Songs that soothe the anxieties I had when I first moved to Tokyo. Classic Japanese hits and recommended popular tracks.
When you start living away from the place you know best, everything feels new and it’s easy to get anxious.
So I’ve put together some music to help you get through that kind of situation.
Even if you feel uneasy after moving to the city, listening to this music will blow those feelings away.
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Songs that soothe the anxiety I felt when I had just moved to Tokyo. Classic J‑pop masterpieces and recommended popular tracks (21–30).
HeroesKato Miria
Even if you leave the friends you spent your days with, move to Tokyo, start feeling anxious, and miss them, remember that everyone feels the same worries, and we promised to grow and meet again—so let’s do our best.
This song is the one that encourages and comforts you in that way.
Welcome back.ayaka
Released in 2008 as Ayaka’s eighth single.
Chosen as the theme song for Fuji TV’s Tuesday 9 p.m.
drama “Absolute Boyfriend: The Perfect Lover Robot,” it reached No.
6 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
It’s a song that brings peace of mind, conveying that even after moving to Tokyo, there is always a gentle place to return to—your hometown.
ContrailAmuro Namie
There are times when nothing goes right and you can’t help but cry.
But the feelings behind those tears may be helping someone, or saving someone somewhere else.
As those chains of people connecting continue, they wash away the anxieties of just having moved to the city.
That’s the kind of song this is.
To MomAI
As the title suggests, this is a song sung for a mother, and a mother is a great presence to everyone.
When you listen to a song that brings to mind the mother who always watches over you like the sun, warmly encouraging you and filling you with gratitude, it soothes your anxieties and helps you move forward again.
Tokyo HymnBUMP OF CHICKEN
This is a BUMP OF CHICKEN song that wraps up the anxieties you feel right after moving to Tokyo, radiating warmth.
Even if you’re bewildered by your new life in the big city, this track will surely give you courage.
Included on the album “Present from You,” it was released in June 2008.
With BUMP OF CHICKEN’s signature delicate emotional expression and soothing melodic lines, it resonates deeply with listeners.
It’s highly recommended not only for those feeling uneasy in a new environment, but also for anyone about to move to Tokyo.
The more you listen, the more you’ll feel its strength pushing you to take that first step in a new place.
Dream EaterOtsuka Ai
This is a song that charges straight ahead as you journey in pursuit of your dreams.
It makes you feel like you can overcome anything as you are now! The track became the theme song for a film starring Ai Otsuka, and it surely inspired many people to want to move to Tokyo.
sunflowerKimura Kaera
This song is unusual for Kaela Kimura.
She usually releases bright, poppy, fun tracks, but this song, Himawari (Sunflower), is quite calm and was even used in a film.
Sunflowers lift your spirits just by looking at them.
And when you listen to this song, it feels as if a drop of light shines into your anxiety, filling you with warmth and bringing deep comfort.