Utabane (うたばね)

Japanese children's songs, sung with care

New singles

Much-loved songs, newly sung

Utabane brings the Japanese children's songs every family knows to a new generation: classic dōyō in warm, carefully produced recordings, sung by Yoko Hiramatsu.

むすんでひらいて — Utabane

むすんでひらいて

Musunde Hiraite · “Close, Then Open”

Close your hands, open your hands: the clapping song every Japanese preschool knows.

Coming soon to streaming
どんぐりころころ — Utabane

どんぐりころころ

Donguri Korokoro · “Rolling Acorn”

An acorn tumbles into a pond and makes a new friend. One of Japan's best-loved children's songs.

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From the makers of Toddler Tunes

Utabane is the Japanese sister project of Toddler Tunes, our English-language music for little ones.