A selection of Takuro Yoshida’s moving masterpieces: timeless monuments of folk music that will never fade.
Takuro Yoshida has long been a driving force in Japan’s folk scene.
Even after stepping back from his career as an active artist in 2022, his songs continue to live on in the hearts of many.
In February 2026, there was delightful news: “Takuro Yoshida’s All Night Nippon Premium” was broadcast, and a concert—the first in seven years since 2019—was announced! What is the charm of Takuro’s sound that transcends generations? Through numerous masterpieces he created—such as “Let’s Get Married,” “Tabi no Yado,” and “Don’t Talk About Life”—we look back on the legacy he carved into the history of Japanese pop music.
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A selection of Takuro Yoshida’s moving masterpieces. A timeless monument of folk music (41–50)
Song of Yoshida Townyoshida takurou
This song was composed in 1991 at the request of the volunteer group “Wakamono Republic” in Yoshida Town, Niigata Prefecture, who approached him because of the shared name Yoshida and asked for “a song that would be a source of hope and nourishment for the townspeople’s hearts.” It has none of the festive feel of a typical town-promotion song, and perhaps Takuro Yoshida even overlaid elements of the life he himself has carried.
A selection of Takuro Yoshida’s moving masterpieces: an eternal, unfading monument of folk music (51–60)
afterglowyoshida takurou
For those moments on your way home from work or school when you think, “Man, I’m beat today,” I recommend Takuro Yoshida’s Yubae (Evening Glow).
Included on the album Yoshidacho no Uta, this song was chosen as the theme for the film Keisho-hai starring Hiroyuki Sanada.
Its refreshing melody pairs perfectly with the sight of the slowly setting sun.
Even on days when everything felt tough, you can let it dissolve into the coming night and reset for tomorrow.
If you’re heading home thinking, “I gave it my all today!” let this song help lift your spirits.
Cynthiayoshida takurou
It’s a duet with Saori Minami from a TV music show.
For Takuro Yoshida—known for his jeans-and-denim look—to perform with an idol was, in the context of the folk boom at the time, something like reaching its peak.
The song itself is good and quite memorable.
pureyoshida takurou
Sakigake!! Cromartie High School is a laid-back gag manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, about an honor student named Takashi Kamiyama who enrolls at Cromartie High School, a den of delinquents.
When it was adapted into a TV anime, the theme song was performed by Takuro Yoshida.
What the Beatles taught meyoshida takurou
I didn’t know there was a song with such a bold title.
But the song itself is pure American folk and doesn’t evoke the Beatles.
No matter where you start listening, it’s a Takuro Yoshida song through and through, with the saxophone standing out alongside the guitar.
My good friendyoshida takurou
The original is by Hiroshi Kamayatsu, so you could say it’s a wonderful song performed by two giants of the folk scene.
Unusually for folk, the drums leave a stronger impression than the guitar.
The drumming is monotonous, but it showcases a distinct character and adds a great accent to the song.
Run toward tomorrowyoshida takurou
The intro guitar has a classic folk-song opening, and it also feels like American country music.
Takuro Yoshida, revered as a god of Japanese folk, has been a great artist who has been writing masterpieces since back then and continues to do so even now.