Songs about Tokyo: A collection of popular J‑Pop classics [2026]

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JUJU 'Tokyo' Music Video

There are times when we experience parting from someone important or carry anxieties about heading to a new place.

It’s in those wavering moments that JUJU’s grand ballad “Tokyo” gently stays by your side.

Released in January 2018 as her 36th single, the song also drew major attention as the theme for the film “The Last Shot in the Name of the Prayers.” In the city of Tokyo, where meetings and farewells repeat, the resolve to keep moving forward despite the sense of loss is expressed through a tender yet aching melody.

The moving music video—depicting the warm yet bittersweet farewell between a hairdresser’s daughter who moves to Tokyo and the father waiting back home—is also a must-see!

I like you.Mr.Children

Mr.Children “Kimi ga Suki” Music Video (Short ver.)

It’s a song by Mr.

Children.

Is this man spending a slow, leisurely day on a holiday balcony or something like that? In the Tokyo night sky, a single moon hangs, looking a bit uneasy.

As he gazes at that moon, he reaffirms his feelings for the one he loves…

It may be just an ordinary moment in everyday life, but that’s exactly what makes the song so lovely.

Cherry blossoms, along the path where petals swirl upElefanto Kashimashi

Elephant Kashimashi – “The Road Where Cherry Blossoms Dance Up”

A single released on March 5, 2008.

The theme song for the Tokyo Shimbun commercial.

A grand-scale sakura song that Hiroji Miyamoto took nearly a year to complete.

By introducing strings to their previously hard-edged sound, the track became a springlike piece that evokes the cherry blossom season, with beautiful, richly expressive tones.

TokyoKetsumeishi

Tokyo / Ketsumeishi - Harumokko☆ (cover)

This is a track from the 2005 album “Ketsunopolis 4.” The song is about the time before and after moving to Tokyo.

It’s a song I especially want people who are about to move to Tokyo, as well as those who are already there working hard, to listen to.

Love stories happen suddenlyOda Kazumasa

Love Story Suddenly – Kazumasa Oda

When I was in elementary school, I watched Tokyo Love Story without even understanding what real love was.

This is a song that was used in it.

Looking at the lyrics again as an adult, I’m struck by how amazing Kazumasa Oda is.

I also love the melody.

It’s been a long time since it was released, but it’s a song that never fades.

I walked home across the birthday cake.Chatmonchy

Chatmonchy “I Walked Home Across a Birthday Cake” Music Video

This song, included on the 2011 album “you more,” may seem to have a puzzling title at first glance, but its lyrics really hit home.

I think it’s a perfect anthem for young people fighting on their own in the big city for their dreams and goals.

Even on a lonely birthday, Chatmonchy is there cheering you on.

The reason is Tokyoglobe

globe from the beginning ~ orbit ~ the reason Tokyo (RADIO NEW EDIT)

A gem of a song that conveys globe’s grand worldview.

The lights and shadows of Tokyo, a vast metropolis, and the joys and loneliness of the people who live there are depicted through delicate lyrics and melody.

Tetsuya Komuro’s exceptional compositional sense and KEIKO’s crystal-clear vocals blend beautifully, resonating deeply with listeners.

Released in March 2006, the track appears on the album “deep JAZZ globe.” The lyrics vividly capture the complex emotions of urban dwellers, reading like a poem.

When you feel swallowed by the clamor of the big city, or when you find yourself longing for your hometown, give this song a listen.