Credits:

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band.Tokyo/Miyake Yukari,Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band.Tokyo

Description:

Yukari Miyake, the "Diva of the Maritime Self-Defense Force," sings beautiful Japanese lyrics and the delicate Japanese heart in her latest album, which is rich in emotion. The Tokyo Olympics are only 3 years away! This latest album is full of beautiful Japanese landscapes, and is presented at a time when there is much to reflect on Japan, its culture, and the heart of the Japanese people. The songs representing Japan are performed with heart and soul by a leading Japanese band and its vocalist. Japanese songs composed on highly literary poems, children's songs that have developed uniquely in Japan, and hit songs that can be called "national songs" are carefully selected. New arrangements by top composers that further enhance the abilities of the JMSDF Tokyo Band and Yukari Miyake, pioneers of the "brass band and song" style. The album also features the academic face of soprano Yukari Miyake in Japanese songs and children's songs, and in hit songs selected as one of the 100 best songs of Japan, she challenges herself to sing songs in lower keys such as "Autumn Cherry Blossoms," "Like a Stream on the River," and "Ii Hi Tabidachi" to show the new charm of Miyake's beautiful voice.