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Moving songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring tracks.

Spring is also the season when we reach new milestones—graduations, school entrances, and the start of new lives.

When you’re feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety, music is there to stay by your side, isn’t it?

Sometimes the shining presence of your favorite artist gives you a push, and sometimes a moving song stirs your heart.

So, among spring songs, we’re going to spotlight the truly touching, emotional tracks and introduce our top recommendations.

From songs with great lyrics to ones that might make you cry before you know it, I think each one will resonate with us listeners’ feelings!

They’re all wonderful tracks that gently accompany moments of parting, uncertainty, and more!

Moving songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring songs (81–90)

Melancholy Cherry Blossomsatarayo

Atarayo – Sorrowful Sakura (Music Video)
Melancholy Cherry Blossomsatarayo

A single that captures a poignant, heart-stirring feeling with the arrival of spring.

Atarayo’s graduation ballad gently sings of partings and hopes for reunion amid the season of dancing cherry blossoms.

At the moment when familiar scenery turns into memories, lyrics infused with hope for the future will resonate deeply with listeners.

Released in March 2023, this track is perfect for the graduation season.

Carried on the spring breeze, it conveys feelings to those you cherish.

Recommended for anyone taking a new step forward or holding precious memories close to their heart.

The flowers are cherry blossoms; you are beautiful.ikimonogakari

Ikimono-gakari “Flowers Are Cherry Blossoms, You Are Beautiful” Music Video
The flowers are cherry blossoms; you are beautiful.ikimonogakari

A song brimming with quintessentially Japanese sentiment, intertwining cherry blossoms with feelings of love, has been born.

Released by Ikimono-gakari in January 2008, this work portrays the pure emotions of youth alongside the gentle scenery of spring.

Incorporating traditional Japanese expressions and courteous phrasing, it beautifully balances an old-fashioned flavor with a modern sensibility.

Based on the yonanuki scale, the melody leaves a striking impression with its rhythmic phrases.

It was also used in a commercial and reached No.

7 on the Oricon charts.

It’s a perfect song to listen to as spring arrives, especially recommended for those about to embark on a new chapter in life.

Yozakura feat. Mei-chankujira

Yozakura feat. Mei-chan (Official Video)
Yozakura feat. Mei-chankujira

A song by Kujira that overlays the shifting feelings of love with cherry blossoms on a spring night.

Set to a lively melody, it vividly portrays love from its beginning to its end.

Released in June 2020, it’s a popular track with over 2.5 million views on YouTube.

Like blossoms that bloom and fall, it reminds us that love, too, holds both transience and beauty.

Mei-chan’s delicate vocals are captivating.

It’s perfect for listening alone on a spring night or sharing with someone special.

A heartwarming track that comforts anyone struggling with love.

Doki itnaniwa danshi

Naniwa Danshi – Doki it [Official Music Video]
Doki itnaniwa danshi

This song beautifully blends an uplifting message to cheer on new spring beginnings with an energetic rock sound.

Chosen as the CM song for AOKI’s “Freshers Fair,” it’s packed with the courage to take a new step forward while staying true to yourself.

Naniwa Danshi’s bright, soaring vocals resonate pleasantly like a spring breeze, creating a warm track that gently nudges listeners forward.

Released on February 26, 2025, their eighth single comes in four versions, from limited editions to the regular edition.

It’s an encouraging anthem not only for those starting a new chapter in life, but also for anyone eager to take on something new.

Azure Swimnishina

Nishina – Seiran Yūei [Official Video]
Azure Swimnishina

This is a captivating track with a distinctive, floating sensation that feels as if you’re drifting through a fantastical underwater world.

Nishina’s crystalline vocals meld with the gently flowing melody, evoking the arrival of spring.

Released in June 2022 and later included on the album “1999,” the song brims with determination and hope for setting out on a new path.

Like freely swimming along the boundary where the night sea and sky, dyed a deep blue, meet, it carries a resolve to move forward powerfully through the life ahead.

Even without anyone’s approval, it conveys a strong will to follow the path you believe in—gently giving a push to anyone preparing to take their next step.

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

It’s a song that stirs the heart in the season when cherry blossoms dance.

It weaves together memories and regrets from school days, friendship and romance, and hope for the future.

Mafumafu’s delicate lyrics and melody beautifully capture the fragility and beauty of youth.

Released in April 2019, it was also included on the album “Kagurairo Artifact,” released in October of the same year.

It was even used as an image song for Shonen Janmaga Gakuen.

It’s a track you’ll want to listen to in spring or during graduation season—perfect for anyone feeling nostalgic about their youth.

Moving songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring songs (91–100)

It’s goodbye, but it’s not goodbye.yamadakatsutenai Wink

Yamada Katsutenai Wink wraps this classic spring song—one you want to hear around graduation season—in warm, gentle vocals.

Its melody, which sings of the sorrow of parting and the hope of reunion, nestles close to the heart and gives you courage to face a new future.

Released in February 1991, the song was used as an insert track on Fuji TV’s “Hō-chan no Yamada Katsutenai Terebi” and became a major hit, reaching No.

2 on the Oricon weekly chart.

With lyrics by Kuniko Yamada and music by KAN in beautiful harmony, it’s a gem of a message song that teaches us that parting is not an end but a beginning.

Listened to in the season of departures, it’s a wonderful, heartwarming cheer song that continues to be loved by many.