Moriyama Naotaro Popular Song Rankings [2026]

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Hibi / Naotaro Moriyama (cover)

I like a lot of Naotaro Moriyama’s songs, but I think this is the one that makes me want to play it on acoustic guitar.

It’s not a flashy song, but if you listen closely, it gradually seeps into your heart.

Yahagi in the music video also fits perfectly.

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Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) - Solo - Naotaro Moriyama - LIVE

Because the harmonies feel so good and the song is well put together, this piece is often transcribed and covered by a cappella groups.

Many people are surely encouraged by Naotaro Moriyama’s powerful singing voice.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to not only in spring or during the cherry blossom season.

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Naotaro Moriyama / “Ikiteiru” Music Video

This piece is included on Yumizuruhanoha, one of the two concept albums—Yumizuruhanoha and Yeeeehaaaaw—released by Naotaro Moriyama in October 2025.

It’s a song that gazes into the very source of life.

Built solely around piano and strings, its ambient soundscape gently envelops the tremors and transience of everyday life.

Moriyama’s deep, folk-rooted vocals and lyrical melody resonate in the heart.

It’s a track that quietly stays by your side when you lose your way in life.

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Naotaro Moriyama – If Being Alive Is Painful

This is a single released in 2008.

It came about when Naotaro, while helping a friend move, happened to find a sheet of paper with a poem written on it at the home of his friend, the poet Ochanomizu Kado.

It’s a song that earnestly faces life, and it carries particular conviction because it’s by Naotaro Moriyama, who continues to sing about delicate human emotions as well as bright, life-affirming themes.

Although some of its expressions sparked mixed reactions, they don’t come from a place of apathy; rather, they seem to convey a wish for listeners to take a brief, comforting pause.

Precisely because times can be tough, a song that fully stays with your despair or heavy feelings can be a source of solace.

It’s a song that feels like it accepts you just as you are.

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Naotaro Moriyama Rhapsody of Hydrangeas and Rain

You wouldn’t think it’s a stalker song unless you listen carefully—this track, Naotaro Moriyama’s “Hydrangea and Rain Rhapsody.” If you listen casually, you might take it for a peppy love song, but in fact it’s very much a stalker song.

It’s one of the tracks on Moriyama’s third album, “In Search of New Spices,” released in 2004.

From the title and lyrics you might expect a breezy love song for the rainy season, but it’s actually a number that conveys a sense of madness hidden beneath that breeziness, as the narrator slowly corners the other person.

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