Songs with titles starting with “To.” A selection from popular tracks across generations!
When it comes to songs that start with “To,” what songs come to mind for you?
There are plenty of classic tracks titled “Tokyo,” and you can probably think of many song titles that begin with words like “Time” (Toki) or “Friend” (Tomo) as well.
In this article, we’ll introduce lots of songs that start with “To.”
Use this as a handy guide not only for song-title shiritori, but also when you’re stuck choosing songs for karaoke shiritori, where you link the last letter of each song title to the next.
All right, let’s dive in!
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Songs with titles starting with 'To'. Introducing popular tracks across generations! (181–190)
Tokyo Olympic OndoHaruo Minami
This is a piece composed to commemorate the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, using the rhythm of a traditional Japanese ondo.
It celebrates the joy of the Olympic festival and the mingling of people from around the world, weaving in expressions that evoke Japan’s nature and culture.
Thanks to Haruo Minami’s enthusiastic promotional efforts, it became a major hit, selling about 1.
3 million copies by the end of 1964.
The work can be seen as a song that both expresses the joy of hosting the Olympics and offers encouragement to all participants, serving to introduce Japan’s festival culture to the world.
Tokyo DesertKiyoshi Maekawa
This is Tokyo Sabaku, the smash hit released in 1976 by Hiroshi Uchiyamada and the Cool Five, later performed solo by Kiyoshi Maekawa and even showcased at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen—truly a masterpiece among masterpieces! From the intro that seems to sob with melancholy to the lyrics of “Tokyo Desert,” which evoke urban loneliness yet a determination to keep living here, Maekawa’s dramatic, heartfelt singing is superb.
It’s often used in commercials, so many in the younger generation have probably heard it at least once.
It’s also a karaoke favorite, though the vocal range is very wide, leaping from quite low notes to high ones in one sweep, so singing the melody smoothly is by no means easy.
That said, the tune itself is very easy to remember, so try it out while adjusting the key to suit your voice.
Fly! GrendizerIsao Sasaki
This is a heroic anthem characterized by a powerful melody and a message that resonates with the heart.
Depicting the exploits of a protagonist and a robot who protect the peace of Earth, the work’s gallant tone vividly expresses a deep appreciation for the planet’s beauty and the preciousness of peace.
Isao Sasaki’s passionate vocals convey courage and hope in the face of invaders from space.
Released in 1975, it was used as the opening theme for the TV anime UFO Robo Grendizer, which aired from that same year through 1977.
It was re-released in June 1998.
Highly recommended for those who want to thrill to the tale of a hero fighting for peace or draw energy from a fiery sense of justice.
birdAyako Fuji
Ayako Fuji is strongly associated with kimono, so many people may have been surprised to see this music video where she drives a Roadster herself in a trench coat and sunglasses.
This song, “Tori” (Bird), is a cover of a classic by Kosetsu Minami, released in 2022, and it drew attention because Minami himself produced it.
Fuji’s performance is truly wonderful: she virtually sets aside enka-style techniques and, against a poignant, melancholic backdrop of elegant strings and acoustic guitar, delivers a restrained and delicate vocal.
It’s the kind of song that demands expressiveness more than technical prowess, yet the melody line is quite singable, making it approachable even for newcomers to enka.
Tonton Tomato-chanLyrics/Composition: Rie Hamada
The bright, rhythmic tune played on NHK E-Tele’s preschool program is truly charming.
This heartwarming melody, themed around hide-and-seek, is designed to spark babies’ curiosity—much like the peekaboo game “Inai Inai.
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Baa!” Its catchy, rhythmic phrases are easy to remember and packed with fun elements that parents and children can hum along to together.
First broadcast in 2009, the song was included on albums such as “Inai Inai Baa! Bun Bun Bukyuun!” As a popular track used in the show’s mini-animation segment, it’s loved by many children.
It’s a highly recommended song for creating warm moments with your child—swaying to the rhythm and clapping along together!
More than friends, less than loversMatsumura Kanau
A song that delicately portrays the inner conflict between the desire to grow closer and the anxiety that keeps you from taking that first step.
The frustration of romantic feelings sprouting from a close friendship, and the pain of being unable to confess those feelings, are fully conveyed through Kanau Matsumura’s clear, translucent vocals.
Released in July 2022, the track sparked a major response on social media and has surpassed 5 million views on YouTube.
It has drawn attention as a song that deeply resonates with those struggling in a mutual but hesitant relationship, where both feel the same yet can’t move forward.
Becoming lovers can mean losing something precious; that’s why some choose to keep things as they are.
This song is recommended for anyone who relates to such complex emotions.
Tokyo Double SuicideAzusagawa
A track that grips the heart with the cries of souls seeking salvation in a dark, cold metropolis.
While seething with fierce anger and nihilism toward modern society, the protagonist’s hunger for true love is woven with powerful lyricism.
Released as a digital single in September 2024, this work was carefully crafted over the course of more than a year through the collaboration of Ms.
Azusagawa and Mr.
Yoshihisa Hirata, with whom she has long been acquainted.
Set against the backdrop of a ruined Tokyo night, this love story will quietly and deeply resonate with those who feel loneliness and emptiness in the city.