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Recommended for cherry-blossom viewing season! Classic sakura songs and spring songs

A Vocaloid producer who is also a music writerWakachan Araki
I started playing guitar in middle school and focused on band activities during my student years. I’ve been a hobbyist Vocaloid producer for over 15 years. After entering the workforce, I gained experience in various roles, including event sound engineering and videography/photography. As a writer, I’ve contributed introduction articles for music and manga websites, and in 2022 I had the opportunity to write the bonus liner notes for IA SUPER BEST. My specialties are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.
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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!

As the cherry blossoms begin to bloom and the full-fledged hanami season arrives, many of you are probably looking for sakura songs and spring songs.

You’ll want some BGM for your hanami, and maybe songs to sing at karaoke afterward too!

But sometimes it’s hard to find a song that really clicks, isn’t it?

So in this article, we’ll introduce must-hear classics and perfect Japanese tracks for the hanami season, focusing on staple sakura songs and spring songs.

There are also some recently released tunes, so be sure to read through to the very end!

Recommended for cherry blossom viewing season! Classic sakura songs and spring songs (71–80)

Poem of Cherry BlossomsKANA-BOON

KANA-BOON “Sakura no Uta” Music Video

Cherry Blossom Poem KANA-BOON

This is a cherry blossom song that pairs with the classic “Sakura no Uta,” which has been sung since their indie days.

“Sakura no Uta” is from a male perspective, while this song is from a female perspective.

Even though they sing about the same scenery, each worldview revealed from different viewpoints is heart-wrenching.

Both have music videos available, so it’s recommended to watch and compare them.

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Sakura SongRYTHEM

Sakura Uta by RYTHEM | “Sakura Uta,” a single by RYTHEM.

Sakura Song RYTHEM

Released on February 28, 2007.

It was also used as the ending theme for the TV Tokyo anime Deltora Quest.

The exquisite harmonies by the two members of RYTHEM make this a gentle, enveloping, and refreshingly spring-like song.

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CHE.R.RYYUI

YUI　『CHE.R.RY-short ver.-』

CHE.R.RYYUI

This is the eighth single by singer-songwriter YUI, who performs as the vocalist and guitarist of the rock band FLOWER FLOWER and has also released many hit songs as a solo artist.

With lyrics that capture the feelings of a woman in love and contemporary expressions and phrases that many can relate to, it’s a perfect track to color the season of spring—the season of new beginnings.

YUI’s voice—once praised at her debut as an “angelic koto tone”—is cute yet delicately fragile, resonating beautifully with the bittersweet emotions of love.

It’s a modern spring song that’s sure to liven up any lively cherry-blossom viewing party or a karaoke session with friends afterward.

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Recommended for cherry blossom viewing season! Classic sakura songs & spring songs (81–90)

Cherry Blossom Rainabsorb

absorb "Sakura no Ame" MV Full

Sakura no Ame absorb

This major-label debut single by the acoustic band absorb gained widespread popularity online as a new standard for graduation songs.

With its sweeping string intro, a beautiful melody carried by acoustic guitar and piano, and lyrical words, the arrangement is filled with elements that evoke parting and new beginnings—truly moving.

Its clear, spacious sound is likely to make many listeners reminisce about their youth.

It’s a track that highlights the scenery of cherry-blossom viewing, calling to mind the timeless beauty of sakura that captivates anyone in Japan.

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Cherry Blossom Timeaiko

aiko - “Sakura no Toki” music video

Sakura no Toki by aiko

It’s a bittersweet love song that contrasts the fleeting season of spring with the desire to stay with someone special forever.

Sung from a woman’s perspective, it’s a track that overflows with her feelings of “I like you,” sure to make anyone’s heart skip a beat.

Released in 2000, it’s aiko’s fifth single.

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In this place where cherry blossoms bloomFIELD OF VIEW

FIELD OF VIEW "At This Place Where Cherry Blossoms Bloom" ~FINAL LIVE~

FIELD OF VIEW in this place where cherry blossoms bloom

This song by FIELD OF VIEW, best known for the Dragon Ball theme “DAN DAN Kokoro Hikareteku,” is one of their most famous.

Although they sadly disbanded in 2002, they left behind many great songs.

Take this opportunity to give them a listen.

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Sakura peek℃-ute

℃-ute “Sakura Chirari” (MV)

Sakura Chirari °C-ute

A major-label debut single by the idol group °C-ute, formed by members of Hello! Project Kids and praised by their producer Tsunku♂ as having “the best performance in Hello! Project.” Despite being their debut, the song achieved the unprecedented feat for a female idol group of entering the Top 5 on the charts.

It’s a cute number with a light, off-beat rhythm that feels great.

The melodies and timbres that evoke folk music create a curious affinity with sakura—an age-old, special presence in Japan.

It’s a spring karaoke song that boosts the mood and gets everyone excited, perfect for keeping the energy high at karaoke after cherry blossom viewing.

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