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Recommended songs about mountains: classic and popular tracks for mountaineering and mountain songs

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Deputy Editor of the web media RAG MUSIC. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. In my student days, I studied broadly at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, covering sound, lighting, and video technology, and acquired skills from comprehensive stage production to the fundamentals of creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, and have consistently built my career on the production side, taking on diverse tasks centered around music. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting in my own way, as well as insights and discoveries from interacting with my kids every day. I hope I can be of help to you, even just a little!

Mountains are popular spots that people of all ages—from children to seniors—can enjoy through activities like climbing and hiking.

When you take in the majestic scenery and beautiful nature, your mind and body feel refreshed, and everyday worries and stress can start to seem small—you might even wonder, “Why was I so worried in the first place?”

In this article, we’ll introduce songs themed around mountains.

It’s packed with tracks you’ll want to sing with friends in the mountains and songs you’ll want to listen to before a hike.

By listening, you might get a sense of why so many people are so captivated by mountains.

Recommended songs about mountains: classic and popular tracks for mountaineering and mountain songs (21–30)

Mountain WaltzLyrics by: Yoshiko Kayama / Music by: Akira Yuyama

[Children’s Song] Mountain Waltz♪

Yama no Waltz Lyrics: Yoshiko Kayama / Music: Akira Yuyama

There are many children’s songs about mountains, and among them, “Yama no Waltz” is one of the classics.

It has also been sung on the hugely popular E-Tele children’s program “Okaasan to Issho,” so it’s likely a familiar tune even for little kids.

In the lyrics, different animals arrive at the mountain kindergarten at different times of day, making it perfect for helping children learn how to tell time.

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The mountain is smiling.Yusuke Hashiri

Yusuke Hashiri / The mountain is smiling

The mountains are smiling — Yusuke Hashiri

In 2016, a new national holiday called Mountain Day was established for the first time in 20 years.

To commemorate this, “Yama ga, Warattera” (The Mountains Are Smiling) by HAYASHI Yusuke, an enka singer from Hokkaido, was produced and released as the “Song of Mountain Day.” With its bold, rock-style electric guitar sound and powerful vocals, the track conveys a sense of the mountains’ grandeur.

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Recommended songs about mountains: classic and popular tracks about mountaineering and mountain songs (31–40)

Shane / The Call of the Faraway HillsIzumi Yukimura

Izumi　Yukimura　-　THE CALL OF THE FAR AWAY HILLS

Shane / The Call of the Far Mountains Yizumi Yukimura

Shane is an American Western film set in the mountains, released in 1953.

The film’s theme song, The Call for Far-away Hills, has a Japanese version performed by Izumi Yukimura titled Harukanaru Yama no Yobigoe (The Call of the Far-off Mountains).

Hearing the lyric “the mountains are calling” makes you want to go climbing, doesn’t it? Inspired by this song, director Yoji Yamada also made a film with the same title, Harukanaru Yama no Yobigoe.

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Fujiyama MamaIzumi Yukimura

Izumi Yukimura ♪Fujiyama Mama♪ 1958 78rpm record. HMV Model No. 102 Gramophone

Fujiyama Mama Izumi Yukimura

This song, Fujiyama Mama, was written early in the career of American songwriter Earl Solomon Burroughs, also known as Jack Hammer.

It became a hit as it was passed down and performed by many singers, and its title led to numerous covers by Japanese musicians as well.

Among the most famous is Izumi Yukimura’s version, whose lyrics interweave Japanese and English to convey the powerful presence of Mount Fuji.

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Mount HarunaKaori Mizumori

Haruna Mountain by Kaori Mizumori

Kaori Mizumori from Haruna Mountain and Water Forest

The singer is Kaori Mizumori, an enka performer known as the Queen of Local Songs for singing many tracks that feature place names.

Because of this, she also serves as a goodwill and tourism ambassador in various regions.

The song title, Mount Haruna, refers to a mountain in Gunma Prefecture in the Kanto region.

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In conclusion

We introduced some mountain songs.

Did you find any you’d like to sing with your companions while climbing or hiking? There may have been some songs you weren’t familiar with.

Mountain songs express a variety of feelings toward the mountains.

If you have plans to go climbing or hiking, why not listen to them beforehand?