Victory: Meiho（明豊）｜Toingakuen（桐蔭学園） × Meiho（明豊）
Matchup
| School | number of wins | points |
|---|---|---|
| Red Toingakuen（桐蔭学園）（Kanagawa） | 0 | 1 |
| White Meiho（明豊）（Oita） ○ | 2 | 3 |
Senpo Baba（馬場） × Minakuchi（水口）
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 小城 × Yamashita（山下）
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 Kishi（岸） × Kodama（児玉）
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 Tsukada（塚田） × Matsubara（松原）
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 Mera（目良） × Ishihara（石原）
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.
Toingakuen（桐蔭学園）
- Official name
- 桐蔭学園高等学校
- Reading
- Toingakuen
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private school. Became co-educational in the 2018 academic year.
- Location
- Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama City Aoba Ward Tetsumachi 1614
- History
- Opened in April 1964 (Showa 39) simultaneously with the establishment of the school corporation Toingakuen. First appearance and first victory in high school baseball in 1971. Became coeducational from the 2018 academic year, and reorganized the general course into a three-course system of Progress, Advance, and Standard.
- School motto/philosophy
- Our school motto is to “strive for sincerity in all things” and to “cultivate a strong will to persevere until the end.” We aim to nurture individuals who are free yet fulfill their obligations, founded on a spirit of social solidarity.
- Department.
- General studies (Progress Course, Advanced Course, Standard Course)
- Kendo Club
- Both men’s and women’s kendo clubs are established. The women’s team was runner-up at Inter-High in 2003, 2005, and 2015, and placed third in 2018. The men’s team won Inter-High in 2002, 2003, and 2012. On June 27th, they won the women’s team event at the 64th Kanagawa Prefectural High School Comprehensive Sports Festival (Inter-High Kanagawa Prefecture Qualifiers), securing their place in this tournament.
- Notes
- Separate course from the Toingakuen secondary education school of the same corporation
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.