A wonderful, moving song

Japanese music themed around prayer. A song whose warm message resonates in the heart.

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Started performing in bands in junior high school. Influenced by Japanese rock and UK rock, spent over 10 years continuing band activities while creating original songs. Later began producing Vocaloid tracks using Hatsune Miku, with total plays of released songs surpassing 10,000. Has five years of experience writing for music magazines. Currently works as a music writer, director, and composer, keeping a ground-level perspective on the scene by attending live shows across Japan. Now performs at live houses in Tokyo, showcasing guitar playing centered on acoustic guitar and informed by knowledge of chord analysis and guitar scales. Also writes leveraging a broad knowledge of music genres.

Acts of offering prayers imbued with thoughts for others—such as the happiness of loved ones or world peace—are traditional and practiced all around the world.

Some of you may be looking for Japanese songs themed around prayer.

In this article, we’ve curated and highlighted prayer-themed songs by artists active in Japan.

We’ll introduce a wide range of tracks, from ballads with heartwarming melodies to pop numbers.

Please take your time to listen to these songs, where voices and messages filled with prayer truly resonate.

Japanese songs themed around prayer. Tracks with warm messages that resonate in the heart (41–50)

If prayers were to fallmao

If Prayers Fall - Mao (tried singing) [Ayaki]

If prayers were to fallmao

This is “Inori Furu Nara” by mao, a singer from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Mao sang the demo vocals for the Doraemon theme song competition entry “Yume wo Kanaete Doraemon,” and was selected along with the song, marking her debut.

Since then, she has mainly performed theme songs for video games and TV anime.

This video is a cover version.

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Prayer poemsavage genius

Prayer Poem / savage genius

Prayer poemsavage genius

They originally formed as a three-member band, but after the bassist left, they became the two-member band savage genius.

Currently, only the vocalist Aa remains and is pursuing a solo career.

Prayer Poem was released as a single in 2006 during their duo period and was used as the ending theme for the TV anime Simoun.

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Prayer Song ~Toutoganashi~Jonan

Minami Kizuki: Prayer Song ~Touto Ganashi~

Prayer Song ~Toutoganashi~Jonan

This is “Inori Uta ~Toutoganashi~” by Minami Kizuki, a singer born in 1989 from Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture.

“Toutoganashi,” written in kanji as 尊々加那志, is a word from the Amami Ōshima dialect that expresses the utmost gratitude to ancestors, deities, nature, and people.

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Ave MariaTokunaga Hideaki

Hideaki Tokunaga “Ave Maria”

Ave MariaTokunaga Hideaki

This is Ave Maria sung by Hideaki Tokunaga.

Ave Maria is Latin and literally means “Hello, Mary” or “Hail, Mary.” In Christianity, it refers to a prayer to the Virgin Mary.

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Tokunaga also sings it in Latin.

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In conclusion

By listening to songs imbued with prayer, you may feel as if your feelings are being sung for you, and you may be warmed.

There are songs that accompany a range of emotions—gratitude and love for those who stay by your side, and feelings for those who are no longer with us.

How about spending some soothing time with prayerful songs by artists active in Japan’s music scene?