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Girls' team. Quarterfinals Section3Match

Victory: Meiho(明豊)|Meiho(明豊) × Moriya(守谷)

📅 August 5–8, 2022 📍 Kochi Prefectural Haruno General Athletic Park Gymnasium

Matchup

Schoolnumber of winspoints
Red Meiho(明豊)(Oita) ○22
White Moriya(守谷)(Ibaraki)00

Senpo Ashida(芦田) × Suzuki(鈴木)

Red Ashida(芦田) Win by ippon/RedDo/4分0秒/Foul Red1 White1

Commentary:Women's team quarterfinals, the Senpo match between Taisha and Nakamuragakuen. Red is 齋藤 from Taisha, and white is 福田 from Nakamuragakuen.

Explanation:This is a match to watch.

Commentary:The match has begun. 福田 in white moved first and scored a do.

Explanation:It was a sharp strike.

Commentary:Next, Red's 齋藤 scores a men, making it 1-1.

Explanation:Neither side is giving an inch.

Commentary:Furthermore, 福田 in white scored a men.

Explanation:It became a fierce exchange of strikes where two or more ippon were scored.

Commentary:At 3 minutes and 3 seconds, 福田 of the white team won, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

齋藤 and 福田 showed an intense exchange of strikes.

Applause for both sides for giving their all in the fight.

Jiho Fukuda(福田) × Igarashi(五十嵐)

Draw/No valid strikes/4分0秒/Foul Red1

Commentary:Women's team quarterfinals, Taisha vs Nakamuragakuen. Jiho match, red 松浦, white 中家.

Explanation:This is the match to watch.

Commentary:中家 scores an ippon with a do strike. Then, they score a second point with a kote strike.

Explanation:It became a fierce exchange where two or more ippon changed hands.

Commentary:At 2 minutes and 11 seconds, 中家 of Nakamuragakuen won, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

Applause for the full-effort battle between 松浦 and 中家.

I express my heartfelt respect for the brave figures of the two who showed a relentless offense and defense.

Chuken 浦邊 × Nakamura(中村)

Draw/No valid strikes/4分0秒

Commentary:Women's team quarterfinals, Chuken match between Taisha and Nakamuragakuen. Red is Taisha の原, and white is Nakamuragakuen's 稲富.

Explanation:Neither side is showing any openings, and the tense offensive and defensive struggle continues without any valid strikes.

Commentary:They fought for the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, and the result was a draw.

To both players

Applause for 原選手 and 稲富, who fought hard until the very end.

Give a passionate cheer for the two who showed an intense battle where neither would back down.

Fukusho Goto(後藤) × Murata(村田)

Draw/No valid strikes/4分0秒

Commentary:Women's team quarterfinals, Taisha vs Nakamuragakuen. Fukusho match, red 槇尾 and white 木原が face off.

Explanation:Both sides engaged in a fierce offensive battle.

Commentary:White's 原が scores a men first, taking the first ippon.

Explanation:The red 槇尾 quickly landed a kote strike and scored one ippon.

Commentary:It became a fierce exchange where both players scored two or more points, but after fighting through the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, the result was a draw.

To both players

It was a wonderful fight between 槇尾 and 木原選手, who both fought aggressively without giving way to each other.

I give my heartfelt applause to both for their spirited exchange of strikes.

Taisho Oku(奥) × Morizono(森園)

Red Oku(奥) Win by ippon/RedKote/4分0秒/Foul Red1

Commentary:Women's team quarterfinals, Taisha vs Nakamuragakuen. Taisho match, red is 小村 from Taisha, white is 牛嶋 from Nakamuragakuen.

Explanation:It has become a match to watch.

Commentary:Right at the start, white's 牛嶋 scored a kote!

Explanation:That was a quick attack.

Commentary:Next, white's 牛嶋 scored a men, and the second point was recorded.

Explanation:A brilliant exchange where two ippon were scored in a short amount of time.

Commentary:Match time 0 minutes 15 seconds. White's 牛嶋 won, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

It was a fierce battle in which 小村 and 牛嶋 both gave their all.

I send my heartfelt applause to the two of them for their brave efforts.

