Uplifting songs recommended for people in their 60s: classic and popular Japanese hits

Beautiful YokohamaHirayama Miki

Miki Hirayama “Beautiful Yokohama 2016” 2017/11/23 Jingle Performer Audition, Zest Oike Kawaramachi Plaza

It was Miki Hirayama’s debut song, released as a single in November 1970.

Yokohama has many local songs, and this is one of them.

It peaked at number 64 on the Oricon charts.

It was later covered by Yuko Nagisa and MAYA.

Being young is wonderful.Maki Michiru

Youth Is Wonderful / Michiru Maki

This is a single released by Michiru Maki in March 1966, created under the influence of Kyu Sakamoto’s “Ashita ga Arusa.” It seems to have been one of composer Yasushi Miyagawa’s favorites as well.

It was also used as the arrival melody at Namamugi Station in Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama.

Gamera’s Songhibari jidō gasshōdan

Gamera Song (Movie Size Ver.) — Hibari Children's Choir

Gamera is a famous kaiju film series alongside Godzilla, and this song was created as the theme for the third installment, Gamera vs.

Gyaos, released in March 1967.

Incidentally, Gyaos, who debuted in this film, would go on to appear in various works as Gamera’s arch-nemesis.

Return of Ultramandan jiro

Return of Ultraman – Jiro Dan, Misuzu Children's Chorus

Return of Ultraman is the first entry in the second Ultra Series, which began airing in 1971.

Jiro Dan (now Jirō Dan), who played the protagonist Hideki Gō, sings the opening theme.

Koichi Sugiyama composed the music.

Scorpio womanMikawa Ken’ichi

Woman of Scorpio – Kenichi Mikawa (1972) #WomanOfScorpio #KenichiMikawa #nodownload

One of Kenichi Mikawa’s signature songs, it was released in December 1972.

It became a hit, reaching as high as No.

23 on the Oricon charts.

Mikawa has performed this song many times on the Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Incidentally, Mikawa’s zodiac sign is Taurus.