Sakura Zaka
{{short description|2000 single by Masaharu Fukuyama}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Sakura Zaka
| cover = FukuyamaMasaharu-SakuraZaka.png
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Masaharu Fukuyama
| album = f
| B-side = *"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o"
- "Shunkashūtō"
| released = {{Start date|2000|04|26}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = J-pop
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=57}}
| label = Universal J
| writer = Masaharu Fukuyama
| producer = Masaharu Fukuyama
| prev_title = Heaven/Squall
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Hey!
| next_year = 2000
}}
{{Nihongo|"Sakura Zaka"|桜坂||"Cherry blossom slope"}} is a song by Japanese entertainer Masaharu Fukuyama from his eighth studio album, f (2001). It was released on April 26, 2000 through Universal J as the second single from the album. The song was written and produced by Fukuyama, while Motohiro Tomita handled the arrangement. The single topped the Oricon Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks and has sold over two million copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/247661/products/160826/1/|script-title=ja:「桜坂」 福山雅治|trans-title="Sakura Zaka" Masaharu Fukuyama|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/cdtv/cddb/list2000.html|title=過去のTOP 1: 2000|publisher=Count Down TV. Tokyo Broadcasting System|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923212221/http://www.tbs.co.jp/cdtv/cddb/list2000.html|archivedate=September 23, 2008|accessdate=November 15, 2014|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」|trans-title=Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'|url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp|work=Oricon|url-access=subscription |accessdate=November 14, 2014}} It was certified two-times million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).{{cite journal |title=GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年9月度 |trans-title=Gold Albums, and other certified works. September 2000 Edition|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200009.pdf|journal=The Record |type=Bulletin |language=Japanese |location=Chūō, Tokyo |publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122032609/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200009.pdf|archivedate=January 22, 2014|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}
Cover versions
Debbie Gibson recorded an English-language cover of the song in her 2010 Japan-only release Ms. Vocalist.
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Original release
| extra_column = Arranger
| total_length = 23:50
| title1 = Sakura Zaka
| lyrics1 = Masaharu Fukuyama
| music1 = M. Fukuyama
| extra1 = Motohiro Tomita
| length1 = 4:57
| title2 = Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o
| note2 = {{nihongo2|DRIVE-IN THEATERでくちづけを}} "A Kiss at the Drive-In Theater"
| lyrics2 = M. Fukuyama
| music2 = M. Fukuyama
| extra2 = M. Tomita
| length2 = 4:16
| title3 = Sakura Zaka (Nayuta Version/Instrumental)
| lyrics3 = M. Fukuyama
| music3 = M. Fukuyama
| extra3 = Hiroshi Shinkawa
| length3 = 4:47
| title4 = Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o (Nomozaki Version/Instrumental)
| lyrics4 = M. Fukuyama
| music4 = M. Fukuyama
| extra4 = H. Shinkawa
| length4 = 1:56
| title5 = Sakura Zaka (Original Karaoke)
| lyrics5 = M. Fukuyama
| music5 = M. Fukuyama
| extra5 = M. Tomita
| length5 = 4:57
| title6 = Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o (Original Karaoke)
| lyrics6 = M. Fukuyama
| music6 = M. Fukuyama
| extra6 = M. Tomita
| length6 = 4:17
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Limited edition
| extra_column = Arranger
| total_length = 38:01
| title1 = Sakura Zaka
| lyrics1 = Masaharu Fukuyama
| music1 = M. Fukuyama
| extra1 = Motohiro Tomita
| length1 = 4:57
| title2 = Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o
| lyrics2 = M. Fukuyama
| music2 = M. Fukuyama
| extra2 = M. Tomita
| length2 = 4:16
| title3 = Shunkashūto
| note3 = {{nihongo2|春夏秋冬}} "Four Seasons"
| lyrics3 = Shigeru Izumiya
| music3 = S. Izumiya
| extra3 = Chūei Yoshikawa
| length3 = 7:05
| title4 = Sakura Zaka (Nayuta Version/Instrumental)
| lyrics4 = M. Fukuyama
| music4 = M. Fukuyama
| extra4 = Hiroshi Shinkawa
| length4 = 4:47
| title5 = Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o (Nomozaki Version/Instrumental)
| lyrics5 = M. Fukuyama
| music5 = M. Fukuyama
| extra5 = H. Shinkawa
| length5 = 1:56
| title6 = Sakura Zaka (Original Karaoke)
| lyrics6 = M. Fukuyama
| music6 = M. Fukuyama
| extra6 = M. Tomita
| length6 = 4:57
| title7 = Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o (Original Karaoke)
| lyrics7 = M. Fukuyama
| music7 = M. Fukuyama
| extra7 = M. Tomita
| length7 = 4:17
| title8 = Shunkashūto (Original Karaoke)
| lyrics8 = S. Izumiya
| music8 = S. Izumiya
| extra8 = C. Yoshikawa
| length8 = 7:05
}}
Credits and personnel
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;"Sakura Zaka"
- Keyboards: Motohiro Tomita
- Programming: Nobuo Moriyasu
- Guitars: Hirokazu Ogura
- Backing vocals: May Yamane, Yuiko Tsubokura, Misa Nakayama
;"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o"
- Keyboards: Motohiro Tomita
- Programming: Nobuo Moriyasu
- Drums: Toshiya Matsunaga
- Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki
- Guitars: Motohiro Tomita, Hirokazu Ogura, George Kamata, Masaharu Fukuyama
- Backing vocals: Mai Yamane, Naoki Takao, Masaharu Fukuyama
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;"Shunkashūto"
- Keyboards and programming: Akira Inoue
- Guitars: Chūei Yoshikawa, Masaharu Fukuyama
- Strings: Kinbara Strings
;"Sakura Zaka" (Nayuta Version/Instrumental)
- Keyboards and programming: Hiroshi Shinkawa
- Acoustic guitar: Chūei Yoshikawa
- Bass: Hideki Matsubara
- Harmonica: Nobuo Yagi
;"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o" (Nomozaki Version/Instrumental)
- Keyboards and programming: Hiroshi Shinkawa
- Acoustic guitar: Chūei Yoshikawa
- Marimba: Motoya Hamaguchi
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Charts and certifications
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=Charts=
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! Chart (2000) ! Peak |
| scope="row" | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;" | 1 |
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| scope="row" | Oricon Yearly Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;" | 2 |
| Chart (2011)
! Peak |
| scope="row" | Billboard Japan Hot 100{{cite magazine | title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2011&month=04&day=11| magazine=Billboard Japan | publisher=Hankyu Hanshin Holdings| language=Japanese | date=April 11, 2011|accessdate=September 11, 2014}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 21 |
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=Certifications=
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! Country ! Provider |
| scope="row" | Japan
| RIAJ | style="text-align:center;" | 2× Million |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Masaharu Fukuyama}}
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Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles