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 tracks (161–170)
SAKURA DropsUtada Hikaru
A moving song by Hikaru Utada, an artist whose emotionally rich vocals and outstanding musical sensibility resonate with many listeners and earn popularity across generations.
It’s a track about overcoming a love that has ended and finding the strength to move forward—a perfect number to listen to in spring.
The arrival of springKoyanagi Rumiko
This song, which heralds the arrival of spring, is characterized by its gentle, emotionally rich lyrics.
It delicately captures feelings like footprints left on the sandy beach and the flutter of visiting a lover’s home for the first time, warming the listener’s heart.
Released in February 1973 as Rumiko Koyanagi’s seventh single, it peaked at No.
4 on the Oricon charts.
Woven into it are many emotions—glimpses of a new romance budding with the breath of spring, bonds with family, and the poignancy of parting.
It’s a track you’ll want to listen to during the season of new encounters and farewells.
Moving songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring tracks (171–180)
cherry blossom frontKoyanagi Rumiko
This song, which traces the “sakura front” as it moves across Japan, gently enfolds the many emotions that arise with the arrival of spring.
Rumiko Koyanagi’s warm vocals beautifully capture both the anticipation of a new beginning and a nostalgic longing for the past.
Released in January 1976, the song has remained a beloved spring classic for many people.
It’s a piece that stands beside those taking a new step in spring or those who have experienced a parting from someone dear.
When you listen during cherry blossom season, the lyrics and melody will resonate even more deeply.
I can’t put it into wordsOda Kazumasa
When it comes to moving, tear-jerking songs, Kazumasa Oda’s “Kotoba ni Dekinai” is indispensable.
It was Off Course’s 23rd single, released in 1982, and later used in a Meiji Life commercial in 1999.
At first glance, the lyrics of “Kotoba ni Dekinai” seem to depict a breakup between a man and a woman, but some say it may actually be about Off Course’s breakup.
It’s the kind of song that, during a 1982 concert, moved Oda himself so deeply that he couldn’t continue singing.
Mischief of the spring breezeYamaguchi Momoe
A wind that signals the end of spring blows through in the aftermath of a quarrel with a lover.
This song portrays the loneliness and anxiety that follow a breakup with a loved one, set against the scenery of spring.
You can almost picture the protagonist walking alone through the city, and it’s heartbreaking.
Released in March 1974 as Momoe Yamaguchi’s fourth single, the track was also included on the album “15-sai no Theme: Momoe no Kisetsu,” and has become one of her signature songs.
It’s a piece we hope those embarking on a new romance with the coming of spring, as well as those who have experienced parting from someone dear, will listen to.
Sakura RabbitKawasaki Takaya
A bittersweet story of unrequited love unfolding beneath the cherry blossoms.
This song portrays the delicate feelings of a girl on the brink of graduation.
Unable to confess her feelings, the “Sakura Usagi” can only watch from afar.
Perhaps that figure is filled with emotions anyone can relate to.
Takaya Kawasaki released this song in January 2021.
Spring is a season for new beginnings.
This work is sure to gently nudge graduates who lack the courage to confess.
On the day of departure…Kawashima Ai
A massive hit by Ai Kawashima, an artist beloved across generations and genders for her beautiful, effortlessly singable melodies and soaring high-tone vocals.
This renowned ballad portrays an unchanging friendship that endures even when people go far away, making it a moving song perfect for the farewells of spring.