Sparkling, echoing bell arpeggio introduces this bright, positive, retro-inspired synth pop with warm, buzzy synth pads, driving drum machine, shamisen, soaring fue and mixed vocals (source track: Tankou Bushi, KPM WM40-4)

Bold, cinematic remix opens with heavy drum loop and driving shamisen, building with bass, crunchy Rhodes piano, strings, fue and female vocal to epic, dramatic finale (source track: Yosakoi Bushi, KPM WM40-6)

Deep synth drone, strings and floating, expressive fue are joined by shamisen and percussion to create a hugely evocative soundscape (source track: Konpira Fune Fune, KPM WM40-5)

Bawdy folk song from Fukuoka Prefecture, originally sung by geishas and maikos at banquets and in red-light districts, later adopted by the miners who spent their time there; featuring shamisen, fue, taiko, hand claps and mixed vocals

Edo-era folk-dance song from Osaka Prefecture, typically sung at festivals where people sing along to the comical lyrics and show off their local pride; featuring shamisen, percussion and mixed vocals

Energetic folk song from Aomori Prefecture, thought to be sung to appease the spirit of a monk who killed himself in protest; featuring simple percussion and intricate, virtuosic shamisen and vocals

Lively, playful scenesetter featuring bright, melodic fue and shamisen, rich pads, reversed piano, hand claps and stomping percussion (source track: Tankou Bushi, KPM WM40-4)

Powerful traditional Edo-era fishermen's song from Hokkaido, sung while dragging in their nets; featuring shamisen, fue, percussion, taiko and mixed vocals

Reflective, sorrowful folk song from Miyagi Prefecture, originating from banquets and red-light districts, expressing the inevitability of rain; featuring fue, shamisen, percussion and mixed vocals

Lively, joyful folk melody from Akita Prefecture, originally a bawdy banquet song which developed into a comical song about praising one's hometown; featuring shamisen, fue, percussion and mixed vocal