[Japan’s Tallest Mountain] Famous songs about Mount Fuji: recommended popular tracks
Mount Fuji is so deeply rooted in everyone’s hearts that you could call it one of Japan’s symbols.
If you’ve seen it in person, you especially understand its grandeur.
In this article, I’ve gathered songs themed around “Mount Fuji,” ranging from serious pieces to playful tunes.
From works beloved since long ago, to songs created in response to its World Heritage listing, to appearances as a subject in J-pop—Mount Fuji is sung about from many angles.
You might even find a song by that artist—the one that’ll make you do a double take.
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[Japan’s Tallest Mountain] Famous songs about Mount Fuji: Recommended popular tracks (21–30)
Land of FujiTsuyoshi Nagabuchi
Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi’s “Fuji no Kuni,” a song about Mount Fuji, was released in 2015 as his 50th single.
He has said the inspiration came when, after visiting the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, he felt he next had to go to Mount Fuji.
Listening to the lyrics, which overlap the sunlight rising over the summit of Mount Fuji—Japan’s highest peak—with the Yamato spirit raised under the Hinomaru flag, makes me proud to have been born Japanese.
It is a work I hope will be passed down to future generations.
Mount FujiDenki Groove
One of Denki Groove’s signature tracks, showcasing their one-of-a-kind electronic dance music.
It’s a song that simply chants the height of Mount Fuji over and over, yet somehow never gets boring all the way to the end.
At live shows, Pierre Taki dons a Mount Fuji headpiece and captivates the crowd with a powerful performance, while the audience amps things up by leaping as high as they can—making it a fan favorite.
The song’s defining trait may be the overwhelming sense of euphoria it delivers, as if saying, “How’s this for exhilaration?”
It’s Mount Fuji.Tokiko Kato
It was created in the hope that Mount Fuji would be registered as a World Heritage site.
With lyrics by Yu Aku and music by Tokiko Kato—such an illustrious team—you can feel their strong desire for the registration.
The song conveys the beautiful, majestic figure of Fuji, no matter when, where, or how you see it.
It truly is a source of pride for Japan.
Mt. Fuji is always here.
A beloved civic song of Fujiyoshida City in Yamanashi Prefecture.
It is a work by the popular duo: lyrics by Tokiko Iwatani and music by Taku Izumi.
The song vividly and refreshingly portrays the beauty of a town at the foot of Mount Fuji, like a single painted picture.
It’s a piece that conjures the scenery and makes you want to visit the place.
Kaguya-hime, the goddess of FujiFuji City Children's Choir
This is the theme song of the Mt.
Fuji Kaguya-hime Museum.
In Fuji City, there is a legend that Princess Kaguya is a celestial maiden of Mt.
Fuji, and on snowy days, her figure is said to appear on the surface of the mountain.
The connection between Mt.
Fuji and Princess Kaguya… it’s mysterious and romantic, isn’t it?
Hometown of the Heart ~ Mount Fuji ~Mieko Nishijima
This “Hometown of the Heart — Mount Fuji” was written and composed by Mieko Nishijima and released in 2013.
Nishijima is the artist whose second single, “Ikegami Line,” released in 1976, became a hit.
As she currently lives in Shizuoka Prefecture, I imagine she chose to sing about the familiar Mount Fuji.
Listening to this song reminds me that, as a Japanese person, Mount Fuji is deeply etched in my heart as a spiritual hometown.
The song conveys both strength and gentleness, as if the mountain always stays by your side whenever something happens.
Gotemba City Song
It clearly shows that Gotemba City is a town sustained by the spirit, beauty, and nature of Mt.
Fuji.
You might even feel that the clear singing voices were nurtured by the mountain.
It’s a land with beautiful water and an image of crisp, sunny skies.
Gotemba City is a place that, in every way, exists together with Mt.
Fuji.