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Girls' team. Round 1 Section5Match

Victory: Meiho(明豊)|長崎西陵 × Meiho(明豊)

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

Matchup

Schoolnumber of winspoints
Red 長崎西陵(Nagasaki)13
White Meiho(明豊)(Oita) ○24

Senpo Matsuo(松尾) × Ashida(芦田)

Draw/No valid strikes/4分0秒/Foul White1

Commentary:Women's team first round, the Senpo match between Taisha's 齋藤 and Kanazawa's 尾蔵.

Explanation:Neither side shows an opening, and the tense offensive and defensive struggle continues without any valid strikes.

Commentary:They continued to attack each other until the end, fighting through the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds.

Explanation:Neither side landed a valid strike, and the result was a draw.

To both players

Applause for both 齋藤 and 尾蔵, who fought intensely.

It was a wonderful match where both sides fought with great determination.

Jiho Mitamura(三田村) × Fukuda(福田)

Draw/No valid strikes/4分0秒

Commentary:Women's team first round, Jiho match between Taisha and Kanazawa. Red is Taisha's 松浦, and white is Kanazawa's の東.

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

It was a wonderful fight by 松浦, who fought aggressively until the very end.

東選手 also showed an evenly matched offense and defense, and it was a splendid performance.

Chuken Ichinose(一ノ瀬) × 浦邊

White 浦邊 Win/RedTsuki・WhiteFoul・WhiteKote/2分53秒/Foul Red1

Commentary:Women's team first round, a match between Taisha's Chuken 原とKanazawa and 島野.

Explanation:Neither side shows any opening, and a tense exchange continues with no valid strikes.

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

To both players

Applause for the fighting spirit of both 原選手 and 島野, who attacked each other until the very end.

Send your passionate cheers to 原選手 and 島野, who both showed a relentless spirit.

Fukusho Koyama(小山) × Goto(後藤)

White Goto(後藤) Win by ippon/WhiteMen/4分0秒/Foul White1

Commentary:Women's team first round, the Fukusho match between Taisha and Kanazawa. Red is 槇尾 from Taisha, and white is 今村 from Kanazawa.

Explanation:Neither side is showing any openings, and a very intense offensive and defensive struggle continues.

Commentary:They fought through the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, but neither side scored a valid strike.

Explanation:They fought until the end, and the result was a draw.

To both players

槇尾 and 今村 fought intensely.

I applaud the uncompromising fighting spirit of the two.

Taisho Yonemura(米村) × Oku(奥)

Red Yonemura(米村) Win/WhiteMen・RedDo・RedDo/3分20秒

Commentary:Women's team first round, it is a match between Taisha's Taisho 小村 and Kanazawa's 中農.

Explanation:It has become a match to watch.

Commentary:White's 中農 scores a kote first, taking the first ippon.

Explanation:From here, red's 小村 begins to catch up.

Commentary:小村 scored a do to tie the match, then struck the men, taking two consecutive ippon.

Explanation:It was a fierce exchange where the score changed rapidly in a short amount of time.

Commentary:The match time was 1 minute 30 seconds. Red's 小村 won, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

Both 小村 and 中農 showed intense striking; both put up a magnificent fight.

A big round of applause for the brave figures of the two who gave it their all.

Results

Commentary:Women's team first round, Taisha vs Kanazawa. Senpo 齋藤 and 尾蔵 ended in a draw.

Explanation:Jiho 松浦 and Azuma, as well as Chuken の原 and 島野, both fought to a draw, neither giving way.

Commentary:Even the Fukusho 槇尾 and 今村 ended in a draw. With four out of five matches ending in a draw, it is a closely contested development.

Explanation:Kanazawa did not allow any wins, but the match was decided in the Taisho match.

Commentary:Taisho 小村 scored kote, do, and men. Taisha won.

Explanation:With a number of wins of 1 to 0 and points of 2 to 1, Taisha advances.

Commentary:Let's give a round of applause to both Taisho 中農 and 小村, who fought until the very end.

To both schools and all players

Respect to all the athletes, including Taisha and Kanazawa, who fought a fierce battle and refused to give in to one another.

Both fought wonderfully. I look forward to seeing them reach even greater heights.

長崎西陵

Official name
長崎県立西陵高等学校
Division/Category of Establishment
Public (Nagasaki Prefecture)
Location
1387-2 Kayaya, Tarami-cho, Isahaya-shi, Nagasaki 859-0401
History
It opened on April 1, 1986. In April 1994, the Higashinagasaki branch school was transferred. In 2002, the comprehensive selection system was abolished, and in 2003, the school transitioned to a credit system and introduced a two-semester system. The Higashinagasaki branch school was closed in March 2007.
School motto/philosophy
Three Principles: "Autonomy, Initiative, Fraternity." Three Domains: "Richly (Virtue), Wisely (Intellect), Healthily (Body)"
Department.
General Course (Credit-based, Academic-focused)

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.
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↗