Get pumped with popular songs from “Okaasan to Issho”! A collection of timeless tunes everyone will want to sing together
The many classic songs born from “Okaasan to Issho” have become precious memories for parents and children.
From bright and cheerful tunes to heartwarming, gentle melodies and energetic songs, a wide variety of favorites enrich children’s hearts.
Here, we’ll introduce popular songs you can enjoy with your child.
From nostalgic pieces often sung in nursery schools and kindergartens to the latest hits everyone’s talking about, this collection is full of music that makes family time even more fun.
Find your favorite song and enjoy a joyful moment filled with smiles!
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Get hyped with popular songs from “Okaasan to Issho”! A collection of classics everyone will want to sing together (71–80)
Panda, Rabbit, KoalaInui Hiroki
Make circles with your hands around your eyes for a panda.
Spread your hands above your head for a rabbit.
Put both arms out in front of you in a hugging pose for a koala.
It’s a play song where you sing while striking each animal pose.
At first you add a “come here, come here” gesture between the animals, but partway through it switches to repeating just “Panda, Rabbit, Koala,” making it a bit more challenging.
Since kids can mimic the poses, it’s a recommended song for singing and playing together.
What kind of bread is it, though?!Hanada Yuuichirou, Ono Atsuko
The Monthly Song for October 2020, “Even If It’s Bread, Which Bread Am I?” It’s a song whose lyrics are made up of kids’ favorite riddles, and you sing your answers to questions like, “Even if it’s bread, which bread that’s ○○ is it?” Children who like riddles will enjoy it, and for kids who don’t know riddles yet, it’s a great chance to try them out.
There’s a thinking time, so it really livens up if you add dancing or clap along together.
After the thinking time, let’s all shout out the answer!
Moku-moku fuyu—nHanada Yuuichirou, Ono Atsuko
This is a song that was played as the January 2018 song on NHK Educational TV’s “Okaasan to Issho.” When did you first notice, as a child, that your breath looks white in winter? You might have gotten excited wondering what it was, tried it over and over, or challenged your friends to see how long you could breathe out toward the sky.
Those fun feelings are captured in this song.
Even as an adult, doing it now still gives you that tingling sense of winter, doesn’t it? It might be even more fun to sing it while puffing your breath onto your palms together with your child.
Get hyped with popular songs from “Okaasan to Issho”! A collection of classics everyone will want to sing together (81–90)
wiggle your buttImai Yūzō, Haida Shōko
This is a song that was played on “Okaasan to Issho” in January 2005.
It features a bright tempo and a fun rhythm, and the repeated, easy-to-understand phrases stick in your head, so it’s great for little kids.
It’s the kind of song that makes you want to sway while holding your child or move your body without thinking, so if adults sway side to side and dance along with the lyrics, your child might join in, copy you, laugh, and get into a great mood!
Breeze SneakersHanada Yuuichirou, Ono Atsuko
Kids love taking walks.
Once they head out in their favorite sneakers, they never want to go home, right? In this song too, they put on their sneakers and go adventuring under the blue sky to all sorts of places.
It’s the kind of track that makes you want to head out as you listen.
Chonmage MarchMizuki Ichirō
It’s the song that goes, “If I had a chonmage topknot, I’d end sentences with ‘gozaru’ and call my dad ‘chichi-ue.’” It has been passed down and sung by successive generations of the “Singing Big Brothers” since the time of Ichiro Mizuki, the second “Singing Big Brother.” As an aside, the nickname “Aniki” for Ichiro Mizuki is said to come from his role as the “Big Brother” on Okaasan to Issho.
On the busTaniguchi Kunihiro
Once we get on our favorite bus and set off, we turn corners, ride over bumpy roads, and brake to a stop.
It’s a lively action song where you move big while holding your child on your lap.
You can play with your child while staying seated, so even moms and dads who aren’t so confident about their stamina can enjoy it.