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.

Playlist

Rain Songs: A curated selection of tracks that feature rain in the lyrics — including many nostalgic Japanese hits
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	The Last RainYasushi Nakanishi		Yasushi Nakanishi’s classic song that portrays a farewell in the rain
2	umbrellaMrs. GREEN APPLE		A devoted desire to protect the one you love
3	umbrellaSEKAI NO OWARI		A song that portrays the pure will of an umbrella to protect someone
4	Rainy BlueTokunaga Hideaki		Hidemi Tokunaga’s debut work that depicts a poignant love through the sound of rain
5	Ref:rainAimer		Depicting regret and feelings with Aimer’s delicate singing voice
6	RainHata Motohiro		The theme song for a romantic film sung by Motohiro Hata
7	LOVE RAIN ~Rain of Love~Kubota Toshinobu		Representative theme songs for Monday 9 p.m. dramas by Toshinobu Kubota
8	RAINSEKAI NO OWARI		A song that finds hope beyond hardship
9	I hope it’s sunny.DREAMS COME TRUE		A moving song about love for family and personal growth
10	It always begins with rain.ASKA		ASKA's Rain Love Song commercial track
11	Rain, then Sunshine Hallelujahyuzu		Yuzu's message song of hope
12	Red Sweet PeaMatsuda Seiko		A love song that dreams of a future with the one you love on a spring-colored train
13	Love RadiantMisora Hibari		Hibari Misora’s classic song: the importance of love that sings of life’s joys and sorrows
14	ENDLESS RAINX JAPAN		A masterpiece by X JAPAN, depicting rainy scenes and heartbreak
15	Rain is like a blanketKirinji		The song “Ameoto Melody” by Kirinji
16	Light Blue RainYagami Junko		A classic song that longs for lost love
17	A midsummer passing showerUtada Hikaru		A piano ballad filled with Hikaru Utada’s feelings for her mother
18	Rainy Day WomanMatsubara Miki		City pop that portrays a rainy-day farewell
19	rainMoritaka Chisato		A story of heartbreak and hope within raindrops
20	In the night sky after the rainRC sakuseshon		RC Succession’s 1980 classic, a song of love and loss
21	rainNakajima Miyuki		Representative songs of heartbreak: despair and a sense of loneliness
22	You are the rain.Ōhashi Torio		A wistful ballad by Ohashi Trio
23	cold rainAimer		Blooming flowers after overcoming sorrow
24	Lost Dog and the Beat of the RainASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION		A song depicting a lost dog and the confusions of life
25	hydrangeakyanai		Poetically express a philanderer’s complex feelings through rain and flowers
26	The Rain and Meback number		A soothing song that beautifully portrays heartbreak in the rain
27	In love with Shizukuindigo la End		A bittersweet love song by indigo la End
28	Brilliant RainKing Gnu		A song of determination and rebirth that keeps moving forward in the rain
29	Rainy Driverimase		Bittersweet love painted on a rainy drive
30	Heart Rainindigo la End		A beautiful ballad by indigo la End that expresses the end of love through rain
31	Rain MelodyKinKi Kids		KinKi Kids delicate ballad song
32	Osaka Rainy BluesSUPER EIGHT		A Kansai-style blues ballad by SUPER EIGHT
33	Rain and CappuccinoYorushika		A ballad perfect for the rainy season
34	rainHitsuji Bungaku		Shishamo’s delicate guitar song—moving.
35	Over the rainflumpool		My heart is healed by flumpool’s song about rain.
36	Where the rain endsDREAMS COME TRUE		A bittersweet love song, one of DREAMS COME TRUE’s classic masterpieces
37	cold rainEvery Little Thing		A heartbreak song for rainy days: Cold Rain is recommended
38	Rain followed by clear skiesMr.Children		Everyday life with the hope that a constricted heart will be relieved
39	umbrellaTOKIO		TOKIO “Umbrella” drama theme song
40	wet shoesSuga Shikao		Introduction to Shikao Suga’s funky pop songs
41	Whenever I arrive, it’s always raining.yoshida takurou		Takuro Yoshida’s classic that soothes the heart on rainy days
42	TokyoKuwata Keisuke		Keisuke Kuwata’s emotive rain song
43	The sound of rainMirei Touyama		A song that sings of a bittersweet love on a rainy day
44	In the Rain of RemembranceFukuyama Masaharu		Masaharu Fukuyama's debut song, In the Midst of Reminiscent Rain
45	By the time the rain lets upSuda Masaki		Get through a rainy day with Masaki Suda’s refreshing songs
46	RainKōda Kumi		Koda Kumi’s masterpieces melting into the sound of the rainy season’s rain
47	Hydrangea KaleidoscopeFlower		A love song themed around hydrangeas
48	innocent worldMr.Children		Mr.Children signature songs 1994
49	A million rainsclass		Classic heartbreak and rain masterpieces
50	The way the autumn rain falls is endearing.indigo la End		A song by indigo la End themed around autumn rain
51	Rain-Waiting WindSukima Suichi		A ballad that sings of emotions washed away by the rain
52	A street corner where even lovers get wetNakamura Masatoshi		Masatoshi Nakamura's rainy mood enka song
53	Longing for RainYashiro Aki		Aki Yashiro’s “Ame no Bojo” is approachable.
54	It was rainy again in Nagasaki today.Uchiyamada Hiroshi to Cool Five		Nagasaki Love Song by Cool Five.
55	Oh, early summer rainSakurazaka46		Love and Courage in the Rain
56	SquallFukuyama Masaharu		The appeal of Masaharu Fukuyama’s self-covered song “Squall”
57	umbrella jellyfishRemioromen		Remioromen’s bittersweet coming-of-age love song
58	A Bouquet of Kisses in the RainImai Miki		A love song depicting a proposal in the rain
59	HOMEShimizu Shota		Shota Shimizu’s debut song, Rain and Nostalgia
60	RAINTakehara Pisutoru		Moved by Takahashi Pistols' rain song