Rankings of Yoshinao Nakada’s Popular Songs [2026]

Yoshinao Nakada was a professional composer known as the author of children’s songs that virtually everyone in Japan has sung at least once in childhood, such as “Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa” (I Found a Little Autumn) and “Medaka no Gakkō” (The Medaka Fish School).

It’s said that he composed nearly 3,000 pieces over his lifetime, creating not only children’s songs but also school anthems, company songs, and songs for local governments.

He was also known as an educator, serving from 1953 as a lecturer in the Music Department of Ferris Junior College.

In this article, we present a ranking of Yoshinao Nakada’s most popular songs.

Why not listen with the feeling of returning to your childhood?

Playlist

Rankings of Yoshinao Nakada’s Popular Songs [2026]
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Concert EtudeNakata Yoshinao		Songs by Yoshinao Nakada require technique and expressive ability.
2	Dance and SongNakata Yoshinao		A lively piano piece depicting a summer night
3	Etude AllegroNakata Yoshinao		A lively and glamorous piano piece for children
4	Impromptu of the WindNakata Yoshinao		A refreshing piano piece for an album.
5	I found a little sign of autumn.Sakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		The classic song and charm of the children’s song “Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa” (I Found a Little Autumn)
6	Cute Hide and SeekSakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		A nursery rhyme where animals play spread across the country.
7	motherSakushi: Tanaka Nana / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		Gratitude to my mother and the importance of housework
8	School of MedakaSakushi: Chaki Shigeru / Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		Medaka no Gakkō is a spring seasonal song
9	Summer MemoriesSakushi: Ema Akiko / Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		A Showa-era classic that depicts the scenery of Oze
10	“Dance of the Natives” from Children’s Piano PiecesNakata Yoshinao		A short piece with powerful rhythms and captivating traditional scales
11	Dance of the nativesNakata Yoshinao		A powerful and cool piece by Yoshinao Nakada
12	a big drumSakushi: Kobayashi Junichi / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		A fun hand-play song with taiko rhythms
13	A Town Where It SnowsSakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		Loneliness and Hope Felt in a Snowfall Town
14	speed carNakata Yoshinao		Piano practice pieces that help you learn a sense of rhythm and expressiveness
15	Spring has come, and the cherry blossoms are in bloom.Nakata Yoshinao		Expressing the joy of welcoming spring and the blooming of cherry blossoms
16	The Moon and the Little BoySakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		A gentle song depicting the shape of the moon and a little boy’s imagination
17	Santa Claus is mysterious.Sakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		Santa Claus song, popular with children
18	Song of the cicadasakushi: satou yoshimi / sakkyoku: nakata yoshinao		The sound of cicadas is a symbol of summer in Japan.
19	A line of ducklingsNakata Yoshinao		The children toddle along after the mother duck...
20	motherNakata Yoshinao		Composer Yoshinao Nakada, who created numerous children's songs and school songs…
21	Children’s Piano Piece: Etude AllegroNakata Yoshinao		Etude in C major, a famous piece suitable for recitals
22	Medaka no GakkōNakata Yoshinao		A fun song depicting the school life of small fish
23	School of MedakaNakata Yoshinao		Introducing the history and charm of the children’s song “Usagi”
24	Snowy TownNakata Yoshinao		Yoshinao Nakata’s masterpiece “In the Snowy Town”
25	Kagoshima City Residents’ SongNakata Yoshinao		A song of civic pride that expresses respect for the local nature and our predecessors
26	Mr./Ms. North Windsakushi: kowase tamami / sakkyoku: nakata yoshinao		A masterpiece whose song of the north wind enchants children
27	Story FingerSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		“Ohanashi Yubisan” is a song you can use for fingerplay…
28	What shall we make with rock, paper, scissors?Sakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		Using rock, paper, and scissors in rock-paper-scissors, …
29	waves and seashellsSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		The shapes and colors of the shells were formed by waves and light.
30	Penguin-chanSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		A cool summer song starring a penguin
31	Mother in the EveningSakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		A timeless song that sings of a mother's warmth on an autumn evening
32	Touch it, and autumn will feel lonely.Sakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		Yoshinao Nakada, the composer who created songs of autumn
33	Tonton FriendsSakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		A nursery rhyme sung by number children
34	Song of the cicadasakushi: satou yoshimi / sakkyoku: nakata yoshinao		Search by following the sound of cicadas
35	A town where snow fallsSakushi: Uchimura Naoya / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		Takao Hideo’s classic “Yuki no Furu Machi o,” a song that sings of winter’s melancholy.
36	Frog ChorusSakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		The croaking of frogs heard from who knows where…
37	Ms. HimawariSakushi: Koharu Kyuichiro / Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		A classic childcare song that portrays the joys of summer from a child’s innocent perspective.
38	mochi poundingSakushi: Kobayashi Junichi / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		Japanese New Year Told Through a Mochitsuki Children's Song
39	Let’s sing of springSakushi: Kobayashi Junichi / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		The charm of a heartwarming classic that sings the joys of spring
40	The Little Train from the Land of FlowersSakushi: Kobayashi Junichi / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		A nursery rhyme about trains with distinctive onomatopoeia
41	Bread SongSakushi: Yamano Mitsutoshi / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		Gently give your baby a baby massage and...
42	On the busSakushi: Yamano Mitsutoshi / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		A song that’s so much fun because you can pretend to ride the bus and sing along...
43	Tottoko Strollsakushi: ezaki aoi / sakkyoku: nakata yoshinao		Little by little, the baby has started to be able to stand, and...
44	Even Kaze-san.Lyrics: Kaoru Shibayama ・ Libretto: Hachirō Satō / Composition: Yoshinao Nakata		The children's winter song “Even Mr. Wind” is heartwarming.
45	Even Kaze-san.Sakushi: Shibayama Kaoru / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		Gentle music that feels like the winter wind
46	laundrySakushi: Saijō Yaso / Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		This song is a nursery rhyme that parents and children can enjoy together from birth.
47	Knock knock knock knock, Grandpa with a beardSakushi: Saijō Yaso / Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		It's a hand-play song that's very popular with children, right? The face...