In life, farewells come at many turning points—graduation, starting a job, moving to Tokyo to pursue a dream, or even heartbreak.
Even when it’s necessary to move forward on a new path, leaving your current environment can bring feelings of loneliness and pain.
Conversely, seeing someone off on their new journey can be just as hard.
In this article, we’ll introduce songs themed around various farewell situations in life.
We’ve carefully selected masterpieces that help you overcome the pain of parting and give you the courage to take a step forward.
Please read on to the end!
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Farewell Pieces: Songs of Goodbye. Tearful Farewell Songs (1–10)
About meMrs. GREEN APPLE
This song strings together messages to those facing everyday worries and anxieties.
Its lyrics depict accepting the differences between self and others, embracing inner conflicts, and affirming everything as you move forward.
In sync with its grand rock-ballad melody, it resonates even more deeply.
It’s the eighth single by the rock band Mrs.
GREEN APPLE, released in January 2019, and it remains enduringly popular.
It gained attention when it was chosen as the support song for the 97th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.
For anyone who has parted ways with dear friends upon graduating, this bittersweet yet forward-looking number is sure to strike a chord.
Give it a listen when you want to shake off your sadness!
Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro
This song drew a huge response as the theme for the film “STAND BY ME Doraemon.” It’s a classic that captures warm feelings of caring for one another and the hope that, even after parting, you’ll meet again.
Motohiro Hata’s gentle voice deepens the sense of a strong bond with someone dear.
Released as a single in August 2014, it was later included on the album “Ao no Kokei.” The track was also featured in NTT West commercials and on TV programs.
Its straightforward message—that hearts remain connected even when people are apart—makes it a perfect song to send off friends you’ve spent time with or colleagues setting out on a new path.
Why not give it as a gift, with a feeling of gratitude and a wish to give back?
Akaharukasumika
It’s a sublime song that portrays parting between people with a wonderfully refreshing touch.
Its theme is the feeling of reinterpreting past youth in a new light.
It sings of the anxiety and hope that come with a new first step.
This track is a self-cover by the rock band sumika—known for their bright, pop sound—featuring Rira Ikuta, and it’s included on the single “Honto,” released in February 2026.
It was originally produced as the campaign song for FM802 in the spring of 2025.
The title track of the single that includes this song is known as the theme song for the film “Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s New Undersea Devil’s Rock Castle.” For those about to graduate and part ways with friends, it’s a moving masterpiece that may bring tears to your eyes.
HarukaYOASOBI
A bittersweet, heart-tugging song that portrays a farewell to someone precious with whom one has spent a long time.
Told from the perspective of an inanimate object watching over its owner’s growth and departure, it conveys a warm wish for the other person’s happiness, tightening the heart as you listen.
Created by the musical duo YOASOBI, it was released in December 2020 and remains enduringly popular.
It was a collaboration with broadcast writer Osamu Suzuki and was included on the 2021 album “THE BOOK.” Chosen as the image song for “Art Aquarium Exhibition 2021 ~Hakata: Festival of Goldfish~” and as the commercial song for “Puniruns,” this work is a tear-jerking goodbye song for those heading into a new environment or seeing someone off.
Please listen while thinking of someone dear to you.
Sakura Clear SkiesYuuri
It sings of someone who can’t forget the memories spent with a loved one.
Though the pain of parting is there, it becomes the spark for new beginnings—a masterpiece that conveys the bonds between people.
It’s a song by the singer-songwriter Yuuri, who drew attention during his street performances.
Released in February 2021, this track is included on the album “Ichi,” released in January 2022.
If you’re looking for a song that portrays a farewell in the season of cherry blossoms, give this one a listen.
It will surely give you the courage to accept and overcome the farewell you’re facing with someone precious now.
Listen closely to the phrases filled with messages that comfort the loneliness of parting.
treasure holderAina ji Endo
Aina the End, formerly of BiSH, showcases her multifaceted talents as an actress and voice actress as well.
This mid-tempo ballad—written by her and co-composed—features a melody that blends warmth with poignancy, resonating deeply in the heart.
Her husky vocals convey heartfelt gratitude to a loved one and a resolute farewell with striking directness.
Released as a single in February 2024, it was written as the theme song for the Sunday Theater drama “Sayonara Maestro: My Father and My Appassionato.” The story of its struggle-filled creation also reveals her profound affection for the project.
It’s a song that gently supports those stepping into a new future while holding close the presence that gifted them warmth.
When you want to take a step forward despite the loneliness of goodbye, give it a listen.
TeacherTomonari Sora
A bittersweet farewell song, told from a teacher’s perspective, whose delicate emotions and vivid imagery pierce the heart.
Written and arranged by singer-songwriter Sora Tomonari, the track delivers diary-like messages about days spent with students, carried by a suffocatingly beautiful piano melody.
Created as the theme song for the anime film Assassination Classroom the Movie: Our Time, released in March 2026, it resonates with themes of parting and new beginnings.
Even when we’re apart, this song reminds us that words can remain in our hearts—and it will surely support you, too.