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Songs of Nighttime Cherry Blossoms: A curated selection of classic and popular cherry blossom tracks that evoke a dreamlike scene!

Accompanist / Piano InstructorYuri
Accompanist pianist × piano instructor × web writer. I began piano lessons at age four and, inspired by my piano teacher, decided to pursue music. I went on to specialized music programs in high school and university, where I discovered the appeal of accompanying instrumentalists and singers. Currently, alongside teaching piano, I work mainly in my home region of Aichi as an accompanist for flute, voice, choir, and more. Through lessons, my students often introduce me to trending songs, and my hobby is trying anything on the piano—Japanese and Western pop, commercial jingles, and beyond. Since 2021, I’ve also been active as a web writer, covering music and a variety of other genres.
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A style that keeps updating my favorites while loving mainstream and hit songs. I have experience writing articles for outlets like Utaten. Since I discovered music as a student, I’ve mainly listened to Japanese and Korean pop. 2000s J-POP and 2010s K-POP were my youth, and I’m also loosely into jazz and R&B. I enjoy good music across genres with a “good is good” mindset. Thanks to my past work environment (and its influence), I listened to a lot of classic rock and kayōkyoku, which may have broadened my tastes. At RAG MUSIC, I mainly cover K-POP. I focus on reviews that emphasize feelings people can relate to, and on editing aligned with local pride and hit potential. Thank you!

Cherry blossoms that herald the arrival of spring.

The sight of their small, pale blossoms in full bloom shines with beauty not only beneath the blue sky, but even after sunset, when darkness falls around them.

In recent years, illuminated, dreamlike cherry blossoms have become a familiar sight across the country.

In this article, we’ve gathered songs related to yozakura—nighttime cherry blossoms.

We’ve selected not only tracks that include the word “yozakura” in their titles or lyrics, but also songs that depict cherry blossoms at night.

Please enjoy them as companions for a spring evening.

[Yozakura Songs] Carefully Selected Masterpieces and Popular Tracks About Cherry Blossoms That Evoke Dreamlike Scenes (31–40)

SUNRISEbabamania

SUNRISE (2005) – babamania

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It’s included as the second track on their fourth album, “Great Grand Bag Of Magic Tricks,” released in 2005.

Its appeal lies in breezy rap over a rock sound paired with seductive female vocals.

The music video was directed by Waki Seki.

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Cherry-colored seasonyozuka*

[Official Video] yozuca* – Sakura-Colored Season – Sakurairo no Kisetsu

The Cherry-Colored Season yozuka*

Singer-songwriter yozuca*, known for creating many anime and game songs.

Her track “Sakurairo no Kisetsu” is a single released in 2005 and served as the opening theme for the anime “D.

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~Da Capo Second Season~.” The memory of cherry blossoms viewed with someone special is something many people can relate to—whether it’s a lover or not, we all have such memories, don’t we? This song conveys the feeling of treasuring those memories in your heart and drawing strength from them.

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Emotion at the speed of a secondЯeal

ЯeaL 'By-the-Second Emotion' Music Video (Short Ver.)

Second-per-Emotion Яeal

The three-piece girls’ band ЯeaL’s cherry blossom song “Byousoku Emotion” bursts with a sense of speed.

Released in 2016, it was their major-label debut single.

Though it’s a sakura song whose lyrics overflow with a bittersweet ache, it’s also an upbeat, high-energy number.

It’s a track you wouldn’t expect from the image of a “night-sakura” song, yet it’s a love song where the feelings of being head over heels, the irresistible pull toward the other person, and the nighttime scenery—the cherry blossoms at night—pierce the heart.

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cherry blossom frontChatmonchy

Zunda mochi. 'Cherry Blossom Front / Chatmonchy'

Sakura Front Chatmonchy

Chatmonchy, the band that sadly disbanded in 2018.

This song, Sakura Zensen, is included on Chatmonchy’s 2011 album YOU MORE.

Everyone has those feelings that swirl around inside, not even worth bringing up to others, right? This song turns those kinds of emotions—ones that could be taken that way—into lyrics and music.

It captures a contrast between the glamour and preciousness of cherry blossoms and the opposing feelings within, along with a wish to blur those feelings away during cherry-blossom viewing.

It’s a track that conveys all of that.

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The Last SakuraSandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE

Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE / [MIRACLE] M8. The Last Sakura

The Last Sakura - Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE

An R&B ballad that likens a breakup with a lover to cherry blossom petals scattering at night.

It’s a song by the popular dance-vocal group Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE, included on their third album “MIRACLE,” released in 2013.

The protagonist feels loneliness and resignation as the relationship gradually changes.

The helplessness of having to part despite still being in love.

It’s a work that tightly condenses the sorrowful aspects of heartbreak, making your chest ache.

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[Night Cherry Blossoms Songs] Carefully Selected Masterpieces and Popular Tracks About Cherry Blossoms That Evoke Dreamlike Scenes (41–50)

Hundred-Year Cherry BlossomsIkuzo Yoshi

Ikuzo Yoshi “Centennial Cherry Blossom” MV (released April 29, 2020)

Centennial Cherry Blossom Yoshikuni Ikuzo

It’s a song about the cherry tree that always watches over us, day and night.

It’s a track by singer-songwriter Ikuzo Yoshi, who has created and performed many classics, released in 2020.

Yoshi’s hometown is Aomori Prefecture.

The song was produced to commemorate the 100th Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival, held annually in Hirosaki City.

Packed full of hometown love, this song resonates even if Aomori isn’t your hometown.

But why is it that cherry blossoms viewed at night are so majestic and beautiful?

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SakuraohashiTrio

Ohashi Trio / Sakura

Sakura Ohashi Trio

Passing through swirling cherry blossom petals while thinking of someone dear, heading off to a faraway place… It’s a farewell song that tightens your chest.

It’s by the singer-songwriter Ohashi Trio, known for his stylish, soul-soothing musicality as heard in songs like “HONEY” and “SHE,” and it’s included on his 2013 album “plugged.” The piece carries a gentle warmth, with the beautiful resonance of piano throughout, and Ohashi’s whispery vocals are wonderful as well.

It isn’t simply a sad song, so it’s recommended when you want to move on from a broken heart.

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