Hit Prayer Campaign

Hit Prayer Campaigns (ヒット祈願 Hitto Kigan) are challenges the members of Sakamichi Series groups undergo on their various variety shows in hopes that their upcoming single or album will become a hit. Generally, Hit Prayer Campaigns involve some sort of physical or mental challenge designed to push members into difficult situations, which they must overcome with courage or teamwork. Examples include bungee jumping, mountain climbing, and cheerleading.

Hit Prayer Campaigns began with Nogizaka46's first single, Guru Guru Curtain. They have since become a staple of the Sakamichi Series, with each single and album involving some sort of hit campaign before its release.

Hit Prayer Campaigns are filmed as episodes of the groups' variety shows. They are then aired 0-2 weeks prior to the single or album's release date.

Nogizaka46

Nogizaka46 Hit Campaigns are aired on Nogizaka46's variety shows, Nogizakatte, Doko? (2011-2015) and Nogizaka Under Construction (2015-Present)

Single or Album	Hit Prayer Campaign Name	Hit Prayer Campaign Summary	Participating Members	Episode
Guru Guru Curtain	Passing Out Tissues	Senbatsu members passed out tissues on the streets of Tokyo to promote the upcoming single.	Senbatsu	-
Oide Shampoo	Passing Out Shampoo	Senbatsu members passed out shampoo around Oita Prefecture to promote the upcoming single.	Senbatsu	30
Hashire! Bicycle	Riding Bicylces	Senbatsu members rode bicycles in four parts of Japan to promote the upcoming single.	Akita: Ikoma Rina, Nishino Nanase, Wakatsuki Yumi, Ichiki Rena Toyama: Hashimoto Nanami, Fukagawa Mai, Saito Yuri, Hoshino Minami Tokushima: Shiraishi Mai, Ikuta Erika, Takayama Kazumi, Ito Marika Miyazaki: Matsumura Sayuri, Sakurai Reika, Nakada Kana, Inoue Sayuri	45
Seifuku no Mannequin	Mountain, Water, Fire, Cliff Challenge	Senbatsu members split into four teams, Mountain, Water, Fire, and Cliff, and completed various tasks.	Mountain: Shiraishi Mai, Matsumura Sayuri, Saito Asuka, Inoue Sayuri. Prayed at a temple on a mountain in Tottori. Water: Ikuta Erika, Noujou Ami, Ichiki Rena, Akimoto Manatsu. Stood under a raging waterfall. Fire: Sakurai Reika, Hashimoto Nanami, Takayama Kazumi, Hoshino Minami. Walked on a live fire. Cliff: Ikoma Rina, Nishino Nanase, Wakatsuki Yumi, Fukagawa Mai. Walked to the edge of a cliff and prayed for the single's success.	62-63
Kimi no Na wa Kibou	Akimoto Manatsu Skydiving Challenge	Akimoto Manatsu skydived alone.	Akimoto Manatsu	-
Girl's Rule	Captain Bungee Jumping Challenge	Sakurai Reika bungee jumped alone.	Sakurai Reika	90
Barrette	Waterfall Challenge	Senbatsu members split into four teams and stood under raging waterfalls.	Gunma Prefecture: Ikoma Rina, Wakatsuki Yumi, Matsumura Sayuri, Takayama Kazumi Okinawa Prefecture: Nishino Nanase, Saito Asuka, Fukagawa Mai, Hori Miona Iwate Prefecture: Nakamoto Himeka, Akimoto Manatsu, Kawago Hina, Eto Misa Kanagawa Prefecture: Hashimoto Nanami, Ito Marika, Sakurai Reika, Shiraishi Mai. Ikuta Erika suffered a leg injury and did not participate.	110-111
