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!
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Moving songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring songs (91–100)
STARTING LINEKobukuro
Kobukuro is a musical duo that continues to captivate fans with gentle melodies layered over instantly recognizable, distinctive harmonies.
“Starting Line,” included as the B-side to their blockbuster 12th single “Sakura,” was chosen as the support song for Nippon TV’s 84th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.
Its message—that you’re not the only one walking toward your dreams and goals—may blow away the loneliness you feel in moments of discouragement.
With beautiful choral work that gives you a push forward, it’s a track we recommend listening to when you feel anxious about starting a new chapter in life.
I should be able to fly (in the sky).supittsu
This song is characterized by its refreshing melody and poetic lyrics.
Released in April 1994, it is one of Spitz’s signature tracks and was also included on the album How to Fly in the Sky.
The song gained major attention when it was selected as the theme for the drama White Line Flow, which aired starting in January 1996.
Masamune Kusano’s delicate sensibilities shine through in his songwriting, beautifully portraying the anxieties, conflicts, and hopes of youth.
Its simple chord progression and transparent vocals enhance the song’s crisp, refreshing feel.
It’s a perfect track for spring, when many people step into new environments, and it’s popular as background music for graduation and entrance ceremonies.
It’s also recommended for anyone feeling anxious before starting a new chapter in life.
UraraBikkeburanka
A timeless piece that brings a refreshing sense of spring arrived from Vickeblanka in April 2018.
While it handles a serious theme, its brisk sound centered on acoustic guitar and its straightforward, Showa-kayō–inspired message resonate pleasantly.
Delicately portraying the innocence of a first farewell while instilling hope for new encounters, this gentle song has comforted many listeners.
As his major-label debut single, it drew significant attention and received high praise from various quarters.
It’s a song I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone parting with friends, starting a new chapter, or wishing to preserve cherished memories of the spring season.
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.
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.
Snow in MarchMakihara Noriyuki
This is a coming-of-age ballad capturing a spring scene twenty days after graduation.
With a gentle melody and tender vocals, it expresses young people’s anxieties and hopes about change, as well as the fleeting time spent with dear friends.
Amid an unseasonal snowfall, the image of walking shoulder to shoulder with friends is portrayed 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, warm poetic worldview.
It is a classic you’ll want to listen to with the arrival of spring, a song that offers solace to those facing life’s turning points and harboring feelings about the changing days.