Recommended summer songs for people in their 90s: A collection of Showa-era summer tracks [2025]

As of 2025, those of you in your 90s are people who spent your teenage years during the difficult times of the war and postwar period.

After reaching adulthood, the era of rapid economic growth arrived, and you lived through the turbulent Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras.

So, what songs come to mind when you think of summer? In this article, we’ve researched and compiled songs that 90-year-olds might remember—from children’s songs and choral pieces from their youth to popular tunes and enka they likely enjoyed as adults.

It’s designed to be enjoyable for three generations of a family, so please take this opportunity to have a look.