Recommended for cherry-blossom viewing season! Classic sakura songs and spring tunes
As cherry blossoms begin to bud and the full-fledged hanami season arrives, many of you might find yourselves in the mood for cherry blossom songs and spring tunes.
You might want to play them as background music at your hanami gathering, or sing them at karaoke afterward! But sometimes it’s hard to find just the right tracks…
This article introduces must-hear classics for the hanami season, focusing on staple cherry blossom songs and spring songs.
We’ve also picked out tracks released within the past year, so please enjoy to the very end!
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Recommended for cherry blossom viewing season! Classic sakura songs & spring songs (121–130)
cherry blossom colorAnjura Aki
Angela Aki’s signature cherry blossom song “Sakura-iro.” The song’s tagline is “What is your dream?” and it sings of both the sorrow of parting and the forward-looking spirit of welcoming spring.
Often performed at graduation ceremonies, this song is loved by many.
The soaring final chorus conveys an exquisite sense of heartache.
Cherry blossoms, along the path where petals swirl upElefanto Kashimashi
This is the 36th single released in 2008 by the rock band Elephant Kashimashi.
Petals usually flutter down to the ground, but what the song conveys is the image of walking through cherry blossom petals lifted by the wind.
It’s a wonderful track that makes you want to move forward positively into a new season.
Spring Love, Awakeningkusō iinkai
A three-piece rock band, Kuusou Iinkai, turns the difficulties we feel in everyday life—and the hidden fragments of hope within them—into songs they deliver to listeners.
This track, included on their major-label second album “March of Doubt,” grabs your ear from the start with an opening of odd-meter beats that leaves a powerful impact.
With a driving rhythm, standout guitar phrases and bass lines, and a refreshing melody, the spring-breeze feel of the arrangement makes it perfect for cherry blossom season.
It’s a guaranteed crowd-pleasing rock tune you’ll want to belt out at karaoke after an event with all your friends.
In conclusion
Have you found a song you can’t help but hum under the cherry blossoms? From ballads you want to ride on the spring breeze to lively numbers that amp up the party, there are all kinds of songs that broaden the ways to enjoy hanami.
Along with the blossoms in full bloom, I hope your favorite track will accompany your memories of this spring.