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- "千本桜"
- Romaji: Senbonzakura
- English: Thousands of Cherry Trees
- Official English: Thousand Cherry Blossoms
Background
This song is about the westernization of Japan, which happened during the Meiji Restoration. Despite having an upbeat, oriental track, the song contains rather dark themes, mentioning guillotines and ICBMs. In addition, the lyrics state things such as "Songs of lament go unheard" (嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ) and "This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell" (此処は宴 鋼の檻).
To celebrate the song's anniversary, it was re-released along with 8 different arranges in the album 1st ANNIVERSARY! ALL THAT "Senbonzakura" on September 12, 2012.
"Senbonzakura" was released as a single under the label KarenT. This song is also featured in the albums 5th ANNIVERSARY BEST, EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalodream feat. 初音ミク, HATSUNE ROCK feat.初音ミク, Kurousa Works feat.初音ミク -黒うさP作品集-, V love 25~Brave Heart~, ボーカロイド超ベスト-impacts-, ボカロ超ミックス feat. 初音ミク, Hatsune Miku 5th Anniversary Best ~impacts~, 初音ミク-Project DIVA-F Complete Collection, 創造Endless, 桜, VOCA NICO☆PARTY, and Yoen Waso Emaki. Multiple covers and remixes have been included in additional albums.
This song has entered the Hall of Myths and is notable for having stayed in the VOCALOID ranking consistently for a long time.
Succeeding versions

Featuring | Hatsune Miku
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Categories | Concert performance |
Description | Official footage from the MikuPa Live in Sapporo 2013 concert.
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku (VOCALOID Keyboard)
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Producers | Akiba Winds
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Categories | Demo song |
Description | A demonstration for the VOCALOID Keyboard.
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Lyrics
Japanese (日本語歌詞) | Romaji (ローマ字) |
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大胆不敵にハイカラ革命 | daitan-futeki ni haikara kakumei |
磊々落々反戦国家 | rairai-rakuraku hansen kokka |
日の丸印の二輪車転がし | hinomaru-jirushi no nirinsha korogashi |
悪霊退散 ICBM | akuryou-taisan I C B M |
環状線を走り抜けて 東奔西走なんのその | kanjousen o hashirinukete touhon-seisou nan no sono |
少年少女戦国無双 浮世の随に | shounen shoujo sengoku-musou ukiyo no manima ni |
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ | senbonzakura yoru ni magire kimi no koe mo todokanai yo |
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台で見下ろして | koko wa utage hagane no ori sono dantoudai de mioroshite |
三千世界 常世之闇 嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ | sanzen sekai tokoyo no yami nageku uta mo kikoenai yo |
青藍の空 遥か彼方 その光線銃で打ち抜いて | seiran no sora haruka kanata sono kousenjuu de uchinuite |
百戦錬磨の見た目は将校 | hyakusen-renma no mitame wa shoukou |
いったりきたりの花魁道中 | ittari-kitari no oiran douchuu |
アイツもコイツも皆で集まれ | aitsu mo koitsu mo minna de atsumare |
聖者の行進 わんっ つー さん しっ | seija no koushin wan tsuu san shi |
禅定門を潜り抜けて 安楽浄土厄払い | zenjoumon o kugurinukete anraku-joudo yakubarai |
きっと終幕は大団円 拍手の合間に | kitto saigo wa daidan’en hakushu no aima ni |
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ | senbonzakura yoru ni magire kimi no koe mo todokanai yo |
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台で見下ろして | koko wa utage hagane no ori sono dantoudai de mioroshite |
三千世界 常世之闇 嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ | sanzen sekai tokoyo no yami nageku uta mo kikoenai yo |
希望の丘 遥か彼方 その閃光弾を打ち上げろ | kibou no oka haruka kanata sono senkoudan o uchiagero |
環状線を走り抜けて 東奔西走なんのその | kanjousen o hashirinukete touhon-seisou nan no sono |
少年少女戦国無双 浮世の随に | shounen shoujo sengoku-musou ukiyo no manima ni |
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ | senbonzakura yoru ni magire kimi no koe mo todokanai yo |
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台を飛び降りて | koko wa utage hagane no ori sono dantoudai o tobiorite |
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君が歌い僕は踊る | senbonzakura yoru ni magire kimi ga utai boku wa odoru |
此処は宴 鋼の檻 さあ光線銃を撃ちまくれ | koko wa utage hagane no ori saa kousenjuu o uchimakure |
Derivatives

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Categories | VOCALOID cover |
Description | A chorus of Cryptonloids using sources from sm15630734, sm16153669, sm15962970, sm15969422, sm15811266, and sm15976487.
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Featuring | MEIKO
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Producers | Ryousuke-P
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Categories | VOCALOID cover |
Description | A cover of MEIKO singing Senbonzakura made for her 6th anniversary.
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Producers | Kikubari-P (tuning), Hiro (video)
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Categories | VOCALOID cover |

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Producers | Cursemagnet (tuning, encode, mix), Geko (illust)
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Producers | Lucifroz (cover, VSQx, illustration)
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Categories | VOCALOID cover |

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Producers | MirageMaster64 (tuning, mixing), Kanon (VSQx)
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Producers | Stardust (tuning, mixing), Kik Makawan (VSQx)
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Producers | Sint :D (cover), Kik Makawan (VSQx)
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Categories | VOCALOID cover |

