Recommended for cherry-blossom viewing season! Classic sakura songs and spring tunes

Dear Sir or Madam, on this day when cherry blossoms fluttermafumafu

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

Beginning with a depiction of a school building dyed in the colors of spring, this piece gently envelops the fleeting nature of youth alongside Mafumafu’s delicate vocals.

Included on the October 2019 album “Kagurairo Artifact,” it was also used as the theme song for “Shonen Janmaga Gakuen.” With lyrics that sing of school-day memories, friendship, and partings amidst a flurry of cherry blossoms, it’s sure to resonate deeply with listeners.

It’s a track you’ll want to hear during graduation season or when you feel the arrival of spring.

It’s also recommended for anyone who wants to experience Mafumafu’s unique world.

Even if we forget springaibii karaa

Ivy Color [Even If We Forget Spring] Music Video

This Ivy Color track gently embraces springtime scenery and the bittersweet feeling of parting, making it a deeply moving song perfect for cherry blossom season.

Released in March 2019, it’s characterized by a beautiful melody woven by piano and strings.

It wonderfully captures both the anticipation of a fresh start that comes with spring and the nostalgia for time gone by.

Highly recommended for those who’ve experienced graduation or farewells, and for anyone about to take a new step forward.

Listening to this piece conjures up images of cherry blossoms dancing in the air and leaves your heart feeling warm.

Sakura, flutterSazan Ōrusutāzu

Southern All Stars – Sakura, Hirari [Official Visualizer]

It’s a pop number themed around cherry blossoms, the symbol of spring.

Released by Southern All Stars in January 2025, the track served as the lead single from the album “THANK YOU SO MUCH.” Unveiled on the first anniversary of the Noto Peninsula earthquake, the song carries deep sentiments for the affected regions.

It features Keisuke Kuwata’s characteristically poetic lyrics and a sound that evokes a light spring breeze.

Through the image of falling sakura petals, it conveys messages of hope and renewal.

It’s a perfect song for when you want to feel the arrival of a new season.

cherry blossom night breezeSukima Suichi

Sakura Yokaze

A piece marked by the gentle tones of piano and acoustic guitar and softly resonant harmonies.

It carefully portrays the emotions deep within the heart, overlaying the image of walking down a lane lined with cherry blossoms onto the journey of life, where we sometimes pause.

It was included on the 2004 album “Natsugumo Noise.” A song that stays close to the heart—one you’ll want to listen to alone on a spring night.

murmurUeno Daiki

Daiki Ueno / “Zawameki” Music Video

A song you’ll want to listen to with the arrival of spring.

Daiki Ueno’s gentle voice carefully draws out the emotions that lie deep in the heart.

The warm tones of acoustic guitar and cello resonate as if embracing the small joys and loneliness of everyday life.

Included on the album “Shinryoku,” the track was released in March 2023 and was also selected as the theme song for the TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo drama “Konkatsu Shokudo.” This piece is one that stands beside those who feel both anticipation and anxiety at the start of a new season, as well as those who hold thoughts for days gone by.

On a spring day when your heart wavers, why not listen quietly and let it in?

Child of SakuraKa Fu & Seikai

Sakura Child / KAFU & SEIKAI

KAFU & Seikai’s “Sakura no Ko” dramatically depicts cherry blossoms from the moment they bloom to when they fall.

Released in 2022, the song was produced by Vocaloid producer Kanzaki Iori.

The beautifully heartrending story, which portrays the fleeting cherry blossoms as if they were people, draws you deeper into its world the more you listen.

Many listeners have likely felt that same bittersweet emotion toward cherry blossoms that can only be seen for a limited time, just like in this song.

It makes you want to etch the short-lived sight of the blossoms firmly into your memory.

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Let the cherry blossoms bloomYoshida Yamada

Sakura, Bloom / Yoshida Yamada [MUSIC VIDEO]

Released in February 2019, Yoshida Yamada’s work expresses the feelings of a bud enduring winter’s cold and waiting to bloom, overlapping them with the determination to forge one’s own path.

Chosen as the ending theme for the anime Hinomaru Sumo, its bright, upbeat melody and powerful message warm the hearts of those striving toward their dreams.

Portraying hope and growth in life through the image of cherry blossoms blooming vigorously toward spring, it’s a beautiful cheer song.

Give it a listen as a warm track that gently nudges you forward when starting a new chapter or taking the first step toward your goals.