A cherry blossom song with great lyrics. A wonderful, heartwarming message.
In Japan, when spring arrives, a lot of cherry blossom songs start to appear, don’t they?
For a long time, cherry blossoms have held a special place in the hearts of Japanese people, inspiring many songs filled with different emotions.
Love, graduation and farewells, starting school and new encounters… It’s precisely because of the season of spring and its beauty that cherry blossoms have become something we entrust our feelings to.
Among those sakura songs, there must be many people who want to listen to tracks with truly moving lyrics—songs that feel like they’re speaking on your behalf.
So in this article, we’ll introduce cherry blossom songs with wonderful lyrics!
They’re all masterpieces that will stay close to your heart, so if you find a favorite, try listening while reading the lyrics.
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Sakura songs with great lyrics. Beautiful, heartwarming messages (31–40)
Cherry blossom seasonATSUSHI
Sakura no Kisetsu (Season of Cherry Blossoms) by EXILE ATSUSHI portrays the parting that comes with graduation.
Released in 2015, it was chosen as the compulsory piece for the junior high division of the 81st NHK National School Music Competition and was also featured on NHK’s Minna no Uta, making it a highly popular graduation song.
The bittersweet feelings of separation, the many memories shared, and the vow to meet again… The lyrics frankly express the many emotions felt at graduation, and they will resonate especially deeply with those who are about to graduate right now.
cherry blossoms drifting awayUtada Hikaru
When it comes to the film series of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Hikaru Utada is a strong association for many, and the song “Sakura Nagashi” was also the theme for Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo.
This track, her first single after returning from hiatus, is also well known for having been written with the Great East Japan Earthquake in mind.
The memories of cherry blossoms we saw together are vivid, yet that person is no longer here.
The sorrow and helplessness are rendered even more poignant by the piano melody and strings, which make the feelings resonate deeply in the chest.
cherry blossomMoriyama Naotaro
It’s one of the quintessential “sakura songs” you want to listen to when spring arrives.
Virtually synonymous with Naotaro Moriyama, this track was released as a single in March 2003 and sold over a million copies.
Its lyrics superimpose farewells to dear friends and moments of new beginnings onto the image of cherry blossoms that bloom beautifully and fall all too quickly, resonating deeply in the heart.
Beyond the sadness of parting, the song also conveys a warm, resilient strength, pledging to reunite in the future while holding onto unchanging feelings.
It was also beloved as the ending theme for the MBS/TBS program “Sekai Ururun Taizai-ki.” It’s a classic you’ll want to play on the day of graduation, reminiscing about the days spent with your friends.
When the cherry fruit ripensTHE ALFEE
Like beautiful cherry blossoms, THE ALFEE’s “Sakura no Mi no Jukusuru Toki” sings of a love that is both beautiful and gentle.
Released in 2009 as a double A-side single together with “Kaze no Uta,” the song was chosen as the theme for the fifth season of the drama “Kyoto Chiken no Onna.” Its title comes from the novel of the same name by author Shimazaki Toson.
It portrays a romantic relationship that once fell apart after repeated misunderstandings, yet carries a powerful desire to be together again.
If there’s a relationship you wish to mend as the cherry blossoms bloom, listen to this song and reaffirm the great love that resides within you.
cherry blossomKawamoto Makoto
Included on the 2001 album “gobbledygook.” A singer-songwriter born in 1974 from Fukui Prefecture.
This track is characterized by her unique, slightly lisping singing style set against the refreshing piano tones in the background and a catchy, pleasing melody line.
Cherry blossom songs with great lyrics. Beautiful, heartwarming messages (41–50)
cherry blossoms at nightSEKAI NO OWARI
Included on SEKAI NO OWARI’s album “Eye,” released in February 2019, this song is a moving piece that overlays fleeting cherry blossoms with the stirrings of love.
It forms a pair with “Himawari,” featured on the album “Lip” and sharing the same melody, and leaves a strong impression with its dark atmosphere that delicately depicts the loneliness of spring nights.
Its gentle acoustic sound exudes lingering attachment and bittersweet longing for a loved one.
By contrasting opposing realms—past and future, night and day—the song succeeds in drawing out deeper emotions.
A gem of high artistic quality, it’s a track you’ll want to listen to alone on a quiet night.
Sakura Lovemosao.
Singer-songwriter Mosawo, whose female-perspective lyrics have been creating buzz.
His song “Sakurakoi” beautifully captures, in poetic words, the feelings of a young woman who earnestly loves a boy during her school days.
The irresistibly emo twist is that, as you listen, you realize partway through that the romance has already ended.
It isn’t a straightforward pop song with a big, melodic chorus, but his singing quietly seeps into your heart throughout and leaves you moved.
