Victory: Shimabara（島原）｜Kyushugakuin（九州学院） × Shimabara（島原）
Matchup
| School | number of wins | points |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kyushugakuin（九州学院）（Kumamoto） | 1 | 2 |
| White Shimabara（島原）（Nagasaki） ○ | 3 | 5 |
Senpo Fukuoka（福岡） × Inoe（井上）
Commentary：Men's team semifinals, 小澤 of Nisshogakuen and 荒木 of Shimabara. This is the Senpo match.
Explanation：It has become a match to watch.
Commentary：After the match started, white's 荒木 scored a men.
Explanation：That was a splendid men.
Commentary：小澤 in red has one foul recorded.
Commentary：Match time 4 minutes 0 seconds. 荒木 of Shimabara won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
小澤 and 荒木, thank you for the intense match.
I give my heartfelt applause to both for their all-out exchange of strikes.
Jiho Nakao（中尾） × 小栁
Commentary：Men's team semifinals, the Jiho match between 太田 of Nisshogakuen and Tachikawa of Shimabara.
Explanation：Neither side is leaving an opening, and a fierce exchange continues with no valid strikes.
Commentary：Both players were recorded with one foul each, but the battle continued until the very end.
Explanation：Both sides fought aggressively, and after fighting for 4 minutes and 0 seconds, the match ended in a draw.
To both players
Applause for both 太田 and 立川, who gave their all until the very end.
It was a fierce battle where both sides refused to back down.
Chuken Katsumoto（勝本） × Nishiyama（西山）
Commentary：Men's team semifinals, the Chuken match between Nisshogakuen and Shimabara. Red is 大熊, and white is 長尾.
Explanation：This is a match to watch.
Commentary：The match has begun. First, 長尾 in white scores a kote, taking a 1-ippon lead.
Explanation：It was a sharp strike.
Commentary：However, red's 大熊 scores a kote and immediately catches up.
Explanation：From here, it became a fierce exchange of strikes.
Commentary：Next, red's 大熊 scored a men, taking the lead.
Explanation：They scored two ippon in a row and completely took control of the momentum.
Commentary：At 2 minutes 48 seconds, 大熊 of the red team won, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
Applause for the brave efforts of 大熊 and 長尾, who fought relentlessly against each other.
I express my heartfelt respect for the way both fighters fought in such a fierce battle.
Fukusho Araki（荒木） × Naito（内藤）
Commentary：Men's team semifinals, the Fukusho match between Nisshogakuen's 宮﨑 and Shimabara's 寺川.
Explanation：It has become a match to watch.
Commentary：宮﨑 scored a do! It's ippon.
Explanation：It was a sharp strike.
Commentary：One foul has been recorded for white's 寺川.
Commentary：The match time was 4 minutes 0 seconds. 宮﨑 from Nisshogakuen won by ippon, bringing one win to the team.
To both players
宮﨑 and 寺川, thank you for the intense match.
I give my heartfelt applause to the two of them for their all-out exchange of strikes.
Taisho Takashima（高島） × Nagasaki（長崎）
Commentary：Men's team semifinals, the Taisho match between Nisshogakuen's 倉部 and Shimabara's 三木.
Explanation：Both are engaged in a very intense exchange of strikes.
Commentary：Kurabe of the red team scored a men for the first ippon.
Explanation：However, white's 三木 quickly scores a men to tie the game.
Commentary：Next, in the third point, red's 倉部 scored a kote.
Explanation：It was a very impressive exchange where two or more ippon were scored.
Commentary：One foul has been recorded for Red.
Commentary：At 3 minutes 57 seconds, 倉部 of Nisshogakuen won, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
Applause for the brave efforts of both 倉部 and 三木, who fought a fierce battle.
I was moved by their spirit of fighting it out and never giving up until the end.
Results
Commentary：Men's team semifinals, Nisshogakuen vs Shimabara. Senpo 小澤 and 荒木 face off.
Explanation：It has begun. In the Senpo match, white's 荒木 won with an ippon via men.
