[Entrance Ceremony] Songs We All Want to Sing! A Collection of Recommended Cheer Songs for Spring Send-offs

Children all over the worldSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka

♪If all the children of the world — if all the children of the world smiled all at once〜♪ (with gestures)

“Sekai Jū no Kodomotachi ga” is a song that has been loved by many people for a long time.

It conveys the message that each and every child is precious and equal.

Its bright, buoyant melody will surely get children listening to it excited and moving.

It’s also recommended as one of the songs for a musical gift from current students.

Since it’s a song that gives courage to adults as well, it’s perfect for entrance ceremonies attended by parents.

It’s a piece that builds anticipation for the coming days at the preschool.

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What is your name?Sakushi: Fushō / Sakkyoku: Indoneshia min’yō

With Happy Lyrics ♪ “What Is Your Name?” [A Song Perfect for Preschools, Enrollment, and New Students]

This is a bright song that makes your heart flutter with excitement and feel happy.

Based on an Indonesian folk tune, the melody is gentle on children’s ears.

With its repetitive lyrics, it’s perfect for introducing oneself in rhythm and learning friends’ names.

If you add simple hand motions while singing, it becomes even more fun and easier to remember.

It’s recommended for moments of new encounters, such as entrance ceremonies or moving up to a new class.

It helps ease children’s nerves, lets everyone sing together joyfully, and is a wonderful song for deepening bonds with new friends.

TulipSakushi: Kondo Miyako / Sakkyoku: Inoue Takeshi

Tulip (with gestures) [Japanese song / shoka]

Don’t you also get excited just by listening to children’s songs? With lyrics by Miyako Kondo and music by Takeshi Inoue, this piece is a beloved song among children that celebrates the arrival of spring, when colorful flowers bloom.

The melody is easy to remember and the lyrics are simple, so children can quickly start humming along.

It was released in July 1932 and was recorded the following year.

At kindergarten entrance ceremonies, it would be lovely for current students to sing it to welcome the newcomers.

If everyone sings together, it will surely ease the nerves and make for a joyful ceremony!

To the Sun in the Palm of Your HandSakushi: Yanase Takashi / Sakkyoku: Izumi Taku

♪ With hand palms to the sun [with gestures] - We’re all alive, and because we’re alive, we sing 〜 ♪

“Te no Hira wo Taiyou ni,” which is also selected for Japan’s 100 Best Songs, is a children’s song that every Japanese person has probably heard at least once.

It was created in 1961 and broadcast the following year on NHK’s “Minna no Uta,” spreading across the country.

The whole song radiates a strength for living, and somehow, listening to it makes anxious feelings fade away.

Entrance ceremonies can come with some anxiety.

But beyond that anxiety, you’ll surely make new friends and find lots of fun waiting for you.

That’s the kind of message I feel from this song.

If your child is feeling a bit uneasy about taking this new step of starting school, please encourage them with this song.

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Hello with a handshakeSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Watanabe Shigeru

Hello with a Handshake [Children’s Song] Lyrics: Michio Mado / Music: Shigeru Watanabe

Well-known as a poet and for children’s songs like “Zō-san” and “Yagi-san Yūbin,” this song with lyrics by Michio Mado seems perfect for making new friends.

If you sing it while shaking hands, even children who didn’t know each other might become friends.

Since kindergarten and nursery school are places where you spend every day, be sure to make lots of friends and have fun.

The composer, Shigeru Watanabe, is known for composing “Takibi” and “Fushigi na Pocket.” The easy-to-remember melody is really nice, isn’t it?

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Teacher and friendsSakushi: Yoshioka Osamu / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi

Sensei and Friends by Himawari 🌻 / With Lyrics | Children's Song for Starting School and Moving Up a Grade | Sensei to Otomodachi | Let’s Make Friends with Your Teacher

It’s a bright, cheerful song that encourages everyone to become friends.

The piece especially focuses on teachers, and what stands out is its call to befriend them as well.

Many children may feel anxious around adults who aren’t family, but the song gently conveys that teachers are kind people you can be friends with.

Children will likely feel nervous meeting their teacher for the first time, but we hope that, as they share many experiences together, the teacher will become someone they truly love.

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I’m happy to see you.sakushi: fujino manami / sakkyoku: kataoka tsugumi

2013 Nursery School ~Song: I'm Happy to Have Met You~

This is a single released in October 1997 as the ending theme for the TV anime Bamboo Bears.

Created by the unit Parcells, with lyrics by Manami Fujino and music by Tsugumi Kataoka, it portrays the pure joy of meeting friends for the first time.

Its warmth gently supports children diving into a new environment, capturing both their excitement and a touch of anxiety.

The bright, pop melody is overflowing with fun that naturally makes your body start moving just by listening.

Incorporating hand games or dance and singing together will make it even more exciting.

It seems like even the nervous faces of children at an entrance ceremony would instantly brighten when this song starts playing.

It’s a perfect cheer song to celebrate a spring send-off that makes you want to hold hands with friends, and it’s recommended for activities at preschool.