Victory: Meiho（明豊）｜Meiho（明豊） × Naradaifuzoku（奈良大附属）
Matchup
| School | number of wins | points |
|---|---|---|
| Red Meiho（明豊）（Oita） ○ | 2 | 3 |
| White Naradaifuzoku（奈良大附属）（奈良） | 1 | 1 |
Senpo Minakuchi（水口） × 塩野(勇)
Commentary：Men's team first round, Hieizan's 中西 vs Kanazawasakuragaoka's 里見. This is the Senpo match.
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 the brave efforts of both 中西 and 里見, who fought hard until the very end.
I pay my respects to the fighting spirit of 中西 and 里見, neither of whom gave an inch to the other.
Jiho Yamashita（山下） × Kawabe（川辺）
Commentary：Men's team first round, Hieizan vs Kanazawasakuragaoka. Jiho match, Matsui in red, 吉田 in white.
Explanation：It has become a highly anticipated Jiho match.
Commentary：Match start. 吉田 scored a men!
Explanation：That was a splendid men.
Commentary：Match time 4 minutes 0 seconds. Yoshida in white won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
Matsui and Yoshida gave it their all.
I send my heartfelt applause for the fierce fighting spirit of the two.
Chuken Kodama（児玉） × 塩野(真)
Commentary：Boys' team first round, Chuken match between Hieizan and Kanazawasakuragaoka. Red is 平塚, white is 竹田.
Explanation：Let's keep an eye on them.
Commentary：Right at the start, 赤の平塚 scored a do!
Explanation：It was a sharp strike.
Commentary：Next, Hiratsuka in red snatched a men!
Explanation：It became a fierce exchange where two ippon were scored in a short amount of time.
Commentary：Match time 1 minute 27 seconds. 平塚 in red won, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
It was a wonderful match where 平塚 and 竹田 both gave their all.
I send my heartfelt applause to both sides for their spirited exchange of strikes.
Fukusho Matsubara（松原） × 北東
Commentary：Men's team first round, Fukusho match between Hieizan and Kanazawasakuragaoka. Red is 岡田, white is 竹津.
Explanation：They are gauging each other's distance.
Commentary：竹津 in white scores a men!
Explanation：That was a sharp strike.
Commentary：One foul has been recorded for red 岡田.
Commentary：At 4 minutes 0 seconds, white 竹津 won by ippon, bringing a win to the team.
To both players
岡田 and 竹津, it was a wonderful fight where both gave it their all.
I give my heartfelt applause to both for their intense offensive and defensive struggle.
Taisho Ishihara（石原） × Shimoda（下田）
Commentary：Men's team first round, the Taisho match between Hieizan's 木下 and Kanazawasakuragaoka's 早川.
Explanation：Neither side is showing any openings, and the tense offensive and defensive struggle continues without any valid strikes.
Commentary：They fought through the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, but 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
Applause for 木下 and Hayakawa for their intense battle, neither giving in to the other.
I pay my respects to the brave figures of both sides, who gave their all and fought fiercely against each other.
Results
Commentary：Men's team first round, it is a match between red Hieizan and white Kanazawasakuragaoka.
Explanation：Hieizan is 中西, 松居, 平塚, 岡田, 木下. Kanazawasakuragaoka is 里見, 吉田, 竹田, 竹津, 早川.
Commentary：In the Senpo match, 中西 and 里見 ended in a draw.
Explanation：In the Jiho match, 吉田 of the white team scored a men strike for an ippon victory.
Commentary：In the Chuken match, Hirasaka in red scored do and men to secure the win.
Explanation：In the Fukusho match, 竹津 in white scored a men strike and won by ippon.
Commentary：Taisho match, 木下 and 早川 are a draw.
Explanation：The number of wins is 1 for Hieizan and 2 for Kanazawasakuragaoka. The points for both schools are 2 ippon.
Commentary：Kanazawasakuragaoka won.
To both schools and all players
Applause for the fierce fighting spirit of Hieizan, Kanazawasakuragaoka, and all the players.
We applaud the efforts of both schools, who both showed a determined spirit and refused to back down.
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.
Naradaifuzoku（奈良大附属）
- Official name
- 奈良大学附属高等学校
- Reading
- Naradaifuzoku
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (coeducational). It is an affiliated school of 奈良大学 and has a system for internal advancement to the same university.
- Location
- Nara City, Akishino-cho, Nara Prefecture.
- History
- In June 1925 (Taisho 14), the history began with the establishment of Nantou Seikyo Middle School within the grounds of Yakushiji Temple in Tsujizato Village, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, as a night school for working youth. Following the 1948 educational reform, it became Nara Prefectural Seikyo High School, and co-education was introduced in 1957.
- School motto/philosophy
- Founded on the spirit of "Living Correctly and Strongly" (Seikyo Spirit). School motto: "Effort is genius."
- Department.
- General Studies (Special Advancement Course, Liberal Arts Course, Standard Course)
- Kendo Club
- Inter-High for 49 consecutive years (total of 44 appearances), and the All-Japan High School Kendo Tournament in the spring for 22 consecutive years (total of 29 appearances). They have won the prefectural Inter-High qualifier 44 times in a row for 16 consecutive years. They have been runners-up twice, placed third four times, and reached the top 8 eleven times in national tournaments. They placed third in the All-Japan High School Kendo Tournament in March 2025. The women’s team has won the prefectural tournament 47 times in a row and the overall championship 96 times, and have reached the top 8 at Inter-High four times.
- Notes
- The participating schools from Nara Prefecture, the host location of this tournament.