Masayoshi Yamazaki: Top 5 songs

A hit-maker of considerable standing, Masayoshi Yamasaki picks his top 5 Japanese songs

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Masayoshi Yamazaki: Top 5 songs

Masayoshi Yamazaki

山崎まさよし
Musician
Following success in the 1991 Kitty Film audition, Yamazaki came to Tokyo in 1992 to pursue a music career, signing with a major label three years later. He has been a hugely successful artist ever since, regularly hitting big on the country's Oricon charts.

Sayuri Ishikawa: Amagi Goe
石川さゆり『天城越え』
'I like Sayuri’s spirited voice.'


Nursery rhyme: Oboro Tsukiyo
童謡『おぼろ月夜』
'The song brings to mind dark, moonlit scenery...'


Southern All Stars: Manatsu No Kajitsu
サザンオールスターズ『真夏の果実』
'I want someone to say to me “I will always love you”, like in the lyrics.'


Akihiro Miwa: Yoitomake No Uta 美和明宏『よいとまけの歌』
YOITOMAKE NO UTA - BYAKUJU

'A song that supported the Japan of today.'


Masashi Sada: Kampaku Sengen
さだまさし『関白宣言』
Kanpaku Sengen - Sada Masashi Best

'I feel the same way as the lyrics.'


Translated by Time Out Tokyo Editors
Please note: All information is correct at the time of writing but is subject to change without notice.

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