2026 EVENT RECAP
2nd Nanki Shirahama Beach Piano Koshien
White sand.A piano by the sea.
Pianists facing the sea. People cheering them on. Relive the day through photographs and livestream recordings.
Watch the recordings
Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan
This recap comes from Online Resort, operated by the event organizer, Nanki Shirahama Future Conference.
Music brings people together by the sea.
On October 11, 2026, we held the 2nd Nanki Shirahama Beach Piano Koshien at Shirarahama Beach. A piano stood on the white sand, with the blue sea and the town of Shirahama beyond it.
The event aims to connect people, the community and the future through music. With classical and arrangement categories, and age divisions for elementary-school children and younger and for junior-high-school students and older, it creates a place where generations can share a love of the piano.
Performers, supporters and the people preparing the venue each played a part. Their efforts and cooperation brought this day on Shirarahama Beach to life.
Hear those performances again.
Recordings of the 2026 event are available on the YouTube channel onlineresort@Future Conference. Watch the morning performances, afternoon performances and award ceremony below.
Morning performances
The recording has some interruptions.
Watch on YouTubeAfternoon performances
The afternoon livestream recording.
Watch on YouTubeAward ceremony
Revisit the closing celebration.
Watch on YouTubeThe livestream has ended. Recordings are available.
To everyone who made this day possible.
To the performers, their families, everyone who came to support them and everyone who watched online: thank you. As the organizing team, we also extend our heartfelt thanks to our sponsors, supporters and everyone who helped run the event.
A piano on Shirarahama Beach can become a tradition connecting people and the community. Nanki Shirahama Future Conference and Online Resort will treasure the connections formed on this day.
About the 2026 competition
This is a record of the 2026 entry guidelines and advance announcements. Entries are closed. Times below were the announced plan, not a verified record of actual timings.
- Entry fee
- Free; travel and accommodation were at each participant’s expense.
- Categories
- Classical / arrangement × elementary school or younger / junior high school and older. Four independently judged groups; entry in both musical categories was permitted.
- Performance
- Solo or piano duet (two performers), within 5 minutes.
- Eligibility
- Open regardless of age, experience or nationality. Original works, classical music and pop were accepted.
- Local preliminaries
- Heisogen: July 26 (deadline July 24). Airport: August 9 (38 groups; deadline August 6, 18:00).
- Online preliminaries
- July 15–August 31; judging by submitted video or audio.
Announced final-round schedule
- 10:00
- Opening
- 10:15
- Adult final begins (planned: 20 groups, 5 minutes each)
- 12:40
- Adult final ends / lunch break
- 13:18
- Children’s final begins (planned: 20 groups, 5 minutes each)
- 15:10
- Children’s final ends
- 15:10–15:30
- Judging
- 15:30
- Awards ceremony
- 16:00
- Planned finish
Prizes announced for the competition
This is an archive of prizes announced before the event, not a list of winners or final results. Grand Prix awards were planned for the adult and children’s groups across musical categories.
- Adult Grand Prix
- Sanrakuso stay for two, 1 night with dinner and breakfast, for 1 pair.
- Idomoto Farm Prize
- 20 kg of Kamiton rice for 1 recipient.
- Miyamoto Farm Prize
- Umeboshi: 1 kg for 1 recipient and 500 g each for 10 recipients (11 in total).
- Children: Adventure World Prize
- Merchandise assortments worth ¥50,000 and ¥30,000, 1 recipient each.
- Children: Shirahama Energy Land Prize
- One adult and one elementary/junior-high admission ticket, plus chocolate-chip cookies, for 5 pairs.
- All finalists
- TSUMUGI CAFE: kebab-rice voucher / Yamaichi: Kishu Kobai umeboshi / Fukubishi: Kagerou sweets.
- Local preliminary participation gifts
- Adventure World original water (500 ml); a Shirakiya pudding or ice-cream voucher; event keychain and sticker. Shirakiya vouchers were valid July 26–August 31.
The people and organizations behind the event
Thank you for your sponsorship, patronage and cooperation. Categories and listing order follow the official 2026 event information.
Sponsors / GOLD
- Shigen Kaihatsu Co., Ltd.
- SOTSULOG
- TSUMUGI CAFE
- Idomoto Farm
- Fukubishi Co., Ltd.
- Ohno Co., Ltd.
- Shirahama Resort Hotel Sanrakuso
- Adventure World
Sponsors / SILVER
- Gluten-Free Shirakiya
- Aizu Kobo
- Shirahama Energy Land
Sponsors / BRONZE
- TOIT VERT
- Moonlight
Patronage
- Shirahama Town
- Shirahama Town Board of Education
- Shirahama Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Nanki Shirahama Tourism Association
Cooperation
- Nanki Shirahama Airport Co., Ltd.
Contact the event team
Inquiries are accepted through official LINE. Follow official Instagram for event updates.
2nd Nanki Shirahama Beach Piano Koshien | Official event website