Kidzuitara Kataomoi	Nishino Nanase Bungee Jumping Challenge	Nishino Nanase bungee jumped from the Macau Tower in Macau, China (764 feet/233 meters)	Nishino Nanase	123
Natsu no Free & Easy	Cleaning the Buddha Statue	Senbatsu members visited and cleaned the head of the 120 meter tall Ushiku Daibutsu in Ibaraki Prefecture. Matsui Rena and Hoshino Minami could not attend, and instead cleaned the Ueno Daibutsu in Ueno Park, Tokyo.	Senbatsu	141
Nandome no Aozora ka?	Climbing Mt. Fuji	Ikuta Erika and five other Senbatsu members climbed to the top of Mt. Fuji	Ikuta Erika, Akimoto Manatsu, Hoshino Minami, Hori Miona, Ikoma Rina, Sakurai Reika	153-154
Inochi wa Utsukushii	Hanging Posters in the Tokyo Subway	Senbatsu members hung posters in the Tokyo subway to promote the upcoming single.	Senbatsu	176
Taiyou Knock	Fielding Ground Balls, Spelunking	Jyuu Fukujin members fielded 100 ground-balls (baseball) wearing the uniforms worn in Hatsumori Bemars. Ikoma Rina also went spelunking in a cave.	Jyuu Fukujin	-
Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru	Visit Shrine, Catch Fish, Climb 13 Slopes	Jyuu Fukujin members climbed to a shrine in Hokkaido, caught fish, or ran up 13 slopes in Tokyo.	Shrine: Ikuta Erika, Akimoto Manatsu, Fukagawa Mai, Nishino Nanase Fish: Takayama Kazumi, Shiraishi Mai, Hashimoto Nanami, Eto Misa Slopes: Hoshino Minami, Saito Asuka	-
Harujion ga Sakukoro	Ikuta Erika Solo Parachute Jump	Ikuta Erika did a solo parachute jump from 4000 meters in Guam.	Ikuta Erika	-
Hadashi de Summer	Saito Asuka Visits Myanmar	Saito Asuka visited Myanmar alone. She prayed at Shwedagon Pagoda as well as the Golden Rock for the single's success. Later, her relatives met her at the airport and gave her flowers and a necklace. Asuka is half-Burmese, and her mother was born and raised in Myanmar.	Saito Asuka	-
Sayonara no Imi	Hashimoto Nanami Shows Off Hokkaido	Members traveled around Hokkaido sightseeing and enjoying the scenery. They are guided by Hashimoto Nanami who is originally from Asahikawa, Hokkaido.	Hashimoto Nanami, Ikuta Erika, Hoshino Minami, Ikoma Rina, Akimoto Manatsu, Matsumura Sayuri	-
Influencer	Ice Climbing	Members of the Mountain Climbing Club climbed a frozen waterfall.	Mountain Climbing Club (Ikoma Rina, Akimoto Manatsu, Hoshino Minami, Saito Asuka, Terada Ranze, Watanabe Miria)	-
Nigemizu	Scuba Diving	Ozono and Yoda learn to scuba dive in order to search for sea turtles and the good fortune that comes with encountering them.	Ozono Momoko, Yoda Yuuki	-
Itsuka Dekirukara Kyou Dekiru	Water carrying	Members recreate a scene from Asahinagu where they carry pales of water up a set of stairs as a form of training.	Akimoto Manatsu, Hoshino Minami, Takayama Kazumi	-
