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Youth songs you want to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring songs.

Spring is known as the season of meetings and farewells, with graduations, job transfers, school admissions, and new hires all happening around this time.

Some of you might feel like listening to coming-of-age songs when you’re experiencing encounters or partings, right?

In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of coming-of-age songs that you’ll want to listen to in spring.

We’ve gathered not only classic anthems about friendship and bonds, but also spring-like graduation songs.

Find the ones that match your current feelings and situation!

Let’s get started.

Coming-of-age songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring tracks (111–120)

Cherry Blossom MoonSakurazaka46

As graduation day gradually approaches, the reality of parting begins to sink in.

This is a song by Sakurazaka46 that captures episodes surrounding graduation and bittersweet moments of youth.

Its powerful sound conveys a sense of moving forward, and the ticking clock at the beginning seems to symbolize the time and memories that have accumulated.

It depicts a youthful, poignant scene in which someone chooses to see off a cherished person without confessing their feelings, in order to support that person’s future.

Youth songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring tracks (121–130)

periodIshizaki Hyuui

Woven with a gentle singing voice, this spring ballad is a gem that depicts the delicate emotions where hope and farewell intersect.

While carrying the loss of heartbreak, the wavering resolve to take a new step forward is expressed in delicate words.

Huwie Ishizaki’s tender vocals and skillful word choice resonate deeply with listeners.

The song is included on the album “Huwie Best,” released in March 2018, and its music video—featuring actor Masaki Suda—became a hot topic.

It’s a track that stays close to those who feel both excitement and anxiety during the season of change that comes with spring and the start of a new life.

It gently embraces the hearts of those striving to overcome the pain of a broken heart and move forward.

SCHOOL DAYSshiritsu ebisu chūgaku

[MV] Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku “School Days”
SCHOOL DAYSshiritsu ebisu chūgaku

It’s a song that feels like a springtime gift.

It’s a March 2025 single by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, with lyrics and composition by Katsuhiko Sugiyama.

The beautiful melody portrays the expectations and anxieties of starting a new chapter, warm friendship, and a resolve toward the future.

The music video—featuring the members in pure white uniforms deepening their bonds in a forest—also leaves a strong impression.

I think it will resonate not only with students, but with anyone who needs the courage to leap into a new environment!

Graduation PhotoArai Yumi

Graduation Photograph / Sotsugyou Shashin (2022 Mix)
Graduation PhotoArai Yumi

When you’re feeling sad, you open an album and gaze at the photos, or you spot someone in town but can’t bring yourself to call out… It’s a classic by Yumi Arai filled with the bittersweetness of youth that everyone has felt at least once.

Released in February 1975 as a song provided to Hi-Fi Set, it was later included in Yumi Arai’s own album “COBALT HOUR” in June of the same year.

Since then, it has been used as the theme song for the film “Watch with Me” and in the drama “Sotsu Uta,” resonating across generations.

It’s a heartwarming song that gently stays by your side when you want to bask in nostalgia or when you’ve gone through a farewell with someone dear.

JourneyFuji Kaze

Fujii Kaze – Tabiji (Official Video)
JourneyFuji Kaze

Fujii Kaze, whose naturally gifted singing voice and deeply meaningful lyrics have earned him a wide fanbase, also has a wonderfully free-spirited aura.

His song “Tabiji,” released in 2021, was written for the TV drama “Nijiiro Karte,” marking his first drama theme song.

Thanks to its title and lyrical content, it’s often chosen as a graduation song as well.

It likens life to a journey, with lyrics that resonate powerfully with listeners of any age—definitely a track to pay attention to.

spring skySuzuki Suzuki

【Graduation】Spring Sky – Suzuki Suzuki【Official Music Video】
spring skySuzuki Suzuki

“Haruzora,” Suzuki Suzuki’s 2022 graduation song that looks back on the many days of youth with deep emotion.

The lyrics express gratitude to the friends who were there through both fun and difficult times, and the wish to stay close even as our paths diverge.

The beautiful harmonies of the brother duo Suzuki Suzuki are sure to bring tears.

How about singing it at karaoke while reminiscing about all the memories you shared with friends? It’s a song that resonates with many who ran full speed through their youth.

I heard the sound of cherry blossoms blooming.=LOVE

=LOVE (Equal Love) / 1st ALBUM track 'I Heard the Sound of Cherry Blossoms Blooming' MV [YouTube ver.]
I heard the sound of cherry blossoms blooming.=LOVE

This is a heartwarming =LOVE song that gently conveys the arrival of spring.

It portrays a faint, bittersweet first love by likening the flutter of a first crush to the invisible scene of “the sound of cherry blossoms blooming.” The reasons the protagonist prefers riding in the third car of the school commuter train, and the care she takes with her hairstyle, convey the feelings of a girl earnestly navigating her first love despite her confusion.

Included on the May 2021 album “Zenbu, Naisho.” (“Everything’s a Secret.”), the song also drew attention for its refreshingly springlike visual beauty in the music video.

It’s a perfect track for the spring season—one that makes your heart flutter when listened to at the start of a new school term.

It’s recommended not only for those in love, but also for anyone who wants to enjoy the spirit of spring.