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

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!

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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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.

cherry blossoms at nightSEKAI NO OWARI

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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.

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.

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.

Thunder Sakura feat. 9Lana, SAKURAmotiMAISONdes

Urusei Yatsura Season 2 Ending Full – Raiou by MAISONdes feat. 9Lana, SAKURAmoti

A MAISONdes track that depicts thunder heralding the arrival of spring and fluttering cherry blossoms.

Its melody evokes the feeling of strolling down a cherry-lined path bathed in gentle sunlight, intertwined with 9Lana’s translucent vocals to express the tenderness of cherishing memories with someone dear.

The lyrics delicately portray the wish to treasure everyday, unassuming moments, along with the bittersweetness and joy felt with the coming of spring, resonating deeply.

It was selected as the ending theme for the third cour of the anime Urusei Yatsura, airing on Fuji TV’s Noitamina block from January 2024.

A wonderful song you’ll want to take along on a springtime drive.