Songs of Nighttime Cherry Blossoms: A curated selection of classic and popular cherry blossom tracks that evoke a dreamlike scene!

cherry blossoms at nightkujira

Night Cherry Blossoms / Flower

This is a highly addictive Vocaloid track that opens with stylish guitar cutting.

It’s a song by the Vocaloid producer Kujira, also known as the composer of “Haru wo Tsugeru,” his collaborative track with singer yama, and it was released in 2020.

The lyrics overlay the image of falling nighttime cherry blossoms with the feelings at the moment of parting, tightening the chest, yet perhaps thanks to the brisk tempo, it creates a unique world that doesn’t end in mere sadness.

Many listeners will relate to the almost philosophical feeling of “it goes on until the end of the end.”

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On nights when cherry blossoms fallaimyon

Aimyon – On the Night When Cherry Blossoms Fall [very short movie]

A digital-only single released in February 2021.

Unlike the powerful, Japanese-soul-tinged songs often heard from Aimyon, this track has a distinctly different flavor—it’s very pop and carries a light, buoyant feel.

Even the lyrics, which depict a love that ends “like night sakura petals falling,” seem to bounce with a certain liveliness.

I find myself once again enamored with Aimyon’s talent for turning a springtime farewell into something so thrilling and airy.

The music video, which keeps a close-up on Aimyon as she continues to sing, also feels fresh and uncharacteristic of her past style.

Catch it if you get the chance!

SAKURA DropsUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada – SAKURA Drops

A song by Hikaru Utada that depicts a fragile, beautiful love like cherry blossom petals swaying in the wind.

As the pain of heartbreak begins to heal, the mingled hope and anxiety of falling in love again are expressed like the feeling of waiting for spring’s arrival.

Released in May 2002, the track was used as the theme song for the TBS drama “First Love” and reached No.

1 on the Oricon weekly chart.

The music video, directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, conveys the song’s world with dreamlike, visually stunning imagery.

It’s a piece you’ll want to listen to while strolling beneath illuminated rows of cherry trees on a spring night.

When cherry-blossom hues danceNakajima Mika

Mika Nakashima 'Sakurairo Maukoro' Music Video

This is a deeply moving ballad by Mika Nakashima, where delicate piano and beautiful strings seep into the heart.

Released in February 2005 and featured in a Suntory “Freixenet” commercial, the song paints a scene of fluttering cherry blossoms as it portrays a farewell to a loved one and the earnest wish to keep those feelings forever tucked away in one’s heart.

It’s a song that gently stays by your side when you want to reminisce about precious memories under the night sakura, or when your heart wavers before a new season.

cherry blossom rainJUJU

JUJU “Sakura Ame” (Cherry Blossom Rain)

A poignant medium-tempo ballad by JUJU, layered with reflections on a beautiful cherry blossom rain.

Visiting a riverside path of memories alone, the protagonist wistfully recalls a past love—tenderly portraying the bittersweetness of spring in a gem of a song.

Released in February 2010, it was featured as the March opening theme for TBS’s CDTV and in a RecoChoku commercial, and is also included on the album “JUJU.” It’s a song to listen to on nights when the coming of spring makes you look back, or when you’ve said goodbye to someone dear.

Cherry Blossom MoonSakurazaka46

Sakurazaka46 'Sakuzuki'

A bittersweet song that overlays the parting of youth with the way cherry blossoms fall.

Like a graduation album packed with cherished memories on a single page, Sakurazaka46’s work is wrapped in warm emotion.

Released in February 2023, this track drew attention as Rena Moriya’s first center song and sold 349,000 copies on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, debuting at No.

1.

With lyrics that resonate in the season of new meetings and farewells and a beautiful melody, it’s sure to gently encourage those standing at a life’s turning point.

O-Shichi and the Night Cherry BlossomsSakamoto Fuyumi

Fuyumi Sakamoto – Yozakura O-Shichi

Fuyumi Sakamoto is from Kamitonda Town in Wakayama Prefecture.

Kamitonda is also home to part of the Kumano Kodo, which is designated as a World Heritage site.

At events along the Kumano Kodo, there are offerings such as takigi Noh performances, and light-up events at Oyunohara—settings that are perfect for viewing cherry blossoms at night.

If you ever visit Wakayama, be sure to stop by.

I’ve strayed a bit, but the “Oshichi” who appears in Yozakura Oshichi is based on a woman who, desperate to see again the man she met during a fire, went around setting fires throughout the town.

Knowing that backstory makes the song a little scary to listen to, doesn’t it? It’s a piece that conjures up images of cherry blossoms scattering in the night.