

What is the name of the town you are from?
Home is the place where our hearts are
Even if it is far, far away
Those white petals in the wind are cherry blossoms
Children run on the street lined with trees
Sweet breezes blow over clover fields
Where you played when you were young
The heavy rain will stop soon
And a strong sun will shine down
People plow the field
Praying for a good harvest
Please listen to the dialect of my village
It sounds so dear to me
I am far away from home now
I wish you could find the road I lost
So that my heart can follow it
Even if I can’t go back there again
When sunset tints the edge of the mountains
Music of a festival will flow in the air
Crickets sing on the river bank
Golden rice stalks swing
Villagers will drink sake
And sing and dance until late at night
“Tag, you’re it!”
Another fall goes by
Tell me about the town he is living in now
Even if I bury his memory in my heart
The echo I hear is from my home
I wish you could find the road you lost
So that your heart can follow it
Even if you can’t go back there again
Your heart belongs to your home
Home is the place where our hearts are
Even if it is far, far away
- Lyricist
Nana Yanase
- Composer
Nana Yanase
- Producer
Shingo Mimura
- Recording Engineer
Takuya Miwa
- Mixing Engineer
Takuya Miwa
- Mastering Engineer
Takuya Miwa
- Assistant Engineer
Shogo Yamane
- Guitar
Ryo Noguchi, Shingo Mimura
- Bass Guitar
Mitsuaki Hara
- Drums
Daishiro Kajiwara
- Piano
Riho Oyama
- Percussion
Ayuko Ikeda
- Choir
Riho Oyama, Ryo Noguchi

Listen to Long Way Home by Nana Yanase
Streaming / Download
- 1
The penguin's journey begins.
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Long Way Home
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- 3
Hometown (cover)
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- 4
Milky Way (Cover)
Nana Yanase
- 5
Eternal Promise
Nana Yanase
- 6
Orange
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- 7
Aozora Piano ~Playing the piano you left behind after passing away~
Nana Yanase
- 8
Heitai Okuri ~Seeing off soldiers going to war~ (Cover)
Nana Yanase
- 9
carousel (Cover)
Nana Yanase
Singer-songwriter Nana Yanase, active in Japan, has released her second self-cover album, which she spent about five years recording. In addition to rearranging original songs released from 2005 to 2015, she also covers songs by musicians she was close to, including Akira Okabe & Yukina Nakayama, Motomichi Uyama, and Kimito Saijo. The arrangements feature support band leader Riho Oyama, along with Shingo Mimura, K-suke Tanaka, and Risaburo Matsuki, and were recorded in Nara and Hokkaido with a diverse array of instruments. The title track is a new English rendition of "Ieji," originally released in 2015. Now more than 20 years since her debut, her deepened vocal expression and tightly coordinated performances are highlights of this work. While including previously released songs, the album also represents a bold attempt at new musical challenges.
Artist Profile
Nana Yanase
Nana Yanase is Japanese Singer-songwriter. Born in 1975 in Nara. 2010 ~ Priest of Buddhism Temple. She has released 7 CD albums. The songs she made has been used as a commercial song, a theme song for a game, and a song in a movie. She has been involved in a variety of activities, including a series of essays for a music magazine, book publishing, a personality on the radio program, a Buddhist lecturer, and a film production (planning, scriptwriting, music). Described as when I hear her voice, tears naturally overflow, she has a unique worldview full of inclusiveness, beautiful melodies, and compassion, and has won solid support from a wide range of people regardless of age or gender.
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