A classic song that sings of Yamanashi. The enduring heart of our hometown.
Yamanashi Prefecture, located right in the midst of overwhelming natural beauty—including Mount Fuji, the Fuji Five Lakes, the Yatsugatake Mountains, and the Southern Alps—has flourished as a tourist destination since ancient times.
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Classic songs celebrating Yamanashi: the heart of our hometown passed down through song (21–30)
Kofu Sōzura OndoYamanashi-ken no uta
With this one song, you can savor Yamanashi’s industry, tourism, geography—so many things.
It’s sung and loved at the annual “We Love Kofu” festival.
The fact that a dialect phrase is used just as the title makes it feel familiar and makes you want to listen.
It feels like an anthem beloved by the people of Yamanashi Prefecture.
Mount FujiYamanashi-ken Keisatsu Karāgādo-tai
As part of a “Lunchtime Concert,” the Yamanashi Prefectural Police band and color guard are performing music and a drill routine at Kofu Station.
It’s nice to see the often-intimidating prefectural police presented in a more friendly, approachable way.
The crisp flag work conveys a police-like sense of dignity.
If I Turn Around, It’s LoveMiura Tomokazu
He is from Enzan City (now Koshu City).
He started out as an idol-like figure paired with Momoe, and now thrives as a versatile actor who can even play villains.
This song was the theme for one of their duo films and is a work by Kei Ogura.
I think the relaxed, unforced singing style characteristic of Ogura suits it very well.
Flower ShadowYasuda Akiko
Kazue Omura, the lyricist, was a children’s poet from Makio Town.
This piece was written when he saw his elder sister off as she became a bride, and it was published in 1931 (Showa 6).
It evokes the gently subdued mood of the early Showa era.
You can picture a tranquil scene unique to that time—set against the landscapes of Yamanashi—of a bride riding off in a rickshaw.
Too Far AwayMizukoshi Keiko
Originally from Yamanashi Prefecture and first known as a children’s song hostess, she still performs live with great energy.
This song is one of her early works, singing of a man’s love for his lover far away—a pure, deeply embracing love that will never fade.