is a popular Japanese

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General

The song was composed for the that took place in

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in 1970. The song appeared on the popular

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released by the folk group on February 5, 1971, becoming nationally known. In September 1973, Sumiko Yamagata released a reprise of the song in the album . Shoji Hashimoto, the editor of the publishing house Kyouiku Geijutsu-sha, decided to include the song in a choir textbook, causing it to be sung by choirs across Japan. By the second half of the 1970s, most people in Japan were familiar with the song. Megumi Yokota once sang this song at a school competition. The song was chosen as the official theme of the national team of Japan during the

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. A version of this song performed by Megumi Hayashibara is part of the soundtrack for the 2009 anime film '' Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance'' by Hideaki Anno.

Covers

Many Japanese artists have released a cover version of this song: * Babymetal * D=OUT * Sayaka Ichii with Yūko Nakazawa * Kazumasa Oda *

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