Uplifting songs to listen to in spring. Classic spring tunes that warm the heart.
When you feel the arrival of spring, doesn’t your mood feel lighter too? On your commute to work or school, things you see seem to shine more than usual, and you might find yourself humming without thinking.
There’s something magical about spring that makes you want to enjoy everyday life.
In this article, we’ll introduce bright, feel-good spring songs that are perfect for the season! From timeless classics to recent hit releases, we’ve picked a wide variety.
Find the one song that will color your spring!
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Energizing songs to listen to in spring: Classic warm-and-fuzzy spring tunes (91–100)
UraraBikkeburanka
As the title suggests, this song by singer-songwriter Vickeblanka is themed around spring.
Set to a refreshing performance highlighted by distinctive piano accompaniment, the lyrics encourage us to forget the past and smile in a spring-like way! It’s a track that fills you with energy just by listening.
Homeward Road in MarchHirai Dai
A heartwarming ballad where springlike longing mixes with the bittersweetness of farewell.
Released by Dai Hirai in February 2022, the song is marked by a gentle melody woven from piano and strings.
The lyrics blend memories of youth with the anticipation of a new journey, stirring nostalgia and hope just by listening.
It was created as part of the “Sunday Goods” project, which releases a new song every three weeks.
Highly recommended for graduation season—perfect for looking back on past days as you face parting with someone important.
SmileMori Nana
Actress Nana Mori, whose energetic singing in the Oronamin C commercial left a strong impression, performs the song “Smile” by HOFU DYLAN in the ad.
Sung under the production of HOFU DYLAN themselves, it was released digitally.
Spring is a time when many people move from familiar places to new ones and start new lives.
That often comes with various anxieties.
But if you keep smiling, things will work out somehow! This is a song that makes you feel exactly that.
murmurUeno Daiki
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?
A Hazy Moonlit Nightshouka
A song that beautifully portrays a spring evening depicts, with delicate nuance, a scene where the setting sun and haze spread over a field of rapeseed blossoms, and a pale moonlight floats in the sky.
Alongside the tranquil countryside, it gently embraces quintessential images of spring in Japan—the hues of the forest, people walking along rice-field paths, the croaking of frogs, and the tolling of bells.
Released in 1914 as a Ministry of Education school song, the work seamlessly marries lyrics by Tatsuyuki Takano with music by Teiichi Okano, and it has long been cherished in educational settings.
It has continued to be loved across generations, with Aiko Moriyama covering it in 2009 and Ai Nishida performing it on a program in June 2023.
As a song to hear on a calm spring evening, it offers a warmth that deeply touches the heart.
spring sunlightKanapu × Kujira
This song lets you bask in a soft, warm light, like gentle spring sunshine.
KAFU’s transparent, airy voice resonates pleasantly, as if heralding the arrival of spring.
The poetic lyrics woven by Kujira beautifully capture the shifting emotions of a season where partings and encounters intersect.
Released in March 2022, this track gently nudges those facing graduation or a new chapter in life.
Wrapped in spring’s cheer, it’s sure to give you the courage to take a new step forward.
Why not welcome a new chapter of your life, accompanied by KAFU’s voice?
PinkieBUMP OF CHICKEN
A song by BUMP OF CHICKEN, released in April 2010.
It was included as the B-side to the single “HAPPY.” The title is striking for its double meaning, evoking pink cherry blossoms and linked pinkies.
Delicately portraying a search for identity while contrasting oneself with the cherry blossoms and the present with the future, it’s a special track that graces a page of spring and is sure to resonate with the heart.