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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 & spring songs (81–90)

seasonIkimonogakari

Ikimonogakari Season

Seasonal Ikimono-gakari

Ikimono-gakari’s cherry blossom song “Kisetsu.” Its melody is easy to listen to, so even on your first listen you’ll feel the song’s charm.

With a gentle tempo and tender vocals, it lets you feel the bittersweetness of parting.

Each time you listen, you discover something new within your senses—it’s a song with real depth.

It’s also perfect for karaoke or as background music for cherry-blossom viewing.

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Flowers are cherry blossoms; you are beautiful.Ikimonogakari

Ikimono-gakari “Flowers Are Cherry Blossoms, You Are Beautiful” Music Video

The flowers are cherry blossoms, and you are Ikimono-gakari in a beautiful kimono.

This song is a cornerstone of Ikimonogakari and a defining track from their indie days.

It’s known as Ikimonogakari’s “sakura song” that existed before SAKURA.

The poignant melody and the delicate, spring-specific wistfulness tighten your chest.

It’s a track I’d recommend for the early spring, when a hint of cold still lingers.

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Under the cherry treeAyano Tsuji

Ayano Tsuji / Under the Cherry Tree [VIDEO MUSIC AYA~NO 2009]

Tsujiyano under the cherry tree

A song by Ayano Tsuji, a singer-songwriter from Kyoto.

It’s her eighth single—a gentle, laid-back track full of her characteristic warmth.

The “la la la” melody in the chorus feels as pleasant as a spring breeze, making it a soothing song for everyone who listens.

It was also used as the ending theme for the TBS program “Sekai Fushigi Hakken!” (Discovery of the World’s Mysteries).

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Cherry Blossom Societyyuzu

Yuzu “Sakura-kai” Music Video

Sakura-kai Yuzu

Released in 2010, this song features folk instruments under the theme of “borderlessness.” Two years later, in 2012, it was used as the CM song for JR West’s “Sanyo–Kyushu Shinkansen Through-Service 1st Anniversary Campaign,” so many of you may have heard it.

The slight sense of transience that emerges from its pop melody seems to evoke the season of spring.

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bookmarkCreepHyp

CreepHyp - “Bookmark” (MUSIC VIDEO)

Bookmark CreepHyp

Creephyp’s cherry blossom song “Shiori” creates a uniquely immersive world.

The uptempo, fast-paced band sound paired with bittersweet, spring-tinged lyrics is just perfect.

Some people even find themselves moved to tears by the relatable words.

If you have time, be sure to catch them live and enjoy this song in person.

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Seven-colored SymphonyKoalamode

Koalamode. “Nanairo Symphony” Music Video Short Ver.

Seven-colored Symphony a la mode

Broadcast began in October 2014.

This is the opening theme for the hit Noitamina series that created a buzz, Your Lie in April.

It’s sure to become a classic.

The song fits the anime’s story—high school students who repeatedly overcome hardships as they pursue the path of classical music—and it has a springlike, gentle, pale tone while powerfully looking toward the future.

It resonates not only with students but also deeply with adults.

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Recommended for the cherry blossom viewing season! Classic sakura songs and spring songs (91–100)

When the cherry blossoms bloomSasuke

Sasuke: When the cherry blossoms bloom

Sasuke When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom

It’s a hidden gem by Sasuke included on the album “Aoi Bench ~The One I Loved… A Love I Couldn’t Tell Anyone About~,” released on March 18, 2009.

In the chorus it modulates to a minor key, making it a poignant song that recalls the sorrow of a breakup around the time when cherry blossoms bloom.

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