Sayuri Ishikawa’s Most Popular Karaoke Songs Ranking [2025]
Speaking of Sayuri Ishikawa, she is such a famous enka singer that there’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know her.
She debuted in 1973 and has released many songs over more than 40 years of her singing career.
Here, we will introduce her popular songs in a ranking format.
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Sayuri Ishikawa’s Most Popular Karaoke Songs Ranking [2025] (1–10)
Donpan-bushiSayuri Ishikawa8rank/position
This folk song is one of the best-known representative pieces of Akita folk music nationwide, and it is also popular as a song in which the singer can improvise the lyrics.
In addition, this song is almost always heard at Bon Odori venues as a Bon dance song.
It might be nice to try singing it as if you were dancing the Bon Odori.
human dramaSayuri Ishikawa9rank/position
Human Moyo (Human Patterns), with lyrics by Aku Yū and music by Sugimoto Mahito, is a single released by Sayuri Ishikawa in 2003.
It’s a love song in a major key that feels bright yet somehow wistful, featuring warmly toned guitar and Ishikawa’s intimate, conversational singing—such a lovely combination.
It’s also very popular for karaoke, and many people likely have it in their repertoire.
The characteristic enka-style vocal ornamentation (kobushi) is used relatively lightly, and the song includes J-pop elements, making it approachable even for beginners to enka.
Among Ishikawa’s songs, the pitch range is set on the lower side, so it’s easier to sing for those who struggle with high notes.
Harbor Pier DrizzleSayuri Ishikawa10rank/position
The single song “Hatoba Shigure,” released in 1985, is a local tune set at Tonosho Port on Shodoshima in Kagawa Prefecture.
It became a milestone masterpiece that marked Ishikawa’s transition into a mature enka singer, winning the 27th Japan Record Award and being performed at the 36th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, following life experiences such as marriage and the birth of her first daughter.
A commemorative monument was erected in 1992 in Tonosho Town, Shōzu District, Kagawa Prefecture, and in 2012 a monument honoring Osamu Yoshioka, who wrote the lyrics, was also built on Shodoshima.
Hugely popular in karaoke, the song exudes the classic, heartfelt feel of traditional enka, and those accustomed to singing enka should be able to handle it with ease.
As the song builds, the pitch gradually rises, then drops to a deep note before climbing again.
Take your time and sing carefully to avoid going off pitch as the melody intensifies!
Sayuri Ishikawa Karaoke Popular Songs Ranking [2025] (11–20)
Love Song of Kaze no BonSayuri Ishikawa11rank/position
This is a single released by Sayuri Ishikawa in 1989, a local song themed around the “Owara Kaze no Bon” festival held every September in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture.
Inspired by Osamu Takahashi’s romance novel “Kaze no Bon Koiuta,” it conveys a sense of poignancy and melancholy.
It has become one of Sayuri Ishikawa’s signature songs, winning the Best Vocal Performance at the 31st Japan Record Awards.