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A cherry blossom song with great lyrics. A wonderful, heartwarming message.

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. After working at a music studio and in wedding sound engineering, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with various instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in middle school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on personal music activities and professional experience, produces daily articles, including song introductions, features on music festivals around Japan, and live reports. Enjoys a wide range of music, from domestic and international rock to, more recently, a broad spectrum of J-pop.
Deputy Editor of RAG MUSICSasashina
Deputy Editor of the web media RAG MUSIC. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. In my student days, I studied broadly at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, covering sound, lighting, and video technology, and acquired skills from comprehensive stage production to the fundamentals of creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, and have consistently built my career on the production side, taking on diverse tasks centered around music. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting in my own way, as well as insights and discoveries from interacting with my kids every day. I hope I can be of help to you, even just a little!

In Japan, when spring arrives, a lot of cherry blossom songs start to appear, don’t they?

For a long time, cherry blossoms have held a special place in the hearts of Japanese people, inspiring many songs filled with different emotions.

Love, graduation and farewells, starting school and new encounters… It’s precisely because of the season of spring and its beauty that cherry blossoms have become something we entrust our feelings to.

Among those sakura songs, there must be many people who want to listen to tracks with truly moving lyrics—songs that feel like they’re speaking on your behalf.

So in this article, we’ll introduce cherry blossom songs with wonderful lyrics!

They’re all masterpieces that will stay close to your heart, so if you find a favorite, try listening while reading the lyrics.

Sakura songs with great lyrics: beautiful, heartwarming messages (61–70)

After the cherry blossoms (all quartets lead to the?)UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

UNISON SQUARE GARDEN 'After the Cherry Blossoms (all quartets lead to the?)' MV

After the Cherry Blossoms (all quartets lead to the?) UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

It’s a song by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN that conveys a positive image, almost as if it’s capturing the exhilaration of cherry blossom season.

It was also used as the opening theme for the anime Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~, where cherry blossoms are a key motif—another noteworthy point.

The bustling, almost rampaging interplay of each instrument is striking, and the sense of fun comes across directly.

It’s a track that strongly expresses feelings of taking a step forward on a wave of elation, as well as emotions like release and freedom.

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back number – Hanabira (Short ver.)

Hanabira back number

This is a song by back number that portrays memories resurfacing in the cherry blossom season and the regret tied to those memories.

Along with conveying the warmth of spring, the layered sound also carries feelings of remorse and wistfulness.

It expresses how not only cherry blossoms but various scenes can revive past memories, and how the heart aches each time they return.

Alongside the cherished feelings one cannot let go of, it also depicts a wish that, if time could be turned back, one would choose without regret next time.

It’s a song packed with anguish.

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The flowers are cherry blossoms; you are beautiful.Ikimonogakari

Ikimono-gakari “Flowers Are Cherry Blossoms, You Are Beautiful” Music Video

Flowers are cherry blossoms; you are a beautiful kimono keeper.

A song by Ikimono-gakari that seems to portray the shift from winter to spring and the emotions stirred by that changing landscape.

It gives an overall impression of incorporating a Japanese aesthetic, with a strong emphasis on the fleeting nature of cherry blossoms.

The intro, built around piano and acoustic guitar, then gradually layering more instruments, conveys an expanding field of view and a sense of forward-looking emotion.

The lyrics—reminiscent of reading aloud from a literary work—are another highlight, with the words brought to the fore while the beautiful scenery is likewise accentuated.

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A spring without cherry blossomsDramastore

A spring without cherry blossoms

The Spring Drama Store Where Cherry Blossoms Don’t Bloom

Drama Store is a four-piece rock band from Osaka.

Their song “Sakura no Sakanai Haru” is a cherry-blossom tune distinguished by emotionally rich, kayōkyoku-inspired vocals.

The track was included on their 2002 album “LAST DAY(S) LAST.” The album features many songs that address difficult themes with beauty, and it’s one you’ll want to experience from start to finish.

Vocal-guitarist Kai Hasegawa’s clear, translucent voice can move your heart no matter the style of the song.

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apple pie

Apple Pie Backpack and Cuddling-Mealtime

If you’re looking for a spring song that you’ll want to listen to in the spring breeze, I recommend this one! “Apple Pie,” included on Ryoku to Soiné Gohan’s 2022 album Shiki (Four Seasons).

The lyrics, written from a male perspective, evoke the everyday life of a wholesome couple.

You can’t help but think it was written for his girlfriend, and the melody is so easy on the ears.

It’s soft and fluffy yet still vows eternal love, which is totally heart-fluttering.

It’s also easy to sing at karaoke, so it might be nice to try singing it for a woman you like or for your girlfriend.

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SakuraRemioromen

Remioromen – Sakura

Sakura Remioromen

A song by Remioromen that portrays scenes of love tied to the cherry blossom season, depicting various movements of the heart.

It carries a gentle atmosphere that conveys the warmth of spring, with vocals and rhythms that resonate in a conversational, memorable way.

The scenery of cherry blossoms in color seems to make a loved one’s smile even more beautiful, and the lyrics express straightforward affection.

It’s a piece that conveys tender feelings for someone as beautiful as the cherry blossoms and a strong wish to keep walking through life together from here on.

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Ohashi Trio / Sakura

Sakura Ohashi Trio

This is a spring song by Ohashi Trio, released in 2013.

It likens the spring season—full of meetings and farewells—to fluttering cherry blossom petals.

With lyrics that capture the bittersweet pain of parting from someone you care about and Ohashi Trio’s gentle vocals, it’s a perfect track for a sentimental spring.

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