The best-selling enka after the Oricon charts began in 1968 is Shiro Miya and Pinkara Trio 's 1972 " Onna no Michi . " The song topped the Japanese Oricon single charts for 16 consecutive weeks and sold over 3.25 million copies , to become the second best-selling single in Japan behind " Oyoge ! Taiyaki-kun . " Hiroshi Itsuki 's song " Yozora " won the grand prix award at the 15th Japan Record Awards in 1973 . Shinichi Mori released the single " Erimo Misaki " in 1974 . Although the song was composed by non-enka musician Takuro Yoshida , " Erimo Misaki " won the grand prix at the 16th Japan Record Awards that year . Harumi Miyako 's song " Kita no Yado kara " also won the grand prix at the 18th Japan Record Awards in 1976 . New enka singers , who debuted in the '70s , include Sayuri Ishikawa and Takashi Hosokawa who were both Michiya Mihashi 's pupils
15th Japan Record Awards
15th Japan Record Awards
Enka