Songs for every season: classic and popular tunes of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
When is your favorite season?
Japan has beautiful scenery in each of its four seasons, revealing different expressions throughout the year.
I’ve put together a playlist of recommended songs that celebrate Japan’s unique four seasons.
Listen to this playlist, and you can journey through an entire year!
- [Snow Songs] Classic winter tunes themed around snow. Snow songs that touch the heart.
- Recommended songs about mountains: classic and popular tracks for mountaineering and mountain songs
- Classic songs that sing about flowers. Popular songs related to flowers.
- [Morning Songs] Masterpieces themed around morning. Popular songs.
- [BGM] Japanese songs for campfires and BBQs: A playlist of J-pop to enjoy while camping
- Classic Japanese songs about Earth: songs that include the word “Earth” in their lyrics
- Song of the Wind: Masterpieces themed around wind. Popular songs [2025]
- Songs of the constellations: classic and popular tracks you’ll want to listen to while gazing at the night sky
- Recommended for cherry-blossom viewing season! Classic sakura songs and spring songs
- Masterpieces that sing of the stars. Star songs that resonate in the heart, best heard beneath the night sky.
- [Moon Songs Special] Famous songs about the moon. Songs you’ll want to listen to under a full moon or in the moonlight.
- [Rain Songs] Songs to listen to on a rainy day. A special feature on rain-themed tracks.
- In the season of colors. A collection of Vocaloid songs perfect for autumn [refreshing, wistful]
Songs of the Four Seasons: Beloved and Popular Classics for Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter (41–50)
Come, springYumi Matsutoya
This song, “Spring, Come,” became the theme song for the latter half of NHK’s morning drama series in 1994.
It shares the same title as the drama.
It’s a classic that has been covered by many artists, including Noriyuki Makihara and Ryoko Moriyama.
Spring-colored airmailNoriko Matsumoto
This song, which sings of a love as fleeting as cherry blossoms carried on a refreshing spring breeze, was released in March 1985 as Noriko Matsumoto’s debut and reached No.
28 on the Oricon weekly chart.
The lyrics, newly written by EPO, depict a poignant longing for a lover far away.
The fluttering heartbeat of a girl who secretly puts on spring-colored lipstick and the feelings entrusted to an airmail letter are conveyed through Matsumoto’s clear, refreshing voice.
It’s a song you’ll want to listen to at the start of a new season, especially if you’ve just fallen in love.
Sakura (Solo)Naotaro Moriyama
This song was Moriyama Naotaro’s breakthrough, but it was actually his second single.
In the music video, his singing along with the piano accompaniment is memorable, and the single includes not only “Sakura (Solo)” but also “Sakura (Chorus)” and “Sakura (Instrumental).
cherry blossomKyogo Kawaguchi
A heartwarming song themed around cherry blossoms that herald the arrival of spring.
Kyogo Kawaguchi’s gentle vocals embrace the listener’s heart.
Released in December 2003, it was loved by many, reaching No.
4 on the weekly Oricon chart and No.
9 on the year-end chart.
This gem of a ballad sings of the bonds with loved ones and the resolve to face the future.
It delicately portrays the preciousness of time spent with a partner or someone you love amid the season of swirling sakura.
Recommended for a wide range of ages as a perfect track for the season of new beginnings.
Why not listen to it with someone special while basking in the warmth of spring?
I will die in the spring.Kei Yuki
This is a song by Satoshi Yuki that delicately portrays a spring scene with cherry blossoms dancing in the air.
Carried by the gentle tones of piano and acoustic guitar, it skillfully expresses the sense of new beginnings and wistfulness that comes with the arrival of spring.
Released in March 2023, the track offers a warm yet melancholic presence that resonates with those hoping for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The music video also incorporates works submitted by fans, an effort to deepen the bond between the artist and listeners.
It’s a recommended piece for anyone who, wrapped in the cheerfulness of spring, wants to reflect on the transience and beauty of life.
the first strong spring windChiaki Mayumura
This song is filled with a warmth and poignancy that herald the arrival of spring.
In lyrics that shine with Chiaki Mayumura’s free-spirited individuality, anticipation for a new season is interwoven with the sadness of parting.
Featured on the album “SAI,” the track was born from a tie-in project with Ito En’s “Oi Ocha.” Lyrics sprinkled with the beauty of haiku vividly depict springtime scenes.
Released in May 2023, it’s a perfect spring song that gently supports those starting a new chapter in life or experiencing farewells with loved ones.
Summer NudeMagokoro Brothers
This song is a single by Magokoro Brothers that came out in 1995.
In this music video, the two women playing with a ball on the beach alongside the two members of Magokoro Brothers were actually PUFFY before their debut.