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Gunka - Japanese War Songs

Gunka in Japanese means war songs or military music literally.
However, Gunka includes patriotic song, national anthem, war-time propaganda music and so on.
In short, Gunka was Japanese national music during 1868-1945.

Here is a database of Gunka.

• Thousands of enemies may come (Teki ha ikuman) 1890s.

Taisho

Showa

• Farewell, the League of Nations! (Renmei yo, saraba!) 1933.
• Banzai Hitler Youth/ Heil Hitlerjugend (Banzai Hitlerjugend) 1938.
• National Hymn "2600th Anniversary of the Imperial Era" (Kokumin hoshukuka kigen 2600 nen) 1940.
• Japanese Navy in the Greater East Asia War (Daitoa senso kaigun no uta) 1942.
• Our Target is Washington! (Mezasu wa Washington) 1943.
• Wipe out Americans and Britons (Beiei gekimetsu no uta) 1944.

• Patriotic March (Aikoku koshinkyoku) 1938.

• Field Encampment Song (Roei no uta) with English translation 1937.
• Song of the Fierce Eagles (Arawashi no uta) with English translation 1938.
• Father you were strong (Chichi yo, anata wa tsuyokatta) with English translation 1938.
• The Rising-Sun-Flag March (Hinomaru koshinkyoku) 1938.
• Through the day, throughout the week (Getsu getsu ka sui moku kin kin) with English translation 1940.
• Kato Hayabusa Fighter Wing (Kato Hayabusa sento tai) with English translation 1940.

• Japanese Army(1904) ~ New "Japanese Army" ~ Japanese Army Song(1932) (Nihon rikugun ~ Shin nihon rikugun ~ Nihon rikugun no uta) medley.

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