Masterpieces that sing about play. Recommended popular songs.
We’ve put together a collection of songs themed around childhood games like hide-and-seek, marbles, swings, and paper airplanes.
Packed with bittersweet nostalgia for the games everyone has experienced and the tender, aching feelings of childhood, this playlist is full of heart-tugging tracks.
Playlist
| Masterpieces that sing about play. Recommended popular songs. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Midnight Amusement ParkChatmonchy |  play_arrow | Three releases after Chatmonchy’s major-label debut… |
| 2east | Exploding Brain Girlrereriri |  play_arrow | Brain-explosion girl, a Hatsune Miku work… |
| 3north_east | AdventureYOASOBI |  play_arrow | Depicting the “adventure into the extraordinary” that everyone dreams of at least once… |
| 4south_east | Toy Cha-Cha-Cha |  play_arrow | Expand children's dreams with a toy song |
| 5north_east | swingDo As Infinity |  | The fifth album overall by Do As Infinity… |
| 6south_east | The stars are good friendsboku to kimi. |  play_arrow | Introduction to the 'Oh, Little Stars' friendly hand play |
| 7south_east | Snack Song |  play_arrow | Make snack time fun with fingerplay songs |
| 8south_east | Whale ClockSakushi: Seki Kazuo / Sakkyoku: Shibuya Takeshi |  play_arrow | A classic children's song that teaches the importance of time |
| 9south_east | The Hill Where Mandarin Orange Blossoms Bloom |  play_arrow | It’s a song born in an era of hardship and turmoil after the war... |
| 10south_east | That paper airplane splits the cloudy sky19 |  play_arrow | As 19’s second single, in 1999… |
| 11south_east | 365 Days’ Paper AirplaneAKB48 |  play_arrow | AKB48’s 42nd major single, “... |
| 12south_east | Soap Bubble DaysAqua Timez |  play_arrow | Aqua Timez’s second mini album… |
| 13south_east | Odoru Pompoko RinB.B. Kuīnzu |  play_arrow | From the theme song of the hugely popular anime Chibi Maruko-chan... |
| 14south_east | Jaka-jaka rock-paper-scissors, pon!Folder |  play_arrow | As folder’s 4th single, 19… |
| 15south_east | Monster Hide-and-SeekRihwa |  play_arrow | As Rihwa’s third single, it was relea… |
| 16south_east | paper airplaneKobukuro |  play_arrow | As the 22nd single by Kobukuro, 201... |
| 17south_east | Full-Power BoySukima Suichi |  play_arrow | A powerful depiction of young people living life to the fullest, Ski... |
| 18south_east | swingTōtasu Matsumoto |  play_arrow | As the seventh single by Tortoise Matsumoto, 20... |
| 19south_east | Mini Moni. Janken Pyon!Minimoni. |  play_arrow | As Mini Moni’s first single, in 2001… |
| 20south_east | sparkler (Japanese handheld firework)Mōningu Musume. |  play_arrow | Morning Musume’s second album, “Sekan…” |
| 21south_east | swingNogizaka 46 |  play_arrow | Nogizaka46’s 16th single, “Sayonara…” |
| 22south_east | sparklerInoue Sonoko |  play_arrow | Sono Inoue’s first original album “Sen…” |
| 23south_east | marbleOtsuka Ai |  play_arrow | Ai Otsuka’s 8th single, “SMILY/Bi…” |
| 24south_east | Marble TelescopeYamazaki Masayoshi |  play_arrow | As Masayoshi Yamazaki’s 18th single in total... |
| 25south_east | kaleidoscopeIwasaki Hiromi |  play_arrow | Released as Hiromi Iwasaki’s 18th single in 197... |
| 26south_east | paper airplaneUemura Kana |  play_arrow | As Kana Uemura’s fifth single in 2006… |
| 27south_east | Red BalloonAsada Miyoko |  play_arrow | As the debut single of Miyoko Asada, 197… |
| 28south_east | Dinner is ready.Yano Akiko |  play_arrow | They played happily and energetically with their friends and came home, and at night... |
| 29south_east | paper airplaneFujii Fumiya |  play_arrow | On Fumiya Fujii’s second album “R&R”… |
| 30south_east | Soap bubbleNagabuchi Tsuyoshi |  play_arrow | Released in 1991 as Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi’s 24th single… |
| 31south_east | Fukuwarai (a traditional Japanese “lucky laugh” face-making game)Takahashi Yuu |  play_arrow | As Takahashi Yu’s third single, in 2011… |
| 32east | Seesaw Game: A Song of Brave LoveMr.Children |  play_arrow | It was released on August 10, 1995, Mr… |
| 33east | sparklersadamasashi |  | A song released by Masashi Sada in 1976, ... |
| 34east | Janken Traintsuruno takeshi |  play_arrow | Takeshi Tsuruno’s first mini album, “Churu…” |
| 35east | amusement parkyuzu |  play_arrow | Yuzu’s second mini-album overall, “Yuzuman…” |
