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Girls' team. Round 1 Section8Match

Victory: 大分鶴崎|Kanazawa(金沢) × 大分鶴崎

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

Matchup

Schoolnumber of winspoints
Red Kanazawa(金沢)(石川)11
White 大分鶴崎(Oita) ○22

Senpo Fujita(藤田) × Miyazaki(宮崎)

Red Fujita(藤田) Win by ippon/RedMen/4分0秒/Foul White1

Commentary:Women's team first round, 池田 from Aterazawa and 茂田 from Meiho. This is the Senpo match.

Explanation:It became a highly anticipated match.

Commentary:Right at the start, white's 茂田 scored a kote.

Explanation:From there, another men strike was decided, leading to a development where two or more points shifted.

Commentary:Match time 0 minutes 43 seconds. 茂田 in white won, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

Applause for 池田 and 茂田 for their intense exchange of strikes.

I express my heartfelt respect for the full-effort battle of both parties.

Jiho Nagata(永田) × 川畑

Draw/No valid strikes/4分0秒

Commentary:Women's team first round, Jiho match. Red is 猿山 from Aterazawa, white is 渡邉 from Meiho.

Explanation:It has become a match to watch.

Commentary:The match begins. Oh, white's 渡邉 scored a men!

Explanation:That was a sharp strike.

Commentary:Match time 4 minutes 0 seconds. 渡邉 of Meiho won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

猿山 and 渡邉 showed an intense offensive and defensive struggle.

A round of applause for the full-effort performance of these two.

Chuken Takahira(髙平) × 河野

Draw/No valid strikes/4分0秒

Commentary:Women's team first round, this is the Chuken match between 佐藤 of Aterazawa and 岩崎 of Meiho.

Explanation:Let's keep an eye on them.

Commentary:岩崎 in white moved first and scored a men.

Explanation:That was a sharp strike.

Commentary:Next, 岩崎 also scores a kote, taking 2 points.

Explanation:They scored points one after another.

Commentary:At 3 minutes 16 seconds, white's 岩崎 won, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

Applause for both 佐藤 and 岩崎 for fighting with everything they had.

I express my heartfelt respect for the passionate exchange between both competitors.

Fukusho Ozo(尾蔵) × Hatano(波多野)

White Hatano(波多