Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari

Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari
Studio album by Ikimono-gakari
Released	March 7, 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop
Length	63:58
Label	Epic
Producer	Eiji Saibara
Ikimono-gakari chronology
Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari (2007) Life Album (2008)
Singles from Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari
"Sakura" Released: March 15, 2006 "Hanabi" Released: May 31, 2006 "Koisuru Otome" Released: October 18, 2006 "Ryūsei Miracle" Released: December 6, 2006 "Uruwashiki Hito/Seishun no Tobira" Released: February 14, 2007

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

1. "ikimono-gakari" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-04-18.
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.
3. "JBOOK：桜咲く街物語：いきものがかり：CD" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-04-18.