# Watanabe Hamako | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/watanabe-hamako
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/watanabe-hamako/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 14:14 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/watanabe-hamako
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/watanabe-hamako/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/watanabe-hamako/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Watanabe Hamako
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `watanabe-hamako`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 14:14 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-5ebcd7670999f14e
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 545
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 3
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 1
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Shina No Yoru
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Watanabe Hamako recorded for Okeh Records in the 1930s. Her version of 'Shina No Yoru' came out in 1936, and that song became her most well-known work. During the war years, her music faced some censorship. She kept recording afterward, and her discography eventually included hundreds of songs. Her backing group was sometimes called the Hamako Watanabe Orchestra. It included musicians like pianist Isamu Takata and violinist Teruko Todoroki.

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Shina No Yoru — https://lyroverse.com/watanabe-hamako/shina-no-yoru