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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.
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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)

Cherry blossom seasonFujifabric

Fujifabric – Sakura Season

Sakura Season Fujifabric

They’re bittersweet lyrics about thinking of someone far away, yet somehow you’re left with a refreshingly clear feeling when the song ends—a work with a uniquely airy atmosphere.

It was the major-label debut single by the rock band Fujifabric, released in 2004.

The guitar sound carries a touch of funk, and the expressive piano tone intertwines with it in a way that draws you in.

For many, when it comes to spring songs from the so-called 2000s rock scene, this is the one that comes to mind.

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lightly; nimbly; flutteringlySakurako Ohara

Sakurako Ohara – Hirari (Music Video YouTube ver.)

Hirari Ohara Sakurako

Sakurako Ohara’s “Hirari” evokes cherry blossoms blooming with a gentle smile.

Released in 2017, the song was chosen as the theme for the film “Let’s Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.

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Champions?!”.

Even as spring arrives and we go our separate ways, we’ll never forget the memories we shared and the cherry blossoms we saw together.

Whenever something happens, we’ll recall those happy times and keep pushing forward.

The lyrics portray turning that kind of friendship into strength to live boldly into the future.

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Cherry blossom songs with great lyrics: beautiful, heart-touching messages (101–110)

Sakura, Bloom!storm

Sakura, Bloom!

Sakura bloomed, storm

As you’d expect from Japan’s leading top idols, a full-throttle cheer song like this really hits you right in the heart.

Each member’s individuality is striking, and above all, the explosive power of the chorus melody feels so good.

It’s a powerful track that can serve as a spark when you’re stepping forward into a new world.

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cherry blossomShota Shimizu

Shota Shimizu “Sakura” MV

Shota Sakura Shimizu

Shota Shimizu, one of Japan’s most accomplished singers.

When he sings, any scene becomes deeply moving, and his song “Sakura” is almost unfair in how powerful it is.

It’s a piano-accompanied ballad, and his clear, pure voice seeps straight into your heart.

When cherry blossom season arrives, be sure to lose yourself in this song!

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SakurazakaMasaharu Fukuyama

Masaharu Fukuyama – Sakurazaka (Full ver.)

Masaharu Fukuyama - Sakurazaka

Released in 2000, Sakura-zaka is such a staple among sakura-themed songs that almost everyone has heard it at least once, whether on TV or at karaoke.

It was used as an insert song in variety shows at the time, paired with bittersweet stories, and when the song swelled at the climactic moments, it was truly moving.

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Cherry Blossom MoonSakurazaka46

Sakurazaka46 'Sakuzuki'

Sakura Moon Sakurazaka46

Sakurazaka46, whose group name also includes the word “sakura,” released Sakurazuki in 2023, a song about a heartbreaking farewell.

Its beautiful melody, which conjures up the fleeting scene of cherry blossoms scattering, heightens the song’s sadness.

It portrays a parting at graduation: someone dear goes far away, yet they separate without ever expressing their desire not to be apart—or their love.

Like the short life of cherry blossoms, the song evokes memories of youth that pass in an instant and bittersweet feelings, while conveying a wish to live with the strength and dignity of the sakura.

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cherry blossom colorAngela Aki

Angela Aki “Sakura-iro” Music Video

Sakura-colored Angela Aki

This song, which Angela Aki composed in Washington, her second hometown.

Washington is famous for its cherry blossom-lined streets, too.

The lyrics recount her own setbacks, but her soaring voice feels like a push on the back, a cherry-blossom song that makes you think, “Maybe I can keep going.”

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