It was officially released nationwide as a digital single through A Station on February 12, 2018.

[2] A limited physical release was initially made available through Ayaka's official fan club Room Ayaka and at concert venues for her Acoustic Live Tour 2017-2018 3-Star Raw concert tour on October 14, 2017.

[3] Ayaka wrote "Sakura", while Japanese pianist Satoru Shionoya arranged and produced the track,[4] in the spring of 2017, as her first graduation song.

[2] "Sakura" is written in the key of B-flat major with a common time tempo of 72 beats per minute.

"Sakura" debuted at number 87 on the Billboard Japan Download Songs chart.