[Rain Songs] Songs to listen to on a rainy day. A special feature on rain-themed tracks.
Do you like rainy days?
Some people dislike them because you get wet and can’t go out, while others love the sound of the rain or the calm atmosphere—there are all kinds of opinions.
For many, rain also ties in with a slightly bittersweet feeling, and there are plenty of songs that use rain as a theme to sing about that sense of poignancy.
In this article, we’ll introduce lots of popular songs that are perfect for listening to on a rainy day!
While many of them are melancholy, there are also songs that sing about hope—like how the rain will stop someday—so be sure to listen to plenty of them!
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RainsongYamazaki Masayoshi
“Rain Song,” sung by singer-songwriter Masayoshi Yamazaki, is another great pick for rainy days.
It was included as the B-side to the single “Adrenaline,” released in 1997.
With Yamazaki’s powerful vocals resonating emotionally, it’s a hidden gem known to those in the know.
The acoustic guitar has a refreshing tone that conjures up the image of the sky clearing after the rain.
The lyrics convey a resolve to move forward beyond feelings of heartache—making it a perfect post-rain song.
Ice RainKudō Shizuka
It’s a very quiet yet grand song.
On rainy days, I recommend this kind of gentle ballad.
It’s the kind of track that makes you want to look back on your relationships or reflect on your life.
The encounters we have in this vast world and our clumsy way of living can be so frustrating, but precisely on a rainy day, I hope you’ll immerse yourself fully in this world.
Rainy MidosujiŌyō Fifi
This song was the debut single of Fifi Ouyang (Fei Fei Ouyang), released in 1971, and it was composed by The Ventures, who sparked the electric guitar boom among Japanese youth.
Speaking of Ventures compositions, Yuko Nagisa’s “Kyoto Bojo” is also famous.
The lyrics are heartrending: on a rainy night, a woman, without even an umbrella, wanders up and down Osaka’s main street, Midosuji, from Kita to Minami, searching for her lover.
Through Fifi Ouyang’s dynamic vocals, you can sense the resolve of a woman determined to face forward and live strongly from now on.
Rainy dayHamasaki Ayumi
This is a song included on Ayumi Hamasaki’s seventh original album, (miss)understood.
It was released in 2006.
The composition is by GEO of SWEETBOX, the arrangement is by Yuta Nakano, and it served as the ending theme for the PS2 game “Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams.” Rather than a heavy downpour, I felt a poignant yet warm quality in the image of gently falling rain.
By the time the rain lets upSuda Masaki
A track by Masaki Suda, who’s been hugely successful as an actor in films and TV dramas.
Included as a B-side on the single “Kokyū” and on the album “PLAY,” this song carries Suda’s signature freshness that sweeps away the sorrow and dreariness of rainy days.
Not just rain—there are plenty of annoying, demoralizing things in everyday life.
The message is: don’t let that dreariness crush you! On rainy days especially, all the unpleasant stuff can feel more than twice as heavy, right? When that happens, listen to this song, reset your mindset, and give it your best!
Straw DogsFujii Fumiya
Fumiya Fujii’s voice is truly wonderful.
The Checkers have many great songs, and his solo work also includes many truly beautiful love songs.
His kindness and love shine through, and it brings to mind a scene of a truly wonderful man protecting the woman he loves.
I can’t see because of the drizzle.Reimi
A classic song written by Yuming.
When it comes to evoking a longing for lost innocence, no one surpasses her.
We’re always being pulled back, and yet we have to keep moving forward to live.
It’s like a passage from Gatsby—drifting with, and resisting against, the ocean current of time.