Piano Talent Manamaru Composes School Song for Public Junior High School in Minamiizu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture! Debuts at Opening Ceremony Event
Piano talent Manamaru composed the school song for the newly established Minamiizu Junior High School in Minamiizu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, where she serves as an official ambassador. The song was unveiled at the opening ceremony on April 9, 2026, celebrating the merger of two junior high schools and Manamaru's long-standing contribution to the town.
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Piano talent Manamaru, who greatly expanded her activities after starting from live streaming platform SHOWROOM Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), was in charge of composing the school song for Minamiizu Junior High School in Minamiizu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, where she serves as an official ambassador, and it was unveiled for the first time at the opening ceremony on April 9th.
Minamiizu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, is famous not only as a hot spring resort but also for its cherry blossoms and rape blossoms. In 2019, with the aim of attracting younger generations, the town, in collaboration with SHOWROOM Co., Ltd., the Minamiizu Town Office, and the Tourism Association, held an influencer ambassador audition. Manamaru (Mana Nagafuji) was selected as the grand prix winner.
Manamaru later gained popularity with video content on YouTube, fully embarking on her career as a piano talent, and is currently expanding her activities, including regular appearances on TBS's morning information program "THE TIME."
This time, Minamiizu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, decided to open the new "Minamiizu Junior High School" this spring due to the merger of Minamiizu Junior High School and Minamiizu East Junior High School. They requested Manamaru, who has served as the town's ambassador for seven years since 2019, to compose a school song for the new junior high school with a melody that would be popular nationwide.
The opening ceremony and commencement ceremony held on April 9, 2026, were attended by 250 people, including Mayor Okabe of Minamiizu Town, as well as students and their families, who celebrated the new beginning of Minamiizu Town with the school song composed by Manamaru.
Comment from Manamaru:
"It has been about six years since I became a tourism ambassador for Minamiizu Town, sparked by the SHOWROOM audition. Surrounded by the nature of the southernmost tip of the Izu Peninsula and experiencing the warmth of the local community, my affection for this town has grown day by day. As a piano talent, it is a great joy for me to be involved with the community through music. And this time, I was given the important opportunity to create the school song for the new 'Minamiizu Junior High School,' and I composed it with feelings that convey the future of the children and the pride of growing up in this town. I hope to continue to promote the charm of Minamiizu Town through my activities."
Comment from Katsuhito Okabe, Mayor of Minamiizu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture:
"We have been preparing for the school's opening for the past five years, and since it is a newly starting junior high school, we want the students themselves to create a new history. Manamaru-san assumed the role of town ambassador in January 2019 and has contributed to the town for a long time, so when we asked her to create a school song for this occasion, she gladly accepted. My superintendent of education and I are filled with a sense of fulfillment that our long-cherished wish has come true, and I was moved to tears while singing it. I believe this will be an opportunity for the children and students of Minamiizu to engage in bright and fun activities, so the town will fully support them."
Comment from Yuji Maeda, SHOWROOM Co., Ltd.:
"Manamaru-san, who won the grand prix at SHOWROOM's first local government collaboration audition in 2019, has steadily climbed the ranks and is now an indispensable talent on TBS's morning information program. When I heard that Manamaru-san would be composing the school song for the newly opening New Minamiizu Junior High School, I was deeply moved, as it was a wonderful event that embodies SHOWROOM's vision of cherishing connections and not letting dreams end as just dreams. I am truly delighted and offer my blessings that Manamaru-san's past efforts and the bonds she has forged with her listeners will be concretely passed down as a melody connected to the future."
Minamiizu Junior High School Song
[Contact for this matter]
SHOWROOM Co., Ltd. Media Relations, Tayama tayama@showroom.co.jp
Minamiizu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, is famous not only as a hot spring resort but also for its cherry blossoms and rape blossoms. In 2019, with the aim of attracting younger generations, the town, in collaboration with SHOWROOM Co., Ltd., the Minamiizu Town Office, and the Tourism Association, held an influencer ambassador audition. Manamaru (Mana Nagafuji) was selected as the grand prix winner.
Manamaru later gained popularity with video content on YouTube, fully embarking on her career as a piano talent, and is currently expanding her activities, including regular appearances on TBS's morning information program "THE TIME."
This time, Minamiizu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, decided to open the new "Minamiizu Junior High School" this spring due to the merger of Minamiizu Junior High School and Minamiizu East Junior High School. They requested Manamaru, who has served as the town's ambassador for seven years since 2019, to compose a school song for the new junior high school with a melody that would be popular nationwide.
The opening ceremony and commencement ceremony held on April 9, 2026, were attended by 250 people, including Mayor Okabe of Minamiizu Town, as well as students and their families, who celebrated the new beginning of Minamiizu Town with the school song composed by Manamaru.
Comment from Manamaru:
"It has been about six years since I became a tourism ambassador for Minamiizu Town, sparked by the SHOWROOM audition. Surrounded by the nature of the southernmost tip of the Izu Peninsula and experiencing the warmth of the local community, my affection for this town has grown day by day. As a piano talent, it is a great joy for me to be involved with the community through music. And this time, I was given the important opportunity to create the school song for the new 'Minamiizu Junior High School,' and I composed it with feelings that convey the future of the children and the pride of growing up in this town. I hope to continue to promote the charm of Minamiizu Town through my activities."
Comment from Katsuhito Okabe, Mayor of Minamiizu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture:
"We have been preparing for the school's opening for the past five years, and since it is a newly starting junior high school, we want the students themselves to create a new history. Manamaru-san assumed the role of town ambassador in January 2019 and has contributed to the town for a long time, so when we asked her to create a school song for this occasion, she gladly accepted. My superintendent of education and I are filled with a sense of fulfillment that our long-cherished wish has come true, and I was moved to tears while singing it. I believe this will be an opportunity for the children and students of Minamiizu to engage in bright and fun activities, so the town will fully support them."
Comment from Yuji Maeda, SHOWROOM Co., Ltd.:
"Manamaru-san, who won the grand prix at SHOWROOM's first local government collaboration audition in 2019, has steadily climbed the ranks and is now an indispensable talent on TBS's morning information program. When I heard that Manamaru-san would be composing the school song for the newly opening New Minamiizu Junior High School, I was deeply moved, as it was a wonderful event that embodies SHOWROOM's vision of cherishing connections and not letting dreams end as just dreams. I am truly delighted and offer my blessings that Manamaru-san's past efforts and the bonds she has forged with her listeners will be concretely passed down as a melody connected to the future."
Minamiizu Junior High School Song
[Contact for this matter]
SHOWROOM Co., Ltd. Media Relations, Tayama tayama@showroom.co.jp