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Nihon no Uta Hyakusen (日本の歌百選, "collection of 100 Japanese songs") is a selection of songs and nursery rhymes widely beloved in Japan, sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Parents-Teachers Association of Japan. A poll was held in 2006 choosing the songs from a list of 895. The results were announced in 2007.
Ringo no Uta differs compared to the initial concepts for Soyokaze.Although Soyokaze is a heartwarming film featuring a variety of songs and a love story, the film script originally had a strong nationalistic slant, intended to promote jingoistic ideas to a wartime Japanese audience.
Warabe uta (童歌) are traditional Japanese songs, similar to nursery rhymes. [1] They are often sung as part of traditional children's games.They are described as a form of min'yo: traditional Japanese songs, usually sung without accompanying instruments.
The terms "nursery rhyme" and "children's song" emerged in the 1820s, although this type of children's literature previously existed with different names such as Tommy Thumb Songs and Mother Goose Songs. [1] The first known book containing a collection of these texts was Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, which was published by Mary Cooper in 1744 ...
Pages in category "Songs in Japanese" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,454 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1. ‘Turning Japanese’ by The Vapors (1980) When “Turning Japanese” came out in 1980, some people found it offensive because they believed the song was about touching one’s private area.
It was called “The Red Bird Movement”, referring to a progressive children's literature magazine Akai tori (赤い鳥, "Red Bird"), which published the songs. The songs were called dōyō , and they were later introduced in textbooks throughout Japan, becoming an essential part of the nation’s musical education.