[Reiwa Spring Songs] A roundup of spring songs born in the Reiwa era and popular tracks you’ll want to listen to in spring!

spring stormSangatsu no Phantasia

Marchen Phantasia “Spring Storm”

Set to a refreshing performance highlighted by striking piano accompaniment, this piece sings of themes like growth and change, loneliness and hope.

Marchen de Fantasia’s songs are known for their beautiful melodies and moving messages, captivating many fans.

Released in February 2024, this track was also chosen as the theme song for the anime “A World Seen Through the Viewfinder.” Its lyrics, which set the heart ablaze, brim with the vitality of youth that dares to take on anything—perfect for spring, a season of stepping into new environments.

It’s a recommended song when you want a little courage before new encounters and challenges.

murmurUeno Daiki

Daiki Ueno / “Zawameki” Music Video

We’ve received a song from Daiki Ueno that evokes the arrival of spring.

Set to a soundscape marked by a memorable cello tone, it delicately weaves the subtleties of a heart moving along with the changing seasons.

Included on the album “Shinryoku,” this track beautifully captures the springtime scene where hope and anxiety intersect—perfectly befitting his major-label debut in April 2023.

Its warm, empathetic vocals and finely chosen words are especially appealing.

It’s a song we highly recommend to anyone feeling their heart race as they embark on a new chapter in life.

Spring, Milky WhiteOkamura Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Okamura – “Spring, Milky White” MUSIC VIDEO

This song by the newly formed duo of Yasuyuki Okamura and Kazuyoshi Saito is a heartwarming track themed around spring.

Set to a refreshing performance highlighted by memorable piano accompaniment, the lyrics gently embrace the wavering emotions that often come with the season’s arrival.

Soothing enough to soften the heart just by listening, the piece was released in February 2024.

It’s a perfect, uplifting song for the springtime as you step into a new environment—also great as a companion for a walk.

Homeward Road in MarchHirai Dai

Dai Hirai / The Way Home in March (Lyric Video)

When spring arrives, songs that stir our restlessly excited hearts always seem to appear.

“The Way Home in March” is singer-songwriter Dai Hirai’s 34th digital single.

It features a piano with a sense of clarity and depth, as if expressing the end of one chapter of life and the beginning of a new one.

It’s a delicate yet powerful ballad, perfect for March—the graduation season.

After going through both hardships and joys, this song gently gives a push to those setting off on a new journey with irreplaceable friends.

Be sure to savor it along with the pleasant spring breeze.

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Only the graduation photo knowsHinatazaka46

The Only One Who Knows Is the Graduation Photo by Hinatazaka46

This song features Hinatazaka46’s translucent vocals that resonate deeply in the heart.

With graduation as its theme, it depicts fleeting youth and innocent, unripe feelings of love.

The bittersweet memories recalled in the season of falling cherry blossoms are sure to strike a chord with listeners.

Released in January 2025 as their 13th single, with Nao Kosaka as the center, the music video unfolds a fantastical world set on the day of a graduation ceremony.

It’s a track we hope those embarking on new beginnings with the arrival of spring will listen to.

This work is sure to offer a chance to look back on the past while taking a step toward the future.

Blue Spring Etude feat. Haruko Nagaya (Ryokuoushoku Shakai)Toukyou Sukapara Daisu Ookesutora

Etude of the Blue Spring feat. Haruko Nagaya (Ryokuoushoku Shakai) / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

Following Rira Ikuta on trumpet and Shinya Ishihara of Saucy Dog on tuba, Haruko Nagaya of Ryokuoushoku Shakai takes on the trombone in one of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra’s three-part series featuring guest brass players.

It’s a coming-of-age song that portrays tender first love and bittersweet feelings.

The exquisite harmony between Nagaya’s fresh, powerful vocals and Ska-Para’s ever-evolving, deep, and smoky sound is irresistible.

The lyrics, which feel like a chronicle of feelings that keep running despite being unfinished, carry a touch of spring melancholy, leaving a beautiful afterglow.

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the first strong spring windMayumura Chiaki

[New Song] Chiaki Mayumura “Haru Ichiban” Music Video

Chiaki Mayumura’s song is a refreshing track that evokes the breath of spring.

Born from an innovative concept—crafted using haiku collected for Oi Ocha’s “New Haiku Award” project—the piece features warm lyrics that gently capture the changing of the seasons and resonate deeply.

Released in May 2023 and included on the album SAI, it’s a song that gives you the courage to take a new step forward in March, when farewells and encounters intersect.

It tenderly wraps the heart that longs for the arrival of spring—a song just like that.