Commentary：Jiho are 太田 and 立川. This match ended in a draw.
Explanation：In the Chuken match, red's 大熊 scored kote, kote, and men, and won.
Commentary：In the Fukusho match, red's 宮﨑 won by ippon with a do. Nisshogakuen is catching up.
Explanation：In the Taisho match, Kurabe in red won with men, men, and kote.
Commentary：With a number of wins of 3 to 1 and points of 5 to 3, Nisshogakuen won.
Commentary：Substitutes 長尾, 寺川, and 三木 also fought to support the team.
To both schools and all players
A round of applause for the athletes of both Nisshogakuen and Shimabara.
It was a wonderful fight where every player gave their all.
Kyushugakuin（九州学院）
- Official name
- 九州学院高等学校
- Reading
- Kyushugakuin
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (coeducational). School corporation Kyushugakuin. A Christian school with the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church as its background.
- Location
- 5-2-1 Ooe, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
- History
- Opened in Kumamoto City in 1909 (Meiji 42) as Luther Theological School. In 1911 (Meiji 44), it was authorized as Kyushugakuin, and Toshiyoshi Toyama became the first principal. It was renamed Kyushu Middle School in 1943, Kyushugakuin Middle School in 1946, and Kyushugakuin High School opened in 1948. It transitioned from an all-boys school to coeducation in 1991 (Heisei 3).
- School motto/philosophy
- School motto: "Respect Heaven and Love People (revere God and love humanity)." The educational philosophy is to cultivate "good people who are useful to society" through intellectual, moral, physical, and spiritual education.
- Department.
- General studies (Progress Class, Advanced Class, Athlete Class)
- Kendo Club
- Having won the National High School General Sports Tournament (Inter-High) men's team event a record 11 times. Winning years: 1966 (13th time), 1998 (45th time), 2013 (60th time), 2014 (61st time), 2015 (62nd time), 2016 (63rd time), 2018 (65th time), 2019 (66th time), 2021 (68th time), 2023 (70th time), 2024 (71st time). Also won the Tamaryu Flag High School Kendo Tournament a men's record 11 times (1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023). Also won the National High School Kendo Selection Tournament 11 times. In this tournament, they qualified from third place in the All-Kyushu Tournament, and the men's individual player 石橋智紀 won the All-Kyushu Tournament individual event.
- Notes
- This tournament featured participation in both the men’s team and men’s individual events. We have no record of female participation.
Shimabara（島原）
- Official name
- 長崎県立島原高等学校
- Reading
- Shimabara
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Nagasaki Prefectural (Co-educational)
- Location
- Nagasaki Prefecture Shimabara City, Shiroyone 2-chome 1130
- History
- Opened in April 1900 (Meiji 33) as Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Middle School. With the 1948 school system reform, a new system high school was established, and in November of the same year, Shimabara High School, Shimabara Women's High School, and Shimabara Commercial High School were integrated to become coeducational. A science and mathematics course was established in 2003, and the school celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2010.
- School motto/philosophy
- School motto: "Harmony of literary and martial arts."
- Department.
- Full-time courses: General academic and science courses, Part-time courses: General academic courses.
- Kendo Club
- In 2022 (the 69th time・Kochi), they won the championship in the National High School Comprehensive Sports Tournament for the men's team. The women's team also won Inter-High in 2009 and 2013. In the Tamaryu Flag High School Kendo Tournament, the men's team won in 2012 and 2018, and the women's team won in 2009 and 2013. In fiscal year 2026, they won the Winter Kyushu Selection Tournament and reached the best 8 in the All-Kyushu Tournament. Let's Kendo reports that they were unable to qualify for the National High School Kendo Selection Tournament in March. In this tournament, 三木己徹 (3rd year・2nd dan) will participate in the men's individual event, and 北山愛華 (1st year・2nd dan) and 大賀幸愛 (3rd year・2nd dan) will participate in the women's individual event.
- Notes
- This tournament features competition in the men’s team, men’s individual, and women’s individual events.