List of seasonal songs: a classic guide to finding tracks that fit the current season

One-room DiscoPerfume

[Official Music Video] Perfume “One-Room Disco”

It’s a song with the theme of starting a new life in a new place in spring.

But the lyrics are a bit suggestive; rather than simply leaving one’s parents’ home to begin a new life, it’s a bittersweet song that, as the phrase “half a life” suggests, carries the meaning that something which used to be “one” has been split in two.

Spring Dayaimyon

Aimyon – Harunohi [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

This is a song that gently resonates in the heart with the warmth of spring.

Released in September 2020, it was written as the theme song for the film “Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~.” Its lyrics, which carefully depict family bonds and the happiness of everyday life, struck a chord with many listeners.

Spring is a season where anticipation and anxiety about new beginnings intermingle.

If you’re about to take a new step forward, this piece will give you a gentle push from behind.

The flowers are cherry blossoms; you are beautiful.ikimonogakari

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

A song by Ikimono-gakari that seems to portray the shift from winter to spring and the emotions stirred by that changing landscape.

It gives an overall impression of incorporating a Japanese aesthetic, with a strong emphasis on the fleeting nature of cherry blossoms.

The intro, built around piano and acoustic guitar, then gradually layering more instruments, conveys an expanding field of view and a sense of forward-looking emotion.

The lyrics—reminiscent of reading aloud from a literary work—are another highlight, with the words brought to the fore while the beautiful scenery is likewise accentuated.

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the first strong spring windnishina

nishina – First Spring Storm [Official Video]

The gentle tones of the acoustic guitar and Nishina’s crystal-clear vocals tenderly envelop the listener’s heart.

Chosen as a song for a radiko commercial, this piece was released as a digital single in March 2023.

Using cherry blossoms as a motif, it expresses the preciousness of things we only realize after losing them.

It’s a song filled with encouragement for those facing a season of graduation and farewells, and for those beginning the next chapter of their lives.

spring thunderfuki no tō

Shunrai / Fuki no Tō (1979) [Lyrics] 2024 [No. 6]

This song, which depicts cherry blossom petals scattering along with thunder that heralds the arrival of spring, was released in May 1979.

It was created by member Yasuyo Yamaki in hopes of his mother’s recovery from illness.

Included on the album “Jinsei・Haru・Oudan,” it left a deep impression on many listeners.

The lyrics resonate with a symbolic expression of the preciousness and transience of life.