Synchronicity	Mountain Climbing	Ikoma, the Moutain Climbing club president, leads a few Nogizaka46 3rd Generation on a climb up Mt. Kentoku imparting advice and wisdom before her graduation. Hoshino tags along.	Ikoma Rina, Hoshino Minami, Ozono Momoko, Kubo Shiori, Yoda Yuuki, Yamashita Mizuki	-
Jikochuu de Ikou!	Outdoor sports	Members go canyoning, bike riding, and four-wheeling. Ayane bows out feeling sick. Hoshino tags along.	Saito Asuka, Hoshino Minami, Umezawa Minami, Iwamoto Renka, Suzuki Ayane	-
Kaerimichi wa Toomawari Shitaku Naru	46km Bus Ride	Members take a bus ride from Kanagawa to Nogizaka Shrine reminiscing with Nanase upon her graduation.	Saito Yuri, Shiraishi Mai, Ikuta Erika, Akimoto Manatsu, Yoda Yuuki	-
Sing Out!	Skydiving	Sakaguchi volunteers to skydive.	Sakaguchi Tamami	-
Yoakemade Tsuyogaranakutemoii	Climbing Mt. Fuji	Captain and Nogizaka46 4th Generation climb Mt. Fuji.	Akimoto Manatsu, Endo Sakura, Kaki Haruka, Kanagawa Saya, Kakehashi Sayaka, Kitagawa Yuri, Seimiya Rei, Shibata Yuna, Tamura Mayu, Tsutsui Ayame, Hayakawa Seira, Yakubo Mio	-
Shiawase no Hogosyoku	-	-	-	-
Boku wa Boku wo Suki ni Naru	Shrine Visits	The three 3rd Gen front members visit shrines to test their luck. They seek to pull "great fortunes" from the omukuji.	Umezawa Minami, Kubo Shiori, Yamashita Mizuki	-
Gomen ne Fingers crossed	Skydiving, Waterfalls, Bungee jumping	-	-	312-313
Kimi ni Shikarareta	Dominoes	Members setup a complicated 12000 domino layout.	Kaki Haruka, Shinuchi Mai, Kakehashi Sayaka, Higuchi Hina, Tsutsui Ayame	326-327
Actually...	Romping through Chiba	-	-	353-354
Suki to Iu no wa Rock daze!	Rock climbing, Mt. Fuji	Members scale a rock face at Mt. Takatori in Kanagawa. Nogizaka46 4th Generation then climb Mt. Fuji on a whim.	Kaki Haruka, Kanagawa Saya, Yumiki Nao, Sato Kaede, Yamashita Mizuki	375-376
Koko ni wa Nai Mono	Asuka in Asuka	For her graduation single, Asuka visits Asuka in Nara prefecture to visit a shrine while carrying encouraging thoughts for the rest of the members.	Saito Asuka	389
Hito wa Yume wo Nido Miru	Legend Hit Campaign	Akimoto's final project teaming up with comedian Degawa Tetsuo in performing car stunts. Kaki, Tamura, and Inoue provide moral support.	Akimoto Manatsu	401
Ohitorisama Tengoku	-	-	Inoue Nagi	426-428
Monopoly	Japan's Tallest Staircase	Endo and Kaki attempt to conquer 4600 stairs while answering Nogizaka trivia and performing.	Endo Sakura, Kaki Haruka	440-443
Chance wa Byoudou	Circus Trapeze	Yamashita attempts to do a simple trapeze transfer at a circus show, but fails. To make up for the failure, she passes out tissues around Tokyo Tower.	Yamashita Mizuki	458
Cheat Day	Painting Art Pieces	Members divide into two groups to paint a mural or an even larger display piece with "cheat day" as their theme.	Endo Sakura, Kaki Haruka, Kanagawa Saya, Tsutsui Ayame, Ikeda Teresa, Inoue Nagi, Ogawa Aya, Sugawara Satsuki, Tomisato Nao	477

