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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.

Cherry blossom songs with great lyrics. Beautiful, heartwarming messages (91–100)

Life ~Memory of Sakura~young master of a merchant family

Wakadanna / Life ~Memory of Cherry Blossoms~ Final Ver.

Life ~Memory of Cherry Blossoms~ Wakadanna

A digital single released in 2011.

Born in 1976.

A Tokyo-born musician and member of Shonan no Kaze.

This is his debut single as a solo artist.

Set to a slow, relaxed rhythm and melody, it’s a song that passionately expresses gratitude to his parents.

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SAKURA. I love you ?Kana Nishino

Kana Nishino - “SAKURA, I love you?” (short ver.)

SAKURA. I love you? Kana Nishino

This is a song by Kana Nishino—hugely popular among young women—that portrays cherry blossoms and heartbreak.

The story follows a woman who, upon seeing rows of cherry trees, can’t help but remember her ex with whom she spent cherry blossom season.

The lyrics dwell on the lingering feelings she still carries.

We all have moments when something small suddenly brings back memories of an old romance, don’t we? The fact that she can turn such universally relatable experiences into lyrics is surely one of the secrets behind her popularity!

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Gently swaying cherry-blossom sky...MARIA

PV Yurari Sakura Sora MARIA High

Gently Swaying Cherry Blossom Sky… MARIA

Included on the 2009 album “Day by day.” A six-member girls’ band from Sapporo formed in 2005.

This song centers on the joy of meeting someone you love after feeling lonely without a partner, and the desire to never be apart.

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sakura colorGReeeeN

GReeeeN – Cherry Blossom Color

Sakura color GReeeeN

For people of this generation, this is the quintessential cherry blossom song by GReeeeN.

It’s a track with powerful, uplifting vocals that feel great to listen to.

While it carries a touch of traditional Japanese atmosphere, it brims with an energy that wholeheartedly cheers on its listeners.

I bet many people could still sing along once they hear the chorus melody.

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cherry blossom rainJUJU

JUJU “Sakura Ame” (Cherry Blossom Rain)

Sakura Rain JUJU

Sakura Rain, released by JUJU in 2010, overlays the spring rains that fall during cherry blossom season with an unforgettable, heartrending love.

She chose to part ways for the sake of her dreams, yet the lyrics portray a lingering, aching love that tightens the chest.

You can feel the wish for the rain to wash away even these painful feelings.

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It’s as if the word “rain” holds the desire to forget entirely if it hurts this much.

This spring, when unforgettable love comes back to mind, be sure to give it a listen.

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seasonIkimonogakari

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Seasonal Ikimono-gakari

Ikimono-gakari, the unit that enlivens the J-POP charts with their colorful songs.

Among the many tracks they’ve released throughout spring, summer, autumn, and winter is their 2019 song “Kisetsu” (Seasons).

Hearing that voice brings a sense of comfort and stirs up so many memories we’ve shared alongside Ikimono-gakari, doesn’t it? Why not add this song as another page in that story?

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CreepHyp - “Bookmark” (MUSIC VIDEO)

Bookmark CreepHyp

Set against the season of cherry blossoms, this Creephyp classic, Shiori, movingly sings about a moment of farewell.

While it’s a fast-paced rock tune with a quintessential guitar-rock sound, the emotional lyrics and vocals gently loosen your tear ducts, making it a truly touching number.

It’s a song you’ll want to savor by catching each and every line of the lyrics.

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