Results

Commentary:Women's team quarterfinals, Taisha vs Nakamuragakuen. Taisha is 齋藤, 松浦, 原, 槇尾, 小村.

Explanation:Nakamuragakuen will compete with 福田, 中家, 稲富, 木原, and 牛嶋.

Commentary:In the Senpo match, white's 福田 won with do, men, and men.

Explanation:Off to a good start.

Commentary:In the Jiho match, 中家 in white won with do and kote.

Explanation:Against 松浦, they steadily accumulated points.

Commentary:Chuken の原 and 稲富 ended in a draw. Following that, Fukusho 槇尾 and 木原も also ended in a draw.

Explanation:Taisha held their ground here.

Commentary:In the Taisho match, white's 牛嶋 won with kote and men.

Explanation:Closed out the match against 小村.

Commentary:With 0 to 3 number of wins and 2 to 7 points, Nakamuragakuen won.

To both schools and all players

Applause for all the players of Taisha and Nakamuragakuen who gave their all.

Heartfelt respect to both schools for their brave performance, fighting to the end without giving an inch.

Meiho(明豊)

Official name
明豊高等学校(明豊中学・高等学校)
Reading
Meiho
Division/Category of Establishment
Private (co-educational). A combined junior and senior high school established by the 別府 University educational corporation.
Location
3088 Noguchihara, 別府 City, Oita Prefecture
History
The origin is the Hoshu Girls' School, founded in 1908 (Meiji 41). The school became the 別府 University Affiliated High School in 1958, after passing through Showa Jissen Girls' School, Hoshu Higher Girls' School, Oita Girls' High School, and Jiyugaoka High School. In 1998, the Educational Corporation 別府 University and the Educational Corporation Myojo Gakuen merged, and in April 1999, Meiho Junior High School and Meiho High School opened. The two former schools closed in 2001. The school name combines "Myo" (bright) from Myojo and "Ho" (abundant) from Hoshu Girls' School.
Department.
Full-time courses: General academic course (Special Advanced class, University-High School Collaboration class, Physical Education major class), Health Nursing course, Nursing course (Advanced program), Correspondence course: General academic course.
Kendo Club
At Inter-High for the men’s team, they were runners-up for two consecutive years in 2024 (71st) and 2025 (72nd), and placed third in 2019 (66th) and 2021 (68th). In the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament for the men’s team, they won in 2022 (31st) and were runners-up in 2019 (28th). For the men’s individual event, Yamashita Kenki won at Inter-High in 2024. The women’s team were runners-up at Inter-High in 2022 and 2023, and placed third in 2024. They won at the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament in 2024 and were runners-up in 2022, 2025, and 2026. They will participate in all four divisions – men’s and women’s team and individual – at this tournament.
Notes
In school introductions, the kendo club, table tennis club, baseball club, and women’s basketball club are said to be at a national level. The baseball club was the runner-up in the 2021 Spring Koshien tournament.

Moriya(守谷)

Official name
茨城県立守谷高等学校
Reading
Moriya
Division/Category of Establishment
Public (Ibaraki Prefecture)
Location
70 Oki, Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture
History
A high school that opened in the northern part of Moriya City in 1983.
School motto/philosophy
The educational policies consist of three items: "striving to improve academic ability and fostering an attitude of proactive learning," "observing social rules and fostering an attitude as a person with a rich heart," and "fostering an attitude to cultivate physical and mental health."
Department.
Full-time Course, General Studies
Kendo Club
The Kendo club is one of the strongest in the country. They won the girls' team event at the Inter-High Kendo Championships in 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, and 2023, and won the girls' event at the All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament in 2005 and 2023. The tournament records on the official website include 3rd place in the girls' team event at the 68th All Japan High School Kendo Tournament in 2021, victory at the Kaiseiki National High School Girls' Kendo Tournament in 2018, and the team victory at the 66th Kanto High School Kendo Tournament in 2019 (the 15th title in 3 years).
Notes
History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).
Source: The 69th All Japan High School Kendo Championship Official "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results / Tournament Bracket) https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗ Quick report of this match↗