Rain Songs: A curated selection of tracks that feature rain in the lyrics — including many nostalgic Japanese hits
Japan has words for rainy seasons and seasonal rains, such as tsuyu (the rainy season), harusame (spring rain), and shigure (late autumn showers).
In Japanese popular music, there are masterpieces that depict the look of “rain” in each season, as well as lyrics that poignantly link rain with one’s emotions.
In this article, we’ve selected songs that feature the word “rain” in their lyrics.
We’ll cover a wide range, from nostalgic classics everyone knows to the latest hits.
Please relax and enjoy to the end as you picture scenes of rain.
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The sound of rainMirei Touyama
On a rainy day when you just can’t forget an ex, this song, “Ame no Oto” (“Sound of Rain”), is there to keep you company.
It’s a single by singer Mirei Toyama—known for her down-to-earth love songs—released in 2022.
Remarkably, the track was written by Takaya Kawasaki, famous for “Mahou no Jutan.” A love song intertwined with rainy imagery, it wraps you in a gentle, lingering melancholy through its tender melody and Mirei’s voice.
The rain’s quiet grace draws out feelings you’d tucked away deep inside.
With that atmosphere, you may find yourself reflecting slowly and deeply.
Try listening as you layer it over your own memories.
In the Rain of RemembranceFukuyama Masaharu
In the song “In the Rain of Reminiscence,” the rain is sung as something that washes everything away.
It was the debut single released in 1990 by Masaharu Fukuyama, who is active as both an actor and a singer-songwriter.
Although it’s a heartbreak song, its energetic band sound and dancing piano leave a vivid impression, making it a spectacular song about rain.
He apparently set out to create an overwhelmingly cheerful track.
It opens with the line, “This is my song of beginnings,” and it really fires up the crowd at live shows.
You’re wrapped in a brightness that seems to sweep away pain and hardship.
Even on a rainy day, it’ll leave you feeling refreshed!
By the time the rain lets upSuda Masaki
A track by Masaki Suda, who is highly active as an actor in films and dramas.
Released as the B-side to the single “Kokyuu” and also included on the album “PLAY,” this song carries Suda’s signature refreshing vibe that seems to sweep away the melancholy and annoyance of rainy days.
On rainy days, all kinds of unpleasant things can feel more than twice as burdensome, right? At times like that, why not listen to this song and reset your mindset?
RainKōda Kumi
A timeless song that seeps into the heart, perfect for listening during the long, rainy tsuyu season.
Its poignant lyrics and melody meld with the sound of the rain, drawing you in before you know it.
Kumi Koda’s crystal-clear vocals and the gentle resonance of the acoustic guitar soothe the heart like raindrops sliding down a windowpane.
An ideal track for those moments when you want music to ease the loneliness of a rainy day.
As time flows quietly, why not take your time with “Rain” and savor the subtle shifts of emotion?
Hydrangea KaleidoscopeFlower
Hydrangeas, which bloom with beautiful blue and pink flowers during the rainy season, appear in the title of Flower’s “Hydrangea Kaleidoscope.” It was included as the B-side to JUJU’s 2016 cover song “Yasashisa de Afureru You ni.” Like hydrangeas made up of many small blossoms layered together, this love-filled track expresses the wish for the couple to keep layering memories together forever.
Listening to it might just make you want to see your lover, even in the rain.
innocent worldMr.Children
This song, one of the signature tracks by the national rock band Mr.Children, was released as a single in 1994.
Featured in a Coca-Cola commercial, it also won the Japan Record Award that same year.
Many listeners have surely been encouraged by its lyrics, which convey a strong will to keep moving toward one’s dreams even when drenched by the rain.
It’s a rousing message song that gives you the strength to face tomorrow.
A million rainsclass
Just as expectations were rising for their future after disbandment, reformation, and lineup changes, class went on hiatus due to the death of member Katsuyuki Tsukui.
While their debut hit “Natsu no Hi no 1993” remains hugely popular, the song “Hyakuman-bon no Ame” (“A Million Raindrops”) is equally beloved.
Its lyrics—about how each raindrop pierces the heartbroken chest, yet the rain eventually turns into something that washes the sorrow away—left a strong inspiration on later artists.
The melody, which could be called the distinct, untrendy “class style,” is soothing to listen to.
It’s a song you’ll want to play on a quiet rainy day.