Shinpei Nakayama Popular Songs Ranking [2026]
Shinpei Nakayama composed roughly 1,700 pieces from the Meiji through the Showa era.
His representative works include the children’s song “Soap Bubbles” (Shabondama) and the popular song “Tokyo March.” In this article, we’ll introduce his songs in a ranked list, including those pieces as well!
Playlist
| Shinpei Nakayama Popular Songs Ranking [2026] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | teru teru bozu (a traditional Japanese handmade doll hung to wish for good weather)Sakushi: Asahara Kyōson / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | A nursery rhyme that places wishes in a rainy day's doll |
| 2 | soap bubbleSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | Soap Bubbles is a masterpiece that conveys the fragility of life. |
| 3 | Height comparisonSakushi: Umino Atsushi / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | The history and memories of a nursery rhyme depicting the growth of siblings |
| 4 | rainfallsakushi: kitahara hakushū / sakkyoku: nakayama shinpei |  play_arrow | Introduction to a nursery rhyme with a dark urban legend |
| 5 | Shōjōji’s Raccoon Dog Festival MusicSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | A delightful piece inspired by a ghost story about tanuki festival music |
| 6 | Rabbit DanceSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | A nursery rhyme with a soothing rabbit rhythm |
| 7 | soap bubbleNakayama Shimpei |  play_arrow | The deep meaning of children’s songs played on the recorder |
| 8 | Rainy MoonSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  | A Rainy Moon That Sang of the Japanese Heart |
| 9 | Tanuki-bayashi of Shojoji (The Raccoon Dogs’ Festival Drumming at Shojoji Temple)Sakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | The Appeal of the Children’s Song Based on the Kisarazu Tanuki Bayashi Legend |
| 10 | Height comparisonSakkyoku: Nakayama Shimpei / Sakushi: Umino Atsushi |  play_arrow | A children’s song for Boys’ Day that depicts brotherly love |
| 11 | Night Patrol of the FrogsSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | A nursery rhyme that expresses a frog’s croak with onomatopoeia |
| 12 | rice plantingSakushi: Inoue Takeru / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | A 1942 children’s song themed around rice planting |
| 13 | rice plantingSakushi: Inoue Takeru / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | Expressing gratitude for and the importance of rice through rice planting |
| 14 | Chikuma Ko-utaSakushi: Masaki Fujokyu / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | A quintessential Japanese masterpiece from the early Showa era, born in a hot spring town along the Chikuma River. |
| 15 | shoulder tapsakushi: saijou hachi / sakkyoku: nakayama shinpei |  play_arrow | A shoulder massage to express gratitude to my mother on Mother's Day |
| 16 | Rainy moonSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | A poignant nursery rhyme depicting a bride on a rainy night |
| 17 | That Town, This TownSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | A famous song by Ujo Noguchi and Shinpei Nakayama that depicts scenes of the hometown. |
| 18 | soap bubbleSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | A beloved classic with a gentle melody is still cherished today |
| 19 | Soap bubbleSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | This piece has a bright tone, yet carries a profound meaning... |
| 20 | Boatman’s BalladSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | The boatman's ballad with lyrics by Ujō Noguchi is a masterpiece that expresses the impermanence of life. |
| 21 | homesickness for one’s hometown; nostalgic longing to return to one’s rural rootssakushi: kitahara hakushū / sakkyoku: nakayama shinpei |  play_arrow | The wistfulness of an autumn festival that touches memories of home |
| 22 | shoulder tapSakushi: Saijō Yaso / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei |  play_arrow | Let's give a shoulder massage on Mother's Day. |