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!
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Songs with titles starting with “To.” Introducing picks from popular hits across generations! (201–210)
Tokyo Olympic OndoMinami Haruo
This is a piece composed to commemorate the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, using the rhythm of a traditional Japanese ondo.
It celebrates the joy of the Olympic festival and the mingling of people from around the world, weaving in expressions that evoke Japan’s nature and culture.
Thanks to Haruo Minami’s enthusiastic promotional efforts, it became a major hit, selling about 1.3 million copies by the end of 1964.
The work can be seen as a song that both expresses the joy of hosting the Olympics and offers encouragement to all participants, serving to introduce Japan’s festival culture to the world.
Which one will you choose?hiroki
“Hey, which will you choose?” This Vocaloid track forces the ultimate decision.
It’s a song by Vocaloid producer hiroki., released in August 2025.
In just about one minute, the adorable vocals of Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto burst forth in a highly addictive dance tune.
You’ll get hooked by the relentless rhythm and the melody that, once you hear it, loops in your head.
One more thing: if you want to enjoy every last detail of this work, be sure to turn on YouTube’s subtitles!
Tonight TonightEGOIST
A track with a fantastical, dreamy worldview that melts into the stillness of midnight.
It’s a collaboration with ANIMAL HACK, included on the EP “BANG!!!” celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut.
The song paints an inner landscape swaying between dream and reality at 2 a.m.
You’ll be drawn into a world where the aching sadness of something precious fading coexists with a sanctity like an angel’s voice.
On sleepless nights, if you listen quietly alone and let your thoughts wander, you may feel your heart being gently purified.
Sometimes, a tale from long ago — from Porco RossoKatō Tokiko
This is a work written and composed by Tokiko Kato herself, whose warm yet faintly bittersweet worldview evokes a deep nostalgia for days of youth gone by.
As it searches for an unseen future, it conjures scenes of passionate conversations with friends—memories many listeners will find echoing their own.
The song was included on the album “MY STORY / Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi wo,” released in February 1987, and is also known as the ending theme of the 1992 film Porco Rosso.
The piano arrangement used in the film, with its striking timbre, gently lets you linger in the afterglow of the story.
With its calm melody, it’s also great to play as background music when you want to focus on work.
Oh timeHoshino Gen
The 4th album from Gen Hoshino, who also showcases his multifaceted talents as an actor and writer.
It’s a masterpiece brimming with vitality, as if he’s expressing with his whole being the joy of making music after overcoming a serious illness.
The sound—an homage to Black music like soul and funk, sublimated into J-pop through a distinctly Japanese sensibility—is irresistibly pleasing.
Packed with numerous TV drama theme songs and winner of multiple awards including the CD Shop Award, this album shines.
Its irresistibly bright dance numbers lift the listener’s spirits and add color to everyday life.
It’s the perfect record to keep by your side when you want to boost your mood.
To be feat. Daichi MiuraØMI
A work that feels like a soulful dialogue woven by two of Japan’s foremost vocalists.
An epic ballad released in July 2025, with ØMI inviting Daichi Miura as a featured artist.
Over a warm yet dignified track crafted by UTA, they sing a powerful message: beyond life’s struggles and solitude, there is always light.
The way their vocals—combining delicacy and strength—melt together feels as if pain is turning into kindness.
It’s a song that gently nudges you forward when you hit a wall and feel like stopping.
TriggerBreathe my Words
As a metalcore band hailing from Kobe, Breathe my Words left a striking mark on the scene.
Formed in 2015, they specialized in a heavy yet technical sound centered on aggressive guitar riffs.
They kicked off their activities with the KING EP released the same year, and in 2017 unveiled the classic TRIGGER.
However, in March 2018—just after receiving high acclaim—they went on an indefinite hiatus.
If you’re drawn to the raw energy of youthful impulse and the brutal sound rooted in deathcore, you’re sure to be hooked.