Koi Seyo Metoba Memories of the Metoba River

Title: Koi Seyo Metoba Memories of Metoba River

Set in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, this song portrays a bittersweet memory of first love along the Metoba River.
Famous local places such as Yohashira Shrine, Nawate Street, Genchi Well, and Agata-no-Mori Park appear as fragments of a landscape that gradually transforms into an emotional map of youth and loss.

The story follows a girl who once wished to become a bird, and another who eventually learns she no longer needs wings. Between desire and acceptance flows the Metoba Riverquietly carrying away words left unspoken and time that can never return.

The river becomes both a witness and a metaphor: it washes away everything, yet preserves the weight of what cannot be forgotten.

Though rooted in a specific place, this song is not limited to one story.
It reflects the lingering echoes of first love that everyone carries somewhere within their memory.

Goodbye, Metoba.
My youth is gone