanchi was inscribed as a World Heritage Site... |
| 12 | Mount FujiMonbushō shōka | play_arrow | This song, which is a children's song and also a Ministry of Education shoka, is To… |
| 13 | Embraced by the mountainsogura kei | play_arrow | The original NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen of 1993… |
| 14 | A Solitary Song of the Mountain | play_arrow | A dark minor-key piece that expresses the feeling of solitude in the mountains. |
| 15 | Mikamoyama (Mount Mikamo)Nobby | play_arrow | Nobby, released in March 2015… |
| 16 | mountainKitajima Saburō | play_arrow | Composed by Saburo Kitajima himself under the pen name Joji Hara... |
| 17 | Mountains of the Four SeasonsToba Ichirō, Tsubuki Miyu | play_arrow | Debuted in 2016 as a new holiday in August… |
| 18 | Smoke of the mountainItō Hisao | play_arrow | Until the Showa 30s (the late 1950s to 1960s), in rural areas, in addition to open-field burning, … |
| 19 | Harvest Moon over Mount AkagiShimazu Aya | play_arrow | A historic song that sings of a gangster’s life and the friendship between men, set against the backdrop of Mount Akagi. |
| 20 | Praying to the mountain | play_arrow | In 1959 (Showa 34), calling for the prevention of mountaineering accidents... |
| 21 | Mount TsurugiKitayama Takeshi | play_arrow | Takeshi Kitayama, released in January 2009… |
| 22 | The mountains are my hometown.Katō Tokiko | play_arrow | In 2016, it was established as a new national holiday... |
| 23 | Mountain DelicaciesŌsutoria min’yō | play_arrow | When I was little, we sang this song in kindergarten and elementary school... |
| 24 | Shane / The Call of the Faraway HillsYukimura Izumi | play_arrow | A mountain-set film released in 1953... |
| 25 | Kiso is in the mountains.Katsuragi Yuki | ![]() | The si… that Yuki Katsuragi released in 1974 |
| 26 | Mountain WaltzSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira | play_arrow | There are many children's songs about mountains, but... |
| 27 | hometownshouka | play_arrow | A song that symbolizes the Japanese spirit, expressing feelings for one’s hometown |
| 28 | Mountain MusiciansDoitsu min’yō | play_arrow | Various mountain animals are performing instruments as musicians… |
| 29 | Higurashi MountainInagaki Junichi | play_arrow | Debuting in 1982, becoming a hit singer and... |
| 30 | The mountain is smiling.Hashiri Yusuke | play_arrow | As the first new national holiday in 20 years, “Mountain... |
| 31 | Fujiyama MamaYukimura Izumi | play_arrow | Also known by the name Jack Hammer, Ameri... |
| 32 | Mount IwakiMiyama Hiroshi | play_arrow | Enka has many famous songs set in real-life place names... |
| 33 | Mount HarunaMizumori Kaori | play_arrow | The one singing is an artist who has performed many songs that include place names... |


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