Popular Sakura Song Ranking [2025]

Cherry Blossom MoonSakurazaka4643rank/position

Sakurazaka46 'Sakuzuki'

A bittersweet song that overlays the parting of youth with the way cherry blossoms fall.

Like a graduation album packed with cherished memories on a single page, Sakurazaka46’s work is wrapped in warm emotion.

Released in February 2023, this track drew attention as Rena Moriya’s first center song and sold 349,000 copies on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, debuting at No.

1.

With lyrics that resonate in the season of new meetings and farewells and a beautiful melody, it’s sure to gently encourage those standing at a life’s turning point.

Sakura, flutterSouthern All Stars44rank/position

Southern All Stars – Sakura, Hirari [Official Visualizer]

The new song by Southern All Stars features a heartwarming melody that evokes the arrival of spring.

With cherry blossoms as its motif, it carries a message of hope and renewal, and it’s truly wonderful.

Released as a lead single from the album “THANK YOU SO MUCH” on January 1, 2025, the track coincided with the first anniversary of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.

Keisuke Kuwata’s warm vocals are accompanied by an acoustic guitar that feels like a spring breeze.

It’s a moving song you’ll want to hear during graduation and school entrance season.

I hope elementary school students will listen to it, too.

Cherry blossomSeiko Matsuda45rank/position

"Cherry Blossom 2021" from Seiko Matsuda Concert Tour 2023 “Parade”

It is a classic song with a refreshing melody that evokes the arrival of spring and heartwarming lyrics portraying the beginning of a new romance.

Seiko Matsuda’s poised vocals beautifully express the feelings of a protagonist taking a brave first step.

The sense of anticipation for the future beneath a blue sky, and the joy of being in love, resonate deeply alongside her clear, transparent voice.

Released in January 1981, this piece was born from producer Muneo Wakamatsu’s challenge to explore new music.

It reached No.

1 on the Oricon Weekly Chart and was also included on the album “Silhouette.” Loved for many years by countless listeners as a song to enjoy in spring—especially during cherry blossom season—it’s a lively, hopeful track that cheers on the start of a new chapter, and is highly recommended when you want to make a fresh start.

Sakura SongKANA-BOON46rank/position

KANA-BOON “Sakura no Uta” Music Video

KANA-BOON is a four-piece rock band highly praised for their distinctive vocals and tight rock sound.

“Sakura no Uta,” which closes their first mini-album, “Boku ga CD wo Dashitara,” is a track with a backstory: it was written by chance before the album recording and was hastily added to the lineup.

Its lyrics, which recall feelings left unspoken during the season of partings, are likely to resonate with many listeners.

With a driving ensemble that evokes the spring breeze, it’s a refreshing yet sentimental rock tune.

Sakura MitsutsukiSPYAIR47rank/position

Sakura Mitsutsuki

Set against a fantastical scene of cherry blossoms dancing beneath a full moon, this work beautifully portrays feelings for what has been lost and hopes for new bonds.

Released in March 2013 as SPYAIR’s 10th single, it was chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime Gintama and was also included on the album MILLION, becoming one of the band’s signature songs.

It’s a track that accompanies those who want to reminisce with a loved one while gazing at springtime blossoms, or who keep waiting for someone dear.

Even while carrying loneliness, it gently pushes forward those seeking new encounters.

A single petal of cherry blossomMISIA48rank/position

MISIA – One Petal of Cherry Blossom

It’s a beautiful song that entrusts farewells and new beginnings to cherry blossom petals.

MISIA’s overwhelming vocal power wonderfully conveys both sorrow and hope.

The lyrics, which gently embrace past memories and emotions, truly resonate.

Released in February 2015, it was written as the theme song for the TV Tokyo drama special “The Eternal Zero.” It’s said that the lyrics, penned by MISIA herself, also carry a wish for peace.

If you listen to it on a quiet night while gazing at cherry blossoms, it will surely warm your heart.

SakurabitoSun Set Swish49rank/position

SunSet Swish – Sakurabito (Cherry Blossom People) M/V

This song was used as the 21st ending theme for the anime BLEACH.

It’s a track by SunSet Swish, a three-piece band from Hirakata, Osaka, released in 2010 as their 11th single.

A heart-trembling ballad, it wraps a warm band sound in the timbre of strings.

As the beautiful choral work layers with the straightforward feelings expressed in the lyrics—“I want to see someone precious”—you may find yourself moved to tears before you know it.