| 36east | Jigsaw puzzleSonin |  play_arrow | Sonim’s sixth single. The acoustic guitar is performed by Sonim. It reached No. 9 on the Oricon chart. |
| 37east | Life Hide-and-SeekItsuki Hiroshi |  play_arrow | A song that Hiroshi Itsuki released in 1981, ... |
| 38east | Hide-and-seekHoriuchi Takao |  play_arrow | As Takao Horiuchi’s 47th single, 200… |
| 39east | block playShiina Ringo |  play_arrow | Shiina Ringo’s first studio album, “Mu…” |
| 40east | Rhythm Game ‘The Greengrocer’ |  play_arrow | Finger plays and word plays at the greengrocer’s are fun. |
| 41east | Play song ‘On the Bus’Sakushi/Sakkyoku: Taniguchi Kunihiro |  play_arrow | A popular hand-play song among children who love vehicles |
| 42east | Shopping at the bakerySakushi: Sakura Tomoko / Sakkyoku: Ozawa Tatsuyuki |  play_arrow | A hand play for enjoying shopping at the bakery |
| 43east | The fish jumps. |  play_arrow | Check for forgotten items with the fingerplay where the fish jumps |
| 44east | From inside the bamboo grove |  play_arrow | A rhythmic play song that nurtures children's imagination |
| 45east | Hand game ‘The Hill Where Mandarin Blossoms’ |  play_arrow | Hand play of the Hill Where Mandarin Blossoms Bloom |
| 46east | The Bento Box Songwarabeuta |  play_arrow | Let's learn with fun through the Bento Box Song |
| 47east | Churippu sharippuwarabe uta |  play_arrow | Connecting children's hearts through nursery rhymes |
| 48east | Story FingerSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira |  play_arrow | Let's have fun connecting with children through fingerplay songs |
| 49east | Playing bus (pretend bus play)Sakushi: Kayama Bi / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira |  play_arrow | A cheerful song melody on the bus |
| 50east | Picnicdeguchi takashi |  play_arrow | Takashi Deguchi’s Field Picnic Hand-Play Song |
| 51east | If you’re happy and you know it, clap your handsSakamoto Kyu |  play_arrow | The charm of hand-play songs to enjoy with children |
| 52east | Happy ChildrenShinzawa Toshihiko |  play_arrow | A song where children's smiles spread happiness |
| 53east | What should I be when I grow up? |  play_arrow | A fun fingerplay song that expresses different occupations with your fingers |
| 54east | It fell, it fell. |  play_arrow | Ochita Ochita: A Nostalgic Hand-Clapping Song Game |
| 55east | Department store with the penguin logo |  play_arrow | Enjoying hand-play songs at the department store with the penguin logo |
| 56east | mixed juice |  play_arrow | A hand-clapping song about making mixed juice with fruit |
| 57east | Chochi chochi awawa.warabeuta |  play_arrow | Games that strengthen the parent-child bond through nursery rhymes |
| 58east | yomogi-jōbu nowarabeuta |  play_arrow | Fun hand games, full of children's smiles |
| 59south_east | The fish jumps.Sakushi/Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka | play_arrow | Enjoy checking familiar items with fingerplay songs |
| 60east | Mitsuya CiderOhtaki Eiichi |  play_arrow | Enjoy summer with the Mitsuya Cider hand game |
| 61east | Are you okay? Whoops.Suzuki Tsubasa |  play_arrow | Children’s smiles blossom with an animal-themed hand play song |
| 62east | tangledSuzuki Tsubasa・Fukuda Sho |  play_arrow | A song that captures children's hearts through hand-play games |
| 63east | Where are you from? |  play_arrow | “Antagata…” which is cherished as a temari (handball) song |
| 64east | Ochara-ka-hoi |  play_arrow | Rock-Paper-Scissors play with Ocharaka-hoi |
| 65east | Bamboo shoots are sprouting. |  play_arrow | A hand game that combines rock-paper-scissors with a song |
| 66east | Ten thousand feet in the Alps |  play_arrow | Hand-play song “Ten Thousand Feet Alps” |
| 67east | Kagome Kagome |  play_arrow | Sung in the children's game 'Kagome Kagome'... |
| 68east | What shall we make with rock, scissors, paper? |  play_arrow | “What shall we make with rock-paper-scissors?” Well… |
| 69east | Yakiimo goo-choki-pa |  play_arrow | Roasted sweet potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes… my stomach’s growling, ah… |
| 70east | balancing toy (Yajirobe)Wada Akiko |  play_arrow | Released as Akiko Wada’s 57th single on the 19… |
| 71east | Shadow TagHitoto Yo |  play_arrow | As Hitoto Yo’s sixth single, in 2005… |