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Popular Sakura Song Rankings [2026]

We’re excited to present the latest Top 100 from the Sakura Song Monthly Ranking, all in one go, sorted by most views! Cherry blossoms are the quintessential flower that represents spring.

There are countless songs about sakura, beautifully capturing the emotions of meetings and farewells.

The playlist is updated every month.

Popular Sakura Song Rankings [2026] (91–100)

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yama – Harbinger of Spring (Official Video)
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Alone in late-night Tokyo, dreaming under the glow of a fluorescent light in a cramped apartment.

The inner landscape yama weaves—where urban solitude and hope intersect—resonates with feelings everyone has experienced at least once.

It delicately portrays a heart swaying between escapism and self-stylization, leaving a vivid impression of a worldview where a sense of an ending overlaps with a desire for renewal.

Released in April 2020, the song was written and composed by Kujira and is included on the album “the meaning of life.” It reached No.

7 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and sparked a huge response, surpassing 300 million streams.

It’s a song that gently stays close to those who, even while bearing deep loneliness, are trying to look ahead.

dogwood (flowering dogwood)Hitoto Yo100rank/position

A beloved masterpiece by Yo Hitoto that gently sings a prayer for loved ones and a wish for peace.

Released in February 2004, it has soothed many hearts with her unique sensibility as a Japanese-Taiwanese artist and her clear, transparent voice.

Using the flower—an emblem of Japan–U.S.

friendship—as its motif, the song expresses bonds with precious people and hopes for a happy future.

It was featured as the theme song for NTV’s Tuesday Suspense Theater and in JRA commercials, and set a record by staying on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart for 125 consecutive weeks.

Whether in moments of aching love or parting, or at life’s milestones such as weddings and graduations, it remains a song that shines without fading.