Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari

Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari (桜咲く街物語), also known as The Story of Town Where Cherry Blossoms Bloom, is the debut album of Japanese pop music trio Ikimono-gakari.^[1] It was released in Japan on March 7, 2007 under the label Epic.^[2] The album peaked at number four on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for nearly two years.^[2]

Tie-ups and theme songs

Many of the songs in this album were used as theme songs or in commercials. "Hanabi" was used the seventh ending theme song for the anime series Bleach.^[3] "Ryūsei Miracle" was used as a theme song for the anime Ghost Slayers Ayashi.^[3] "Seishun no Tobira" was used as the theme song to Japanese release of the movie Monster House.^[3]

The title song "Sakura" was used in a commercial advertisement promoting NTT Denpo115.^[3] "Uruwashiki Hito" was used in a commercial to promote Coca-Cola.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Sakura"	Yoshiki Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Masanori Shimada	5:54
2.	"Kira Kira Train" (KIRA★KIRA★TRAIN "Sparkling Train")	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	M. Shimada	5:28
3.	"Hanabi"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Ryo Eguchi	4:27
4.	"Kimi to Aruita Kisetsu" (君と歩いた季節 "The Season I Walked with You")	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Atsushi Yuasa	4:04
5.	"Koisuru Otome"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Yusuke Tanaka	5:16
6.	"Ryūsei Miracle"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Westfield	4:08
7.	"Seishun no Tobira" (青春のとびら "Door of Youth")	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Westfield	2:58
8.	"Hinageshi" (ひなげし "Poppy")	Hotaka Yamashita	H. Yamashita	A. Yuasa	3:02
9.	"Hot Milk" (ホットミルク Hotto Miruku)	H. Yamashita, Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Seiji Kameda	4:59
10.	"Iroha ni Ho e To" (いろはにほへと Even the Blossoming Flowers)	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	R. Eguchi	2:30
11.	"Uruwashiki Hito" (うるわしきひと "Beautiful Person")	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	R. Eguchi	4:30
12.	"Natsu Koi" (夏・コイ "Summer Love")	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Y. Tanaka	5:58
13.	"Tayumu Koto Naki Nagare no Naka de" (タユムコトナキナガレノナカデ "In a Ceaseless Flow")	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	M. Shimada	6:22
14.	"Sakura (Acoustic Version)" (Bonus Track)	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	M. Shimada	4:26

References

↑ "ikimono-gakari" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-04-18.
1 2 "いきものがかり-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
1 2 3 4 5 "JBOOK：桜咲く街物語：いきものがかり：CD" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-04-18.

Ikimono-gakari

Kiyoe Yoshioka Yoshiki Mizuno Hotaka Yamashita Discography

Studio albums	Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari Life Album My Song Your Song Hajimari no Uta NEWTRAL I

Compilation albums	Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection Barādon

Singles	"SAKURA" "HANABI" "Koisuru Otome" "Ryūsei Miracle" "Uruwashiki Hito/Seishun no Tobira" "Natsuzora Graffiti / Seishun Line" "Akaneiro no Yakusoku" "Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi" "Kaeritaku Natta yo" "Blue Bird" "Planetarium" "Kimagure Romantic" "Futari" "Hotaru no Hikari" "YELL / JOYFUL" "Nakumonka" "Nostalgia" "Arigatō" "Kimi ga Iru" "Warattetainda / NEW WORLD MUSIC" "Aruite Ikō" "Itsudatte Bokura wa" "Haru Uta" "Kaze ga Fuiteiru" "1 2 3 ~Koi ga Hajimaru~" "Egao" "Love Song wa Tomaranai yo" "Netsujou no Spectrum / Namida ga Kieru Nara" "GOLDEN GIRL"

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