Victory: Meiho（明豊）｜Meiho（明豊） × Shimabara（島原）
Matchup
| School | number of wins | points |
|---|---|---|
| Red Meiho（明豊）（Oita） ○ | 3 | 6 |
| White Shimabara（島原）（Nagasaki） | 1 | 1 |
Senpo Minakuchi（水口） × 河野
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, Kanazawasakuragaoka vs Shimabara. In the Senpo match, 里見 in red and 荒木 in white face off.
Explanation：Both players have been recorded with one foul each.
Commentary：At 4 minutes 0 seconds into the match, 荒木 in white scored a kote.
Explanation：A splendid ippon.
Commentary：荒木 of Shimabara won with an ippon, bringing one win to the team.
To both players
里見 and 荒木, who both gave their all.
Applause for the intense fight between the two.
Jiho Yamashita（山下） × Aihara（相原）
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, the Jiho match between 吉田 of Kanazawasakuragaoka and 立川 of Shimabara.
Explanation：It became a highly anticipated match.
Commentary：Immediately after the match started, white's 立川 scored a men strike to take the lead.
Explanation：That was a sharp strike.
Commentary：Next, white's 立川 landed another men strike, scoring the second ippon.
Explanation：A brilliant exchange of strikes, scoring two ippon in a short amount of time.
Commentary：The match time was 0 minutes and 37 seconds. 立川 in white won, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
吉田 and 立川, it was a passionate battle where both gave their all.
I send my heartfelt applause to the two of them for their brave efforts.
Chuken Kodama（児玉） × Yabuki（矢葺）
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, the Chuken match between Kanazawasakuragaoka's 竹田 and Shimabara's 長尾.
Explanation：Neither side is showing any openings, and the tense offensive and defensive struggle continues without any valid strikes.
Commentary：A foul was recorded once for the red 竹田, but both fought aggressively until the end.
Explanation：They fought for the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, and neither scored a valid strike.
Commentary：This match is a draw.
To both players
Applause for the fighting spirit of both 竹田 and 長尾, who fought aggressively until the very end.
Great job to 竹田 and 長尾, who fought hard and refused to give in to each other.
Fukusho Matsubara（松原） × Yoshida（吉田）
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, the Fukusho match between Kanazawasakuragaoka's 竹津 and Shimabara's 寺川.
Explanation：Both are attacking each other fiercely.
Commentary：The first to move was red's 竹津! They scored a men.
Explanation：It was a sharp strike.
Commentary：However, white's 寺川 also scores a men to tie the match.
Explanation：It became a fierce exchange of strikes, with neither side giving in.
Commentary：One foul has been recorded for White.
Commentary：They fought for the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, and the result was a draw.
To both players
竹津 and 寺川, it was a wonderful fight, attacking until the very end.
I give my heartfelt applause to both for their spirited exchange of strikes.
Taisho Ishihara（石原） × 織田
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, it is the Taisho match between Kanazawasakuragaoka's 早川 and Shimabara's 三木.
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 neither side scored a valid strike.
Explanation：As a result of both sides attacking until the end, this match ended in a draw.
To both players
早川 and 三木 fought with everything they had until the very end.
I send my heartfelt applause to the two for their passionate fight.
Results
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, Kanazawasakuragaoka vs Shimabara. Senpo are 里見 and 荒木.
Explanation：荒木 scored an ippon with a kote strike, giving Shimabara the lead.
Commentary：Jiho were 吉田 and 立川. 立川 scored men, then men again to secure the win.
Explanation：From here, Chuken 竹田 and 長尾, and Fukusho 竹津 and 寺川 are draws.
Commentary：In the Taisho match, 早川 and 三木 also ended in a draw.
Explanation：It was a close match with three draws, but Kanazawasakuragaoka did not allow any wins.
Commentary：With a number of wins of 0 to 2 and points of 1 to 4, Shimabara won.
To both schools and all players
Applause for Kanazawasakuragaoka, Shimabara, and all the players who showed an intense battle, neither giving in to the other.
Heartfelt respect to both schools, who both showcased proud kendo.
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.
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.