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Girls' team. Quarterfinals Section3Match

Victory: Moriya(守谷)|Togijuku(東奥義塾) × Moriya(守谷)

📅 August 7–10, 2025 📍 Hiroshima Prefectural General Gymnasium

Matchup

Schoolnumber of winspoints
Red Togijuku(東奥義塾)(Aomori)01
White Moriya(守谷)(Ibaraki) ○24

Senpo Makino(槇野) × Ito(伊東)

White Ito(伊東) Win/WhiteMen・WhiteMen/1分20秒

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 Usami(宇佐美) × Shakagoori(釋迦郡)

Draw/No valid strikes/4分0秒

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 Kobayashi(小林) × Sakurai(櫻井)

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

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 Kubo(久保) × Yoshimura(吉村)

Draw/WhiteMen・RedDo/4分0秒/Foul Red1

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 Awaji(淡路) × Kumaki(熊木)

White Kumaki(熊木) Win by ippon/WhiteFoul/4分0秒

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.

Togijuku(東奥義塾)

Official name
東奥義塾高等学校
Reading
Togijuku
Division/Category of Establishment
Private coeducational school. Protestant mission school. Established a junior high school in 2022.
Location
61-1 Chojamori, 石川, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture
History
Founded on November 27, 1872 (Meiji 5) by Kikuchi Kuro, as a continuation of the former Hirosaki Domain’s domain school, it is the oldest private school in Aomori Prefecture. After experiencing financial difficulties leading to public and prefectural administration, it was re-established in 1922. A junior high school was established in 2022.
School motto/philosophy
School motto: "Respect God, Love People" (officially established as the school motto in 1985).
Department.
Full-time general academic courses (CⅠ course = special advancement, CⅡ course = advancement selection/global studies, B course = comprehensive)
Kendo Club
The women's kendo team is one of the strongest in the country, with 16 consecutive Inter-High appearances. They won the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament for women's teams in 2016 and 2019. They were runners-up in the Inter-High women's team event in 2019, and finished third in 2015, 2018, and 2024. They also finished third in the women's team event at the 34th All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament in March 2025 (淡路咲来 was named an outstanding player). This tournament features the women's team and women's individuals (松名瀬天絆 player, 3rd year, 3rd dan, 宇佐美華凜 player, 2nd year, 2nd dan) as representatives of Aomori Prefecture.
Notes
“Touou” refers to the Ou region, including Aomori Prefecture.

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 72nd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Official "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results / Tournament Bracket) https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗ Quick report of this match↗