Timeless Ballads to Enjoy in Spring: From Classics to the Newest Hits, All in One Guide

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?

Sakura PhotographHatsuboshi Gakuen

Hatsuboshi Academy “Sakura Photograph” Official Music Video (HATSUBOSHI GAKUEN – Sakura Photograph)

It’s a moving ballad perfect for the season when cherry blossoms dance.

Released in April 2025, this song is the theme for the season event “Sakura-Mau Start Line” in the game Gakuen Idolmaster.

The gentle harmonies of the trio—Liliya Katsuragi, Sayaka Shiun, and Saki Hanami—leave a lasting impression.

It’s as if the tender melody rides the spring breeze and soars into the sky.

The lyrics, which portray meetings, farewells, and irreplaceable friendship, will especially resonate with those graduating from school.

Be sure to give it a listen during cherry blossom season.

SakuraŌhashi Torio

Ohashi Trio / Sakura

Sung by Ohashi Trio, this song delicately weaves the subtleties of the heart, pairing the fragility of cherry blossoms with the themes of parting from a loved one and embarking on a new journey.

The resolve to set out while cherishing someone and wishing for their happiness resonates deeply through the gentle vocals and melody.

Included on the album “plugged,” it was released in March 2013 and was also used as the commercial song for House Wellness Foods’ C1000.

It is a warm, gem-like heartbreak song that comforts those who recall bittersweet memories of love in cherry blossom season or who have experienced a farewell with someone dear.

Snow in MarchMakihara Noriyuki

Snow in March (Live)

This is a coming-of-age ballad capturing a spring scene twenty days after graduation.

With a melody that gives a gentle impression and a tender singing voice, it conveys young people’s anxieties and hopes about change, as well as the fleeting time spent with cherished friends.

Amid out-of-season snowfall, the image of walking shoulder to shoulder with friends is depicted in a way that resonates deeply.

Included on Noriyuki Makihara’s album “Kimi wa Dare to Shiawase na Akubi o Shimasu ka.” released in September 1991, this piece is captivating for its calm and warm poetic worldview.

It is a classic you’ll want to listen to with the arrival of spring—one that accompanies the hearts of those feeling complex emotions at life’s turning points and reflecting on days in flux.

periodIshizaki Hyuui

Huwie Ishizaki – Period

Woven with a gentle singing voice, this spring ballad is a gem that depicts the delicate emotions where hope and farewell intersect.

While carrying the loss of heartbreak, the wavering resolve to take a new step forward is expressed in delicate words.

Huwie Ishizaki’s tender vocals and skillful word choice resonate deeply with listeners.

The song is included on the album “Huwie Best,” released in March 2018, and its music video—featuring actor Masaki Suda—became a hot topic.

It’s a track that stays close to those who feel both excitement and anxiety during the season of change that comes with spring and the start of a new life.

It gently embraces the hearts of those striving to overcome the pain of a broken heart and move forward.

JourneyFuji Kaze

Fujii Kaze – Tabiji (Official Video)

A gem of a ballad by Fujii Kaze, memorable for its heartwarming kindness and melody filled with hope.

With a gentle gaze, it reflects on growth and learning throughout the long journey of life, the meetings and partings with loved ones, and tenderly embraces the figure of someone who, though sometimes troubled and uncertain, keeps moving toward the future.

Released digitally in March 2021 and written as the theme song for TV Asahi’s Thursday drama “Nijiiro Karte,” this piece is also included on the album “LOVE ALL SERVE ALL.” It’s a song I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone starting a new chapter, anticipating new encounters with both excitement and anxiety, or standing at a crossroads in life.

Fujii Kaze’s soulful voice and the warm resonance of the Wurlitzer will gently give you a push forward.

I want to become a cherry blossom tree.AKB48

[MV full] Let's Become a Cherry Tree / AKB48 [Official]

AKB48’s nationally popular single “Sakura no Ki ni Narō” is the group’s 20th single, released in February 2011.

The music video was directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, known for the film “Nobody Knows.” It has a narrative that draws you in and makes you keep watching.

It’s a heartwarming and moving song that we hope friends graduating and going their separate ways, as well as those starting a new chapter, will listen to.

It’s the kind of song that extends a helping hand when you lose your way, making it perfect for spring, when many people begin a new life.

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