Popular Okinawan Songs Ranking [2026]
We’re excited to present the latest comprehensive ranking of popular Okinawan songs, showcased in order of most views!
Okinawan music—whether traditional folk songs or bands—often feels nostalgic and is full of soothing tracks that are a joy to listen to.
Close your eyes and listen to this ranking, and you just might feel the warm atmosphere of Okinawa.
The playlist is updated every week.
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Popular Okinawan Song Rankings [2026] (61–70)
Nineteen SpringsTabata Yoshio64rank/position
It’s an Okinawan folk song that was also used in the 1999 film “Nabbie’s Love.” The song captures the essence of youth, expressing a tender, youthful crush.
There’s also a cover version by Yoshimi Tendo; hearing it with an enka singing style feels refreshing, and it’s a truly wonderful song.
Futami Love StoryTeruya Chōbin65rank/position
The sorrowful melody tightens my chest.
This song was composed by Mr.
Chobin Teruya while he had evacuated to northern Okinawa during the war.
It is said to be a song for the people of a community called Futami, who accepted him.
Don’t the lyrics remind us of what truly matters?
Irayoi Tsukiyo BeachOshima Yasukatsu66rank/position
This is an Okinawan song that evokes a sense of nostalgia.
It’s sung by Yasukatsu Oshima, a singer from Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
It was included on the 1993 album “Kitakaze Minamikaze” (“North Wind, South Wind”).
He was a high school classmate of BEGIN, one of Okinawa’s most renowned bands.
Through that connection, Higa Eisho handled the composition.
Yasaka LIT feat. CHICO CARLITOOZworld67rank/position
“Let’s celebrate the future with a feast, not a fight!” This is a positive toast anthem by Okinawa-born rapper OZworld, featuring fellow Okinawan CHICO CARLITO.
True to its title—which fuses a traditional Japanese phrase wishing for prosperity with an Okinawan dialect expression for “cheers”—the song carries a powerful message that shines a light of hope in chaotic times.
Released in May 2025, it was created to commemorate their first Nippon Budokan concert scheduled for October of the same year.
Gather with your closest friends, talk about the future ahead, and this track is guaranteed to lift the mood at any celebration!
TeegeeNēnēzu68rank/position
There is a famous phrase that expresses the temperament of the people of Okinawa: “Nankuru naisa.” It conveys the Okinawan spirit that if you conduct yourself rightly as a person, things will naturally turn out as they should.
This song, which celebrates that heart, is cherished not only by Okinawans but by many people more broadly.
Song of the Gutlessyohen aiko69rank/position
Literally, it means “to love the heart,” but it can also mean “to love from the heart.” Based on the lyrics, it can even be understood as “sincere love.” The lyrics, which say that when we are young we seek love in the warmth of skin, and as we grow older it becomes a love of true sincerity, are profoundly deep.
Nankuru Songrinken bando70rank/position
Rinken Band is an Okinawan pop group formed in 1977 that debuted in 1987.
They have continually released music that fuses Okinawan instruments such as the sanshin and island drums with modern instruments.
“Nankuru” is an Okinawan word meaning “things will work out somehow.” In addition to their original songs, they also perform traditional Okinawan pieces arranged in the distinctive Rinken Band style.
