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[Cherry Blossom Season] Spring Song Special by Japanese Rock/Pop Bands [Meetings & Partings]

Spring is a season of meetings and farewells, with events like entrance ceremonies, graduations, and cherry-blossom viewing.

Some of you may be starting a new chapter in life.

As the weather gradually warms, people are filled with many feelings.

In this article, we’ve gathered spring songs by Japanese rock bands.

We’ll focus on tracks that portray the bittersweet emotions of spring and songs that conjure images of cherry-lined streets.

From timeless spring staples by beloved rock bands across generations to buzzworthy new tracks, these are all songs that let you truly feel the season—so please enjoy to the end!

Cherry Blossom Season: Spring Songs by Japanese Bands [Encounters & Farewells] (51–60)

AkatsukiMAN WITH A MISSION

MAN WITH A MISSION are not only a staple of the rock scene, but they also frequently handle theme songs for dramas and anime, making them one of those bands well known even to listeners who don’t usually listen to rock.

Speaking of their spring songs, there’s Akatsuki.

Centering the presence of cherry blossoms and distilling the meetings and partings of spring through their own sensibilities, the lyrics carry a certain transience and poignancy.

It paints a picture that differs slightly from the conventional image of spring as simply bright, breezy, and refreshing.

Hane Keisuke
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spring stormHitsuji Bungaku

It’s a track where emotions swirl like a storm within a gentle, spring-breeze sound.

Created by the alternative rock band Hitsujibungaku, it was released digitally in June 2025.

Despite its calm tone, the lyrics portray the anxieties and loneliness that lurk in everyday life, as well as the struggle of confronting one’s own choices.

Its quiet strength—accepting everything and trying to move forward again—really resonates.

Give it a listen when you find your steps faltering a little before starting a new chapter.

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Sky and Blue[Alexandros]

‘Sora to Ao,’ which was used as the theme song for the 2021 drama ‘My Daughter Can’t Get a Boyfriend!!.’ In the drama, the theme was sung by singer-songwriter Leo Ieiri.

What we’re introducing here is the self-cover version by Yohei Kawakami, the vocalist of [Alexandros], who composed the song.

It has a charm that’s different from Ieiri’s version, doesn’t it? It’s a perfect track to listen to under the vast, clear blue skies of spring.

Yoimachi Jēn
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In the sky of the seasons that have passedTHE ORAL CIGARETTES

THE ORAL CIGARETTES’ “In the Sky of the Passing Season” is a song that bottles up unspoken feelings and impossible hopes in the hazy rush of spring.

It’s included on the album FIXION.

Even when you know it’s an unrequited love, you sometimes leave that haze as it is, slipping into the other person’s small openings and dragging things out.

This is a song that understands those lingering feelings you want to quit but can’t quite cut off.

At the same time, you can sense that the protagonist is telling themselves, “This is the end!” over and over somewhere in their heart.

If you’re carrying a tie you want to put a stop to, why not use this song as a chance to clear things up as spring—the season of new beginnings—arrives?

SAKI
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[Sakura Season] Spring Songs by Japanese Bands [Encounters and Farewells] (61–70)

A person who loves springGLAY

When spring arrives, you just feel like listening to rock that wraps you in gentle words, don’t you? “Haru o Aisuru Hito” (“One Who Loves Spring”) was released in 1996 by the visual-kei rock band GLAY.

Its grand, resonant strings evoke images of abundant nature.

It’s also known as a song guitarist TAKURO wrote after traveling in Iceland.

Even if you don’t usually listen to visual-kei, give it a try.

It’s a number that makes you want to celebrate spring with the lover who’s shared many seasons with you.

mutō
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Cherry blossoms in full, resplendent bloomKEYTALK

A track with an intro that’s quintessentially KEYTALK—danceable with a slightly traditional Japanese vibe that really stands out.

The lyrics, likening the lavishly blooming and then scattering cherry blossoms, are perfect for spring and truly captivating.

Within them are messages that can be read as a love song, but also as a graduation song or a motivational anthem for new departures.

It’s the kind of song where each listener can find their own interpretation, making it feel like it was written just for them—and that’s why it becomes a favorite.

Hane Keisuke
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spring songamasaki annainin

Amesaki Annainin “Haru no Uta” (Spring Song) [Official Music Video]
spring songamasaki annainin

Ame-saki Annainin is a rock band that delivers music that stays close to everyday life.

Their 2023 release “Haruno Uta” is a perfect song for spring, a season of new beginnings.

It portrays the bittersweet feelings that arise as the warm, sun-dappled days arrive, with band arrangements that gently envelop anxieties and loneliness.

Even as adults, it reminds us of the importance of holding on to dreams and goals—an essential spring song.

Give it a listen and let its sound unfurl before you like a spring landscape in full bloom, so beautiful you can’t help but gaze in wonder.

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