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Producers | Nichrome-P (Len cover, video), Ouenuta-P (Rin cover, mix), 96mame (illustration)
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Categories | Arrangement; Human cover |
Description | A popular arrangement cover by Nichrome-P using Kagamine Rin and Len using the arrangement in the Wagaku Senbonzakura Digest version.
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Featuring | Nekomura Iroha
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Producers | Kikubari-P
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Categories | Arrangement; VOCALOID cover |

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Producers | Konuko (mixing, mastering, encode), Kukiwakame (artwork)
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Categories | UTAU cover |

Featuring | VOCALOIDs: Hatsune Miku (Kurousa-P), GUMI (Cursemagnet), KAITO (星-sei-), MEIKO (Ryousuke-P), Nekomura Iroha (Kikubari-P), IA (Lemon0837), Lily (Mothra-P), Yuzuki Yukari (豆太), Camui Gackpo (青羽).
UTAUs: Matsudappoiyo (沙緒), Namine Ritsu (zuckey), Haruka Nana (Nyanta), Kasane Teto (兼行/阻止されP). Whistling by くちぶえ村の村長, shamisen by the uploader and 早紅夜. |
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Producers | Riotto
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Categories | UTAU cover |

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Producers | Soramame, Lancha (illust), 秋吉 (illust), ユウキ (illust), そうび (illust)
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Categories | Chorus |

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Producers | Kyounosuke (song), Kine Ienami (shamisen), Ohata Nahoko (koto, 17-string koto), Takei Makoto (whistle, shakuhachi), Mizukawa Toshiya (shakuhachi, arrangement, recording, mix), Keiko Tada (percussion), Kenji Kawashima (vocal mix), Fuyu Ayabe (lyrics), Ikkaisai (ukiyoe), Suzusiro (book), Camel Studio (shooting, editing), Koutarou Fujiyama (general manager)
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Categories | Arrangement; Human cover |

Featuring | Yuko Suzuhana
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Producers | Wagakki Band: Yuko Suzuhana, Kiyoshi Ibukuro, Daisuke Kaminaga, Beni Ninagawa, Kurona, Machiya, Asa, Wasabi
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Categories | Human cover; Arrangement |
Description | This band arrangement has received over 100 million views on YouTube
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Featuring | 96Neko, Pokota
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Producers | 4U
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Categories | Dance cover |

Featuring | Cocolu
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Producers | りりり & 鬼兵
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Categories | Dance cover |

Producers | ViolinxViola
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Categories | Arrangement; Human cover |

Producers | Fesnir
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Categories | Arrangement; Human cover |

Producers | MIZ弦楽四重奏団
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Categories | Arrangement |

Producers | Wingu
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Categories | Arrangement |

Producers | Wingu
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Categories | Arrangement |

Producers | Osamuraisan
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Categories | Arrangement |

Producers | dj EBICO
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Categories | Arrangement |

Featuring | Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, GUMI, IA, KAITO, Camui Gackpo
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Producers | TheKawaiiHurts
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Categories | Arrangement |

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Producers | YungAn
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Categories | Arrangement |

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Producers | Lindsey Stirling (violin), James Khabushani and RJ Collins (executive producers), Tom Morris (director), Elliot Feld and Jaz Kalkat (producers)
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Categories | Arrangement |

Featuring | Hatsune Miku
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Producers | Dana, Lex, Pichu
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Categories | Arrangement |

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Producers | Dana, Lex, Pichu
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Categories | Fanmade PV |

Featuring | Hatsune Miku
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Producers | Kameko Surabaya
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Categories | Fanmade PV |

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Producers | yumi kimura
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Categories | Fanmade PV |
Other media appearances
Promotional Involvement
A re-recording of a part of marasy's piano cover of the song appeared in an ad for the Toyota Aqua (known as the Toyota Prius in America). It is said that he spent four hours in the studio just re-watching the ad to find the most appropriate arrangement.
Literature
On September 17 the novelization of the song was announced, with its release date being March 9.
Piano sheet music appeared in the Piano Solo Yasashiku Hikeru 2 collection. This song has also appeared as sheet music in the VOCALOID Best Selection series and also in Vocaloid Super Selection. This song also featured in the magazine/book VOCALO☆Band Score, vol.2.
Concerts
This song was featured in the following concerts.
MUSIC STATION Ultra FES
Hatsune Miku gave a A small performance that was just one among many at the "MUSIC STATION Ultra FES" concert event, which was held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Music Station. Miku sang "Senbonzakura", and the performance used the graphics of "-Project DIVA- Arcade Future Tone", in order to promote the game.
Theater Play
The song has inspired a Theater play, featuring the debut of Jougen no Tsuki.
Games
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Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- f | YouTube |
Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- Arcade | YouTube |
Hatsune Miku Project mirai 2 | YouTube |
Gallery
External links
Official |
- Official website
- Official Art
- Official Art (Concept Work)
- Spotify (HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2014 IN INDONESIA)
![]() | Purchase |
- KarenT - Song single
Downloads |
Articles |
Lyrics |
- 千本桜 (Senbonzakura) — VOCALOID Lyrics Wiki