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Songs to Sing on Rainy Days! Introducing Beloved Children’s Songs About Rain That Transcend Generations

When it rains, you can’t go play outside, and kids tend to feel a bit gloomy, don’t they?

At times like that, listen to or sing children’s songs with a “rain” theme to make rainy days a little brighter!

In this article, we’ve gathered a variety of children’s songs themed around “rain,” including songs that describe how the rain falls, songs that evoke the image of rain, and songs that capture the excitement after the rain stops.

Even children who feel they don’t like rain might start to like it a little after listening to the songs we introduce.

On gloomy rainy days, let’s sing and keep our spirits up!

Playlist

Songs to Sing on Rainy Days! Introducing Beloved Children’s Songs About Rain That Transcend Generations
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1eastraindropsSakushi: Kobayashi Junichi / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao
raindropsSakushi: Kobayashi Junichi / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinaoplay_arrow
A children's song for parents and children themed around raindrops
2eastRainy Rin-chanAkihiro Sugita · Ryoko Tsunoda
Rainy Rin-chan Sugita Akihiro · Tsunoda Ryokoplay_arrow
A heartwarming song introduction that captures the charm of a rainy day
3eastRain of the Four Seasonschosha fushou
Rain of the Four Seasonschosha fushouplay_arrow
A famous Japanese children's song depicting seasonal rain
4eastRainy Day HeartbeatSakushi: Urano Hiroshi / Sakkyoku: Makino Kanami
Rainy Day HeartbeatSakushi: Urano Hiroshi / Sakkyoku: Makino Kanamiplay_arrow
A bright song that captures the charm of a rainy day
5eastA tadpole is a frog’s child.Genkyoku: Amerika min’yō
A tadpole is a frog’s child.Genkyoku: Amerika min'yōplay_arrow
A children's song depicting the transformation from tadpole to frog
6eastSummer has comeSakushi: Sasaki Nobutsuna / Sakkyoku: Koyama Sakunosuke
Summer has comeSakushi: Sasaki Nobutsuna / Sakkyoku: Koyama Sakunosukeplay_arrow
A song depicting early summer in the Meiji era that is still beloved in the community today.
7eastBeyond the rainbowSakushi Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu
Beyond the rainbowSakushi Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamuplay_arrow
A children's song by Osamu Sakata, Beyond the Rainbow
8eastrainfallsakushi: kitahara hakushū / sakkyoku: nakayama shinpei
rainfallsakushi: kitahara hakushū / sakkyoku: nakayama shinpeiplay_arrow
A children's song by Hakushu Kitahara that sings about a janome umbrella
9eastRainy AquariumSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka
Rainy AquariumSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotakaplay_arrow
A children's song that imagines a rainy city as an aquarium
10eastsnailSakushi sakkyoku: Monbushō shōka
snailSakushi sakkyoku: Monbushō shōkaplay_arrow
A song from Japanese shoka (school songs) that features a snail as its theme
11eastrainSakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / Sakkyoku: Hirota Ryūtarō
rainSakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / Sakkyoku: Hirota Ryūtarōplay_arrow
A children's song for a rainy day, lyrics by Hakushū Kitahara and music by Ryūtarō Hirota
12eastRainy Amusement ParkSakushi:Taniuchi Rokurou/Sakkyoku:Nakamura Hachidai
Rainy Amusement ParkSakushi:Taniuchi Rokurou/Sakkyoku:Nakamura Hachidaiplay_arrow
A masterpiece that depicts an amusement park in the rain
13eastA Little Bear in the RainSakushi: Tsurumi Masao / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira
A Little Bear in the RainSakushi: Tsurumi Masao / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akiraplay_arrow
A nursery rhyme about a bear cub playing in rain puddles
14eastFrog ChorusNihongo yakushi: Okamoto Toshiaki / sakkyoku: Doitsu min’yō
Frog ChorusNihongo yakushi: Okamoto Toshiaki / sakkyoku: Doitsu min'yōplay_arrow
The song of the frog is a nursery rhyme originating in Germany.
15eastSo it rains.Sakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka
So it rains.Sakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotakaplay_arrow
A nursery rhyme that sings of the feelings of creatures who love the rainy season
16eastdrip drop (of raindrops)Sakushi: Sugiyama Toshiko/Sakkyoku: Ichinomiya Michiko
drip drop (of raindrops)Sakushi: Sugiyama Toshiko/Sakkyoku: Ichinomiya Michikoplay_arrow
A fingerplay song that depicts the rain
17eastteru teru bozu (a traditional Japanese handmade doll hung to wish for good weather)Sakushi: Asahara Kyōson / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei
teru teru bozu (a traditional Japanese handmade doll hung to wish for good weather)Sakushi: Asahara Kyōson / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpeiplay_arrow
Teru Teru Bozu, a children's song originating in Nagano during the Taisho era
18eastTeru teru bozu we made togetherSakushi: Shibano Tamizō/Sakkyoku: Ōnaka Megumi
Teru teru bozu we made togetherSakushi: Shibano Tamizō/Sakkyoku: Ōnaka Megumiplay_arrow
A children’s song themed around teru teru bozu, enjoyed by parents and children as they make them together.
19eastRainbow OrchestraSakushi: Sasaguchi Yū / Sakkyoku: Satō Itsuo
Rainbow OrchestraSakushi: Sasaguchi Yū / Sakkyoku: Satō Itsuoplay_arrow
A children’s song that expresses a post-rain rainbow with an orchestra
20eastRainy MoonSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei
Rainy MoonSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpeiplay_arrow
Rainy Moon Showa Long Hit
21eastHere is the weather forecast.Nihongo shi: Fukuo Noho / Amerika min’yō
Here is the weather forecast.Nihongo shi: Fukuo Noho / Amerika min'yōplay_arrow
Introduction to the children's song 'Alps Ichiman-jaku'
22eastThe frog’s fluteSakushi: Saitō Nobuo / Sakkyoku: Kainuma Minoru
The frog’s fluteSakushi: Saitō Nobuo / Sakkyoku: Kainuma Minoruplay_arrow
A nursery rhyme that depicts the croaking of frogs
23eastrainbowSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka
rainbowSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotakaplay_arrow
Children’s songs by Toshihiko Shinzawa and Hirotaka Nakagawa
24eastNight Patrol of the FrogsSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei
Night Patrol of the FrogsSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpeiplay_arrow
A nursery rhyme that expresses a frog’s croak with onomatopoeia
25eastPitchanponyukichan, wanwan, u-tan, kukku-
Pitchanponyukichan, wanwan, u-tan, kukku-play_arrow
A charming song for enjoying a rainy day
26eastRubber Boots MarchSakushi: Kamitsubo Maya / Sakkyoku: Mine Akira
Rubber Boots MarchSakushi: Kamitsubo Maya / Sakkyoku: Mine Akiraplay_arrow
A nursery rhyme to cheerfully get through rainy days with rubber boots
27eastNyanyunyo Weather ForecastSakushi: Oguro Keiko / Sakkyoku: Uno Seiichirō
Nyanyunyo Weather ForecastSakushi: Oguro Keiko / Sakkyoku: Uno Seiichirōplay_arrow
A children's song that tells the weather by a cat's gestures