Oborozukiyo: Inori (朧月夜~祈り) is the 2nd EP or mini-album (fourth overall album release) by Mika Nakashima. This album was limited to only 111,000 copies. The title track, a duet with violinist Taro Hakase, later appears on her Music album. '朧月夜~祈り' translates to "A Misty, Moon-lit Night: Prayer."

Oborozukiyo: Inori
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2004
GenreJ-pop
Length41:08
LabelSony
Mika Nakashima chronology
Love
(2003)
Oborozukiyo: Inori
(2004)
Music
(2005)

This mini-album, when it was released, reached #3 on the Oricon 200 Album Chart, selling 93,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Oborozukiyo:[1] Inori (朧月夜~祈り) with Taro Hakase"Tatsuyuki Takano [ja], Mika Nakashima (additional lyrics)Teiichi Okano, Taro Hakase (additional music)Taro Hakase 
2."Sara (沙羅)"Mika NakashimaTaro HakaseTaro Hakase 
3."Tsuki no Sabaku[1] (月の沙漠)"Masao KatoSuguru SasakiTaro Hakase 
4."Yuki no Hana (雪の華)" (Silent Version)SatomiRyoki MatsumotoTaro Hakase 
5."Oborozukiyo: Inori (朧月夜~祈り)" (Acoustic Mix)  Taro Hakase 
6."Sara (沙羅)" (Jazztronik Remix)  Jazztronik 
7."Oborozukiyo: Inori (朧月夜~祈り)" (Instrumental)    

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

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Release Chart Peak position Debut sales Sales total
September 15, 2004 Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 3 93,416 110,892

References

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  1. ^ a b These songs are Japanese nursery songs.