Popular Sakura Song Rankings [2026]

O-Shichi and the Night Cherry BlossomsSakamoto Fuyumi22rank/position

Fuyumi Sakamoto – Yozakura O-Shichi

A major long-selling hit by Fuyumi Sakamoto, featuring a novel arrangement that fuses jazz, pop, and enka.

Released as a single in 1994, it’s a number that evokes the bewitching allure of yozakura—cherry blossoms at night—rather than daytime blossoms.

The backing track employs brass, koto, and strings, creating a sound that appeals not only to enka fans but also to listeners of kayōkyoku and rock.

Above all, Sakamoto’s vocals are breathtaking, rendering an overwhelming depth of passion that shakes the listener to the core.

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lightly; nimbly; flutteringlyŌhara Sakurako23rank/position

Sakurako Ohara – Hirari (Music Video YouTube ver.)

Sakurako Ohara’s “Hirari” evokes cherry blossoms blooming with a gentle smile.

Released in 2017, the song was chosen as the theme for the film “Let’s Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S.

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Even as spring arrives and we go our separate ways, we’ll never forget the memories we shared and the cherry blossoms we saw together.

Whenever something happens, we’ll recall those happy times and keep pushing forward.

The lyrics portray turning that kind of friendship into strength to live boldly into the future.

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10-year cherry blossomsAKB4824rank/position

[MV full] 10nen Zakura / AKB48 [Official]

A heartwarming AKB48 song that accompanies the season of graduations and farewells.

Its lyrics, depicting friends vowing to reunite in ten years, beautifully capture the universal loneliness of parting and the hope for the future.

Released in March 2009, the track became the group’s first to reach the Oricon Top 3.

It’s a gentle push for those taking a new step with the arrival of spring, and is also recommended as background music for send-offs and graduation ceremonies.

Dear Sir or Madam, on this day when cherry blossoms fluttermafumafu25rank/position

[MV] Dear Sir/Madam, On This Day When Cherry Blossoms Flutter Down / Mafumafu [Shonen Janmaga Gakuen]

This is a coming-of-age song that stays close to the heart in the season when cherry blossoms scatter.

The story of school-day memories and farewells depicted by Mafumafu is woven with delicate imagery that vividly brings school life back to mind.

Feelings of being unable to be honest, regrets, and hopes for the future gently begin to resonate with the melody.

The track was included in the album “Kagurairo Artifact,” released in October 2019, and was used as the theme song for the website “Shonen Janmaga Gakuen.” It’s a song you’ll want to listen to during the spring graduation season, offering comfort to those looking back on the past as they take a new step forward.

cherry blossom rainJUJU26rank/position

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 blossoms, along the path where petals swirl upElefanto Kashimashi27rank/position

Elephant Kashimashi – “The Road Where Cherry Blossoms Dance Up”

Sakura no Hana, Maiagaru Michi wo, released by Elephant Kashimashi in 2008, portrays a resolve to live forever together with a beloved person, building a future as beautiful as cherry blossoms.

It tells of how meeting someone special changed the narrator’s indifference toward cherry blossoms into a desire to walk toward a wonderful future with that person.

Encounters with others can truly transform our feelings, can’t they? If you’ve had a meeting that changed your life, please give this song a listen and let your future bloom even more.

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Even if we forget springaibii karaa28rank/position

Ivy Color [Even If We Forget Spring] Music Video

Set against a flurry of cherry blossoms, this work poignantly portrays a scene of parting.

Ivy to Color’s delicate lyrics and nostalgic piano melodies seep deep into the heart.

Released in March 2019 as the single’s title track, it beautifully expresses both the hope that comes with spring’s arrival and the melancholy of farewell.

It resonates even more strongly when heard during graduation season or the start of a new chapter.

Recommended for anyone who has experienced parting with someone dear against a springtime backdrop, it stands as a signature piece that fully showcases Ivy to Color’s musicality.