Keyakizaka46

Single or Album	Hit Prayer Campaign Name	Hit Prayer Campaign Summary	Participating Members	Episode

Hiragana Keyakizaka46

Hiragana Keyakizaka46 Hit Campaigns were aired on Hiragana Keyakizaka46's variety show, Hiragana Oshi

Single or Album	Hit Prayer Campaign Name	Hit Prayer Campaign Summary	Participating Members	Episode
Hashiridasu Shunkan	Bungee Jumping	All members bungee jumped from a bridge in Gunma Prefecture.	Hiragana Keyakizaka46 Members	Hiragana Oshi 10-11

Sakurazaka46

Single or Album	Hit Prayer Campaign Name	Hit Prayer Campaign Summary	Participating Members	Episode

Hinatazaka46

Hinatazaka46 Hit Campaigns are aired on Hinatazaka46's variety shows, Hiragana Oshi (2019) and Hinatazaka de Aimashou (2019-Present)

Single	Hit Prayer Campaign Name	Hit Prayer Campaign Summary	Participating Members	Episode
Kyun	120 km Relay Marathon	Members completed a 120 km relay marathon from Hyugazaka, Minato City, Tokyo to Hakone, Kanagawa. The members paired into teams of two, and ran 12 km per team to reach the final goal.	Hinatazaka46 Members	Hiragana Oshi 48-50
Doremisolasido	Dragon Boat Race	Members completed a 15 km rowing trip across Lake Biwa in a dragon boat, starting at Miami Beach. The journey took over 5 hours. The members then hiked 1 km to a shrine to pray for the upcoming single's success.	Hinatazaka46 Members	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 14-15
Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?	One-Take Music Video	Members created a one-take music video set to the song Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?, performing stunts such as jump roping and table cloth pulling.	Hinatazaka46 Members	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 24-25
Sonna Koto Nai yo	Inflitrate an All-Girls High School	Members visited an all-girls high school and listened to students' insecurities, telling them "Sonna Koto Nai yo!" ("That's not true!") to encourage them. Members also snuck into students' classrooms as guest appearances.	Hinatazaka46 Members	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 44
Hinatazaka	Fishing Challenge	Select members went on a fishing trip and caught fish.	Select Hinatazaka46 Members	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 74-75
Kimi Shika Katan	Cheerleading Performance	Members performed a cheerleading performance of Kimi Shika Katan with stunts such as back-handsprings and lifts.	Hinatazaka46 Members	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 108-109
Tteka	Giant Mural	Members created a giant banner to be wrapped around the guardrail of the merry-go-round at Fuji-Q Highland amusement park.	Hinatazaka46 Members	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 131
Boku Nanka	Various Promotion Activities	Members were split into four different teams and carried out various promotion activites of their team leaders' choosing in different prefectures.	Hinatazaka46 Members	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 160-161
Tsuki to Hoshi ga Odoru Midnight	One-Take Music Video	The MV was set in a school with a cultural festival setting with center Saito Kyoko going around and visiting the various clubs. The ending shot had a band consisting of Sasaki Kumi, Kanemura Miku, Takahashi Mikuni, Takase Mana and Kawata Hina performing with musical instruments behind dancing members. Saito Kyoko missed the previous One-Take MV from 3rd single due to scheduling conflict with her involvement in the Sazae-san stageplay.	Free Hinatazaka46 Members	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 182
One choice	100 Tiktok Videos	The members, led by center Nibu Akari, Kageyama Yuka and Kamimura Hinano, challenged going viral on their official Tiktok channel by uploading 100 videos during the period of 15 April to 23 April 2023. All the videos were edited by Nibu Akari. This is the first Hit Campaign involving the Hinatazaka46 4th Generation.	Hinatazaka46 Members	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 206
Am I ready?	Walk for 46km	The main members were to walk 46km until Niu Shrine in Gunma prefecture with the center Kamimura Hinano walking all legs while her partners rotate between the other front row members. The support team carried out various activities to support the main members such as setting up refreshment corners unbeknownst to them.	Main Members: Kamimura Hinano, Matsuda Konoka, Nibu Akari, Kawata Hina, Kanemura Miku. Support Members: Saito Kyoko, Hamagishi Hiyori, Sasaki Kumi, Takahashi Mikuni, Higashimura Mei, Takase Mana, Kosaka Nao	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 220-221
Myakuutsu Kanjou	Handing Out Posters	Title song center Sasaki Kumi hands out posters to promote the album, including places that hold special meaning to Hinatazaka46. Places include previous places for the Hashiridasu Shunkan tour, Tokyo Dome and the Hyuugazaka route marker. She is joined by Kato and Mirei for a part of the campaign.	Sasaki Kumi, Sasaki Mirei, Kato Shiho	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 235
Kimi wa Honeydew	Goma Ritual & Waterfall Training	Senbatsu members go to Nikko to undergo the Goma ritual, where they pray in front of a flame and waterfall training, where they pray under a flowing waterfall.	Senbatsu members	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 260
Zettaiteki Dairokkan	Travel Along Japan's Longest Straight Road	The double centers have to travel across Japan's longest straight road, a road in Hokkaido that is 29.2km. They travel along the road with bicycles most of the way and run the last part of the journey with Kato and Kosaka joining them. During the journey, they have to clear missions that are related to previous hit campaigns and famous games in HinaAi.	Shogenji Yoko, Fujishima Kaho, Kosaka Nao, Kato Shiho	Hinatazaka de Aimashou 279