[Song for a Departure] A send-off song for you. A classic masterpiece among departure songs.

GO!!!Hitsuji Bungaku

Hitsujibungaku – GO!!! (Official Music Video)

This song conveys a resolve to change the future with your own hands.

While holding reflection and regret about the past, it gives you the courage to take a new step forward.

It’s included on Hitsujibungaku’s major-label third album, “12 hugs (like butterflies),” released in December 2023.

The album also features tracks such as the ending theme for Jujutsu Kaisen.

It’s a perfect song to listen to at life’s turning points, like moving or starting a new chapter.

Blending anxiety and anticipation, it transforms those feelings into something bright and uplifting—an empowering anthem that’s sure to resonate.

Our Starting LineHIPPY

Our Starting Line

This is an uplifting support song by HIPPY that delivers heartwarming vocals about the friendships of youth and the passion for pursuing goals.

It gently conveys the importance of bonds with friends and working hard toward your ambitions, while giving you the courage and hope to take a new step in life.

Released in August 2024, it was selected as the official support song for the 2025 National High School Comprehensive Sports Tournament.

Created together with high school students in Hiroshima Prefecture, the song is infused with the energy and dreams of young people.

It’s a track we hope everyone will listen to—not only those starting a new chapter, but anyone striving toward an important goal.

When you’re taking a step toward your dream or feeling anxious about a challenge, it will surely give you a push forward.

Homeward Road in MarchHirai Dai

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

This is a memorable ballad that warmly depicts the scenery of graduation season.

With his gentle voice, Dai Hirai delicately sings about the subtle emotional sway that mixes joy and loneliness at the moment of departure.

Expressing the complex feelings that come with life’s milestones like advancing to a new stage or graduating, alongside the calm scenery of spring, the piece is also notable for its elegant arrangement of piano and strings.

Released digitally in February 2022, it is also included on the album “LOVE＋PEACE.” It is a song that resonates with the arrival of spring, offering comfort to those setting off into new environments and to those parting from cherished friends.

WINDING ROADAyaka × Kobukuro

Kobukuro – WINDING ROAD (Ayaka × Kobukuro)

It’s a classic song with the memorable lyric, “Even if it’s still far away and you can’t see it yet, let’s keep believing step by step.” A collaboration between Ayaka and Kobukuro, it was released in February 2007.

It was also featured in a Nissan Cube commercial and has been loved by many.

With its beautiful harmonies and uplifting message, it’s perfect as an anthem for those starting a new chapter in life.

In moments when anxiety and anticipation are intertwined, this song will give you a gentle push forward.

It’s included on Ayaka’s album “Sing to the Sky” and Kobukuro’s “ALL SINGLES BEST 2.” It’s a wonderful track to encourage yourself as you take a new step, or to give as a gift to someone special.

BYE-BYEHamasaki Ayumi

Ayumi Hamasaki / BYE-BYE

A parting tale spun by Ayumi Hamasaki.

A heartfelt send-off song that links the past and the future.

The lyric “Let’s pinky promise in the future, and for now, here, bye-bye to you” is striking, gently portraying how one farewell leads to a new vow.

Broadcast on NHK’s Minna no Uta from April to May 2024, this piece conveys the flow of time and the importance of choices.

Its words are sure to encourage those standing at life’s crossroads, such as graduation or changing jobs.

As you face a goodbye with someone dear, why not listen to this song?

Cherry Blossom BookmarkAKB48

[MV full] Sakura no Shiori / AKB48 [Official]

When I first listened to this song, I was blown away.

I always had the image that she sang cute, classic idol-style songs, so realizing she sings songs like this too drew me right in.

I don’t think there’s any song that fits graduation better than this.

I really hope people listen to it and sing it during graduation season.

Best FriendNishino Kana

Kana Nishino 'Best Friend (short ver.)'

Kana Nishino’s “Best Friend” is a song that lets you say “thank you” to a best friend who has shared the same days with you.

A best friend who understands you more than you understand yourself—and even more than your family—won’t have their bond easily broken, even if you both walk completely different paths.

Before feeling sad about parting ways, this is a song that lets you honestly express your gratitude for everything so far with a “thank you,” and your feelings of “let’s keep looking out for each other from now on.” How about gifting this song to your friend, filled with your appreciation and the hope that you’ll both do your best until the day you meet again?

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