[Songs of Saitama] A Wealth of Humor-Filled Classics! Local Anthems Packed with Love for Saitama
Did you know Saitama Prefecture boasts a wealth of charming, iconic songs? From local tunes to nationwide hits, there’s a remarkable variety of music themed around Saitama.
Not only do these songs capture the cityscapes, culture, and everyday lives of its people, but many also playfully weave in “self-deprecating” humor—born from Saitama’s frequent appearances near the bottom of national “attractiveness” rankings—resulting in works that are irresistibly funny.
This time, we’ll introduce some of these Saitama-related tracks.
Through music, why not experience Saitama’s climate and warmth of its people—and the local pride of residents who love it, quirks and all, even if it’s a bit on the plain side?
- [Songs of Saitama] A Wealth of Humor-Filled Classics! Local Anthems Packed with Love for Saitama
- [Local Songs] Recommended tracks packed with Japan’s nationwide classics and hometown pride
- A roundup of regional enka songs: classic hits that feature places from all across Japan in their lyrics.
- A Nationwide Compilation of Timelessly Beloved Railway Songs
- [Songs of Kanagawa] A showcase of classic masterpieces that sing of port-town scenes and the feelings of its people!
- Miyagi Songs: Popular tracks that celebrate famous sights and specialties, and timeless pieces filled with love for home
- [Akita Songs] A Collection of Gem-Like Local Tunes Filled with Love for Hometowns
- Chiba Songs: A comprehensive introduction, from famous tunes filled with hometown love to local theme songs
- [Songs of Gunma] Exquisite masterpieces that sing of Gunma’s nature and the spirit of its people
- [Songs of Yamaguchi] Introducing local tunes filled with hometown love and tracks related to Yamaguchi
- Classic songs about Saga. A number of tracks related to Saga Prefecture.
- Classic Songs About Nara: Local Anthems and Popular Hits [2026]
- Classic songs about school clubs. Recommended popular tracks.
[Songs of Saitama] A wealth of humor-filled classics! Local tunes packed with love for Saitama (21–30)
Roar, Lions!Narita Hiroaki, Seibu Raiyonzu Ouen Gasshoudan
Replacing the beloved “Wakaki Shishi-tachi,” which had been the Seibu Lions’ fight song until 1997, a new anthem, “Hoero Lions,” performed by the Blue Megaphones, was born.
It is also used as the departure melody at platforms 1 and 2 of Seibu Sayama Line’s Nishi-Tokorozawa Station and at Seibu-Kyujomae Station.
Woman boarding from Omiya StationAkiniba Yutaka & Aronaitsu
This is “The Woman Boarding from Ōmiya Station,” with lyrics by Daizō Saitō and music by Akihito Shikata, created in 1982 for Akiniba Yutaka & The Arrow Knights.
Akiniba Yutaka & The Arrow Knights is a mood kayō chorus group active since 1973, whose members are all from Hokkaidō.
Flag of Kosen-rufuYamamoto Shin’ichi, Nakajima Koji
The song “Flag of Kofu,” released in October 1978, was written by Daisaku Ikeda, Honorary President of the Soka Gakkai, under the pen name “Shin’ichi Yamamoto,” as a song of the Saitama Soka Gakkai.
It is said that he expressed his feelings for Saitama as “beloved Saitama” and crafted lyrics that conveyed hopes for the prefecture’s boundless development.
Life, by chance… in Saitama.sakuma hideki to yuukari shizuru
This is “Jinsei Tamatama Saitama” by Sakuma Hideki & Yukari Shizuru, a duo born from the FM NACK5 program GOGOMONZ.
Sakuma Hideki is a singer-songwriter and radio personality born in 1971 in what is now Kōnosu City.
Yukari Shizuru is regarded as a mysterious enka singer.
Opinions on this song are divided, but either way, it seems to be a hot topic among locals.
Kasukabe Sambacherisshu
“Kasukabe Samba” by Cherish, a husband-and-wife duo formed in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, in 1968.
It’s a local song from Kasukabe City in Saitama Prefecture, but depending on the generation, some people know it and others don’t.
I’ve heard that in the past, some schools even danced to it at school events.
primroseChika Arika
This is “Sakurasō” by the singer Yuki Chihana from Fukuoka Prefecture.
It was also performed at the Saitama Tourism Association’s Sakurasō Festival, an event held at the Tajimagahara primrose habitat in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, which is designated as a Special Natural Monument of Japan.
Naosane-bushiKurihara Hiroshi
Naozane Kumagai was a military commander born in the Heian period, based in what is now Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture.
The folk song “Naozane-bushi” celebrates him.
It’s said that some elementary schools in Kumagaya dance to Naozane-bushi at their sports festivals.
He was commonly known as Jirō, and a bronze statue of him stands at the north exit of JR Kumagaya Station.