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!
- [Songs to Listen to in March] Classic Spring Tracks and Moving Songs About Meetings and Partings
- [Spring Songs] Classic and Latest Hit Collections Perfect for a Bright, Gentle Spring
- Spring song medley. The best classic tunes to listen to in spring.
- Emotional songs to listen to in spring: a collection of masterpieces that suit the season of meetings and farewells.
- Uplifting songs to listen to in spring. Classic spring tunes that warm the heart.
- A spring song with great lyrics. A lovely message that touches the heart.
- Cheer songs to listen to in April. Uplifting tunes that color the spring.
- Timeless Ballads to Enjoy in Spring: From Classics to the Newest Hits, All in One Guide
- A Collection of Tear-Jerking Spring Songs: Love and Friendship
- [Spring Songs Recommended for People in Their 40s] Relive Your Youth! A Selection of Nostalgic Tracks
- [Reiwa Spring Songs] A roundup of spring songs born in the Reiwa era and popular tracks you’ll want to listen to in spring!
- [Spring Songs Recommended for People in Their 30s] Carefully Selected Nostalgic Classics & Big Hits
- Only masterpieces that color the season of meetings and farewells! Spring songs recommended for Gen Z.
Moving songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring songs (91–100)
dogwood (flowering dogwood)Hitoto Yo
A signature song by Yo Hitoto that resonates with the heart along with the warmth of spring.
Carried by a magnificent sound woven by piano and strings, her gentle, prayer-like vocals resound.
Lyrics filled with wishes for peace and thoughts for loved ones sink deeply into the listener’s heart.
Released in February 2004, this track was featured as the theme song for NTV’s “Tuesday Suspense Theater” and in JRA commercials, capturing the hearts of many.
It’s a song we especially recommend to those feeling anxious before a new chapter in life or to anyone who has experienced parting from someone dear.
It will surely give you the courage and hope you need for tomorrow.
murmurUeno Daiki
A song you’ll want to listen to with the arrival of spring.
Daiki Ueno’s gentle voice delicately brings forth the emotions deep within your heart.
The warm tones of acoustic guitar and cello resonate as if wrapping up the small joys and loneliness of everyday life.
Included on the album “Shinryoku” (Fresh Green), this track was released in March 2023 and was also chosen as the theme song for the TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo drama “Konkatsu Shokudo.” This piece is a companion for those who carry the hopes and anxieties of a new season’s beginning, as well as feelings for days gone by.
On a spring day when your heart feels unsteady, why not listen quietly and let it sink in?
Sakura PhotographHatsuboshi Gakuen
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.
Happinessarashi
A song packed with a lively rhythm and a positive message! Its melody naturally lifts the listener’s spirits, and the powerful lyrics give a push toward stepping into the future.
Released in 2007, it also made waves as the theme song for the drama “Yamada Taro Monogatari.” It’s a live-show staple, and the sight of the entire venue coming together in excitement is truly spectacular.
As spring brings new beginnings, singing it at karaoke is sure to spread positive energy! Sing it with friends and savor the best moments together.
Sakura, Bloom!arashi
This is a masterpiece in which gem-like messages that seep into the heart on a gentle spring breeze are expressed through Arashi’s magnificent vocals and harmonies.
Through the beauty and transience of cherry blossoms, it gently sings of life’s changes and renewal, and hope for the future.
Filled with feelings that resonate with the arrival of spring—moving forward as if guided by the wind, understanding that deepens over time, and challenges toward a new self—it was released in February 2015 and chosen as the theme song for the TBS drama “Ouroboros: This Love Is, Indeed, Justice.” It is also included on the album “Japonism,” and you can see it performed in the live video work “ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi.” With a refreshing vibe perfect for a spring drive and lyrics that give you the courage to move forward, it’s a song I wholeheartedly recommend for the start of a new season.
cherry blossomKawamoto Makoto
Makoto Kawamoto gently sings this classic, whose tender spring light and calm melody seep into the heart.
At the life milestone of graduation, it delicately portrays a schoolgirl’s complex feelings as she faces parting with friends, along with her uncertainty and hope for the future.
Accompanied by a melodious piano, it beautifully captures the fresh emotions of youth.
Released in April 1998, the song reached No.
2 on the Oricon weekly chart and sold over 200,000 copies, despite having no tie-in at the time.
It’s a perfect track for a drive with the windows down in the soft spring sunshine.
Listen to it as you cruise through rows of cherry blossoms, and anyone will find it overlapping with their own memories.
Beautiful DaysHirai Dai
It’s a supportive song perfect for the season of departures, woven from a tender, heart-soothing voice and warm tones.
Released in March 2025 as a track by Dai Hirai, it gently yet powerfully pushes forward those taking new steps amid meetings and farewells.
The acoustic sound and calm melodic line are truly wonderful.
It quietly stays close to anyone diving into a new environment or experiencing a parting with someone dear.