Mitsuhiro Mihashi Popular Song Rankings [2026]

Mamurogawa OndoMitsubishi Michiya22rank/position

Michiya Mihashi [Mamurogawa Ondo]

It is a folk song from Yamagata Prefecture.

This postwar folk song was arranged based on Hokkaido’s “Natto-bushi,” and the original lyrics are said to have been written by the proprietress of a ryotei (traditional restaurant) in Mamurogawa Town.

Although it’s an ondo (a rhythmic dance song), it is also beloved as an easy-to-listen ozashiki song.

Ishikari River ElegyMitsubishi Michiya23rank/position

Michiya Mihashi / Elegy of the Ishikari River

This is a song set on Hokkaido’s Ishikari River, released in 1961 by Michiya Mihashi, a popular singer who epitomized the Showa era.

Mihashi produced an astonishing 18 million-selling hits over his lifetime, and this was one of them, reportedly reaching total sales of 1.5 million copies.

Lullaby of AkagiMitsubishi Michiya24rank/position

Akagi Lullaby / Michiya Mihashi

It’s a song where you can feel sorrow within a lullaby.

It’s not simply soothing a child and telling them not to cry; rather, it’s a song that sounds all the more mournful in Michiya Mihashi’s voice, portraying the sadness of being caught between duty and human emotion—carrying on one’s back the child of a blood relative whose hands have been stained, and following Chuji’s orders.

Echigo ZesshōMitsubishi Michiya25rank/position

Echigo Zesshō - Michiyasu Mitsuhashi

Echigo Zesshō, sung by Michiya Mihashi, was created to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his singing career and was released in 1982.

The lyrics were written by Hiroshi Yokoi and the music was composed by Seiichi Sakurada.

It powerfully conveys the raging Sea of Japan and the freezing cold of the snow country.

Kagoshima Ohara-bushiMitsubishi Michiya26rank/position

Mitchie (Michiya Mihashi) 'Kagoshima Oharabushi'

It is a representative folk song of Kagoshima.

Every November, a mass dance called the Ohara Festival is held in the streets.

With an upbeat rhythm that makes you want to start dancing, the sight of the entire city joining in must be spectacular.

The lyrics, rich with nature and people, are sure to stir nostalgia even in those who have left their hometown.

Ah, the ShinsengumiMitsubishi Michiya27rank/position

Ah, Shinsengumi / Michiya Mihashi

“Ah, Shinsengumi” is a song by Michiya Mihashi released in 1955.

The Shinsengumi was a “militant organization” that cracked down on anti-shogunate forces in Kyoto during the late Edo period, and it has continued to serve as the subject of numerous novels, films, and stage productions.

Fans of corps members such as Isami Kondo, Toshizo Hijikata, and Soji Okita still exist today, and Kyoto is home to many “sacred sites.”