Children’s songs, school songs, and nursery rhymes with a river theme. Beloved classics about nostalgic watersides.

Children’s songs and school songs that entrust the babbling and flow of rivers to music are filled with a unique sentiment that deeply resonates with the Japanese heart.

From nostalgic tunes hummed in childhood to memorable songs learned at school, many people still remember river-themed pieces even as adults.

In this article, we introduce works that sing of the river’s beauty as it changes with the seasons and of the creatures that live in and around it.

Please enjoy as you bask in fond memories.