[2025] Bon Odori songs every kid knows! A roundup of fun festival tunes
Bon Odori, a quintessential summer tradition! Festival stalls sell games and delicious food, making it hugely popular with kids.
Here, we’ll introduce a variety of wonderful Bon Odori songs—from tunes children already know to unique arrangements of J-pop and Western music.
Lots of new songs are appearing, too.
Don’t worry if you’re not sure about the dance steps—what matters is having fun.
Kids and adults alike, be sure to join in Bon Odori and make some great memories!
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[2025] Bon Odori songs every child knows! A fun roundup of festival tunes (11–20)
Ultraman Ondo
It’s a fun number that mixes the world of tokusatsu heroes with the rhythm of bon odori.
The presence of Ultraman—familiar to everyone—overlaps with the music and captures children’s hearts.
Adding choreography to the “signature pose” lines in the lyrics makes it easy to enjoy even for first-time festival-goers.
The drums and percussion in the background evoke the feeling of summer and bring liveliness to the whole track.
The vocals are dynamic, with clear shifts between sections that make it thoroughly engaging to listen to.
It’s highly recommended not only for kids who love Ultraman, but also for anyone in the mood to soak up a festive atmosphere.
Dance, Dore, Dora, Doraemon Ondo
When it comes to festival songs that adults and kids can enjoy together, “Odore Dore Dora Doraemon Ondo” is the go-to.
It’s featured in the widely known anime Doraemon, beloved across generations, and highlights the adorable voices of children.
It’s perfect as background music for food stalls and events at summer festivals.
The song has a nostalgic sound reminiscent of kayōkyoku and enka.
The choreography that matches the humorous lyrics is relatively easy, so even kids who aren’t used to dancing can pick it up with no trouble.
It’s a great idea to practice for a few days and show it off at the Bon Odori!
Sumikkogurashi Ondo
“Sumikko Gurashi Ondo” is a fun festival dance song that expresses the world of Sumikko Gurashi through music.
It charmingly introduces the distinctive traits of its unique characters—like Tonkatsu, Shirokuma, Tokage, and Neko—while encouraging everyone to join in and dance together, which is particularly memorable.
Since its release in November 2018, it has become a fan favorite, often used at Sumikko Gurashi events and promotions.
Be sure to try dancing to it at summer festivals and events—kids and adults alike can enjoy it together! It also sounds fun to get creative with the choreography and come up with your own original dance.
Pikachu Ondo
Pikachu, the hugely popular character from the kids’ anime Pokémon (Pocket Monsters).
How about trying the Bon Odori dance to “Pikachu Ondo,” where even Pikachu dances cutely? The lyrics introduce what kind of Pokémon Pikachu is.
In the official choreography, there are unique moves that mimic Pikachu’s distinctive features like its ears and cheeks, as well as choreography inspired by Pikachu’s signature move, Thunder—super unique! While it has the traditional Bon Odori melody, it also includes pop elements that kids can enjoy, so be sure to give it a try!
Daruma-chan Ondo
Many children have probably read the Daruma-chan picture book series at nursery school, kindergarten, or at home.
Daruma-chan Ondo was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first work in the series, Daruma-chan and Tengu-chan.
The lyrics depict a Bon Odori scene with the sounds of drums and flutes and hand movements for dancing.
Various characters from the picture books also appear, so children who know the stories will likely feel especially excited to join in the dance.
Mottainai Grandma Ondo
“Mottainai Grandma” is a hugely popular picture book series.
This song is the “Mottainai Grandma Ondo,” which teaches how to avoid wastefulness, making it perfect for summer festivals and Bon dances! It’s fun to dance to, and it also helps educate kids about saving and not being wasteful, so it’s a festival song you’ll want to keep handy.
It’s also widely known, so we recommend including this song in Bon dances where children participate.
[2025] Bon Odori songs that even kids know! A fun collection of festival songs (21–30)
Ebi-Kanix Bon Dance
The kids’ smash hit “Ebi Kanix” has been turned into an ondo dance! It has plenty of aerobics-style exercise elements, so it’s a great recommendation when you want to dance happily with children.
It’s set to a relaxed rhythm that anyone can enjoy, making it fun to dance at summer festivals and Bon Odori, too.
The gist is, “Let’s all become shrimp and crabs and dance!”—so if the children understand that theme, it’ll be even more exciting.