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Songs with titles starting with “To.” A selection from popular tracks across generations!

When it comes to songs that start with “To,” what songs come to mind for you?

There are plenty of classic tracks titled “Tokyo,” and you can probably think of many song titles that begin with words like “Time” (Toki) or “Friend” (Tomo) as well.

In this article, we’ll introduce lots of songs that start with “To.”

Use this as a handy guide not only for song-title shiritori, but also when you’re stuck choosing songs for karaoke shiritori, where you link the last letter of each song title to the next.

All right, let’s dive in!

Songs with titles that start with “To.” Introducing picks from popular hits across a wide range of eras! (81–90)

TRUE LOVESnow Man

Snow Man ‘TRUE LOVE’ Music Video
TRUE LOVESnow Man

The idol group Snow Man digitally released this song in October 2025.

It’s the lead track from their fifth album, “Onko Chishin,” and unfolds with a classic J-POP sound full of brightness and glamor.

The lyrics carefully weave in feelings of gratitude for someone who’s been by your side for years, as well as the tender affection that surfaces in everyday life, and you can feel a great love through the words and vocals.

Give it a listen when you want to revisit your feelings for someone who stays by your side, or when you want to be wrapped in a warm, gentle mood.

A duckling that cannot fly.Amerika min’yō kenkyūkai

The Duckling That Couldn't Fly. / American Folk Music Study Group
A duckling that cannot fly.Amerika min'yō kenkyūkai

This is a poetry reading whose poignant sense of “being unable to fly” grips the heart.

Crafted by Haniwa, the piece uses the motif of a duckling to depict the longing for freedom and the struggle with reality.

The feelings of a being that wants to spread its wings but cannot are spun together with inventive sonic textures.

The world woven by narration and electronic sound will resonate with and gently accompany anyone who has ever felt alienated or out of place.

tragedyChilli Beans.

Chilli Beans. – tragedy (Official Music Video)
tragedyChilli Beans.

Chilli Beans.

is a girls’ band that’s won popularity for their ennui-tinged, high-sense musicality—virtually everyone in the Japanese rock scene knows them.

Their songs often have a languid vibe, and among them, the track I especially recommend for women with lower voices is “tragedy.” While it doesn’t feature specifically low parts, the vocals sit in the low-to-mid range throughout, making it very easy to sing for women with lower voices.

It’s also nice that there aren’t any complicated pitch jumps.

Beyond the reaches of timeNAT’S

This is the song that closed out the ending of Future Task Force Timeranger, which aired in 2000.

Its lyrics weave in the series’ core themes—time, memory, and the future—powerfully expressing the resolve to keep walking against the headwind.

Koichiro Kameyama’s near-futuristic blend of synths and guitar merges with NAT’S’s transparent vocals to beautifully enhance the show’s lyricism.

For those who grew up with the Super Sentai series on Sunday mornings, it’s a track that will resonate in the heart along with memories of those days.

Tokyo ShampooHaze

When your heart is worn out by the gap between ideals and reality, this song will surely hit home.

It’s a track by Haze, a girls’ band centered around KATY, included as the first song on their mini-album “glare,” released in August 2023.

SUZUKA’s repeating keyboard phrase leaves a strong impression, and KATY’s slightly husky vocals convey the emptiness of urban life with piercing clarity.

The lights and shadows of Tokyo, along with the understated performance that reveals more flavor the more you listen, seep into a tired heart.

Give it a try when you’re exhausted from chasing your ideals.

TogetherEXILE

A ballad released in May 2003 by EXILE, who had established their own style as a dance and vocal group.

Its heartfelt message—about the wish to walk through shining days together and the bonds with someone special—resonates deeply.

The gentle, uplifting lyrics are warmly delivered through the soaring vocals of ATSUSHI and SHUN, and the karaoke-friendly structure earned strong support from many listeners.

The song was used as the theme for the TBS drama “Hotman” and reached No.

2 on the Oricon weekly chart.

It is also known for winning the Gold Award at the Japan Record Awards, making it a track that symbolizes EXILE’s early musical identity.

Why not give it a listen when you want to feel a connection with someone important?

Songs with titles starting with “To.” Introducing picks from popular hits across generations! (91–100)

Somewhere in a distant townNagayama Miho

Miho Nakayama’s 23rd single, released in November 1991, was written as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai…” in which she herself starred.

The lyrics, which echo the drama’s long-distance romance storyline, are distinctive.

They warmly express the growing longing and anxieties for a lover living far away.

The song peaked at No.

3 on the Oricon Weekly Chart and became a major hit, selling over 670,000 copies.

It’s a ballad that resonates with those who have experienced long-distance love or who are spending Christmas apart from someone special.