Get pumped with popular songs from “Okaasan to Issho”! A collection of timeless tunes everyone will want to sing together

It will be sunny tomorrow.Yuichiro Hanada, Atsuko Ono

[Songs from Okaasan to Issho] Ashita wa Hareru (covered by UtaSuta) [Osamu Sakata]

In 1999, during the month when Kentarō Hayami and Ayumi Shigemori graduated as the singing big brother and big sister on NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho,” the song “Ashita wa Hareru” was performed.

As the graduation song for a hugely popular duo, it’s perfect for farewells and new beginnings.

Its message—that graduation isn’t a sad goodbye, and that you can always remember us—really strikes a chord.

It’s also an ideal, moving song to tell children stepping onto a new path, “You’re not alone.

It’ll be okay.”

Let's go to the park.Kentaro Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori

[Song♫] Let's Go to the Park / With Mother (Covered by UtaSta) [Animated PV]

Osamu Sakata, affectionately known as a former “Uta no Onii-san” (the big brother who sings), has created many songs, and one of his most popular is “Let’s Go to the Park.” Since it was performed on the NHK program “Okaasan to Issho,” it has been sung at kindergartens and nursery schools across Japan.

The song captures the excitement of going out to the park.

There’s a call-and-response section in the middle, so it’s sure to get everyone energized when sung together.

It’s also fun to sing before heading out to the park.

Dangling AlienDaisuke Yokoyama / Takumi Mitani

Blabla Alien (Kids World)

When I listen to this song, I can’t help but want to move my body along, going “burabura~.” What kind of moves does the Burabura Alien make, anyway? Try moving your body with your child while listening to the song and become a “Burabura Alien” together!

bento boxOsamu Sakata, Yuko Kanzaki

[Hand Play] The Bento Lunch Box Song♪

We’ll pack rice balls and side dishes into a bento box.

If you sing it in modern times, you might find yourself wondering a bit about the contents of the bento, but it could be fun to actually make a bento exactly as described in the song.

Try changing the size depending on whose bento box it is, and experiment with singing in a soft voice.

Bunbun SwingDaisuke Yokoyama / Takumi Mitani

Karaoke JOYSOUND (Cover) Bunbun Branco / Daisuke Yokoyama, Takumi Mitani (original key) Tried Singing

It’s a song from September 2013 during the Takumi Mitani & Daisuke Yokoyama era.

The lyrics are by Inko Saito, and the music is by Akihiro Yūki.

With the swing—something everyone played on as a child—as its theme, the song charmingly yet powerfully portrays the image of swinging ever higher and ever farther.

Gacha-gocha-gumbo!Daisuke Yokoyama / Takumi Mitani

Karaoke JOYSOUND (Cover) Gacha-Gocha Gumbo! / Daisuke Yokoyama, Takumi Mitani (Original key) Tried singing

It sings that when you put various things together and mix them, all kinds of soups are created.

They throw in anything—food, emotions, you name it.

But each time, the flavor changes, teaching the children about many wonderful tastes.

It’s a song you’ll want to sing while cooking.

Kantarō the North Wind KidDaisuke Yokoyama / Takumi Mitani

Kantaro the North Wind Kid (Mixed Chorus) 2008

I’m sure everyone has heard this song at least once, right? It’s so popular that you always hear it in winter, or a family member hums it.

If Dad and Mom sing it, it seems like it would really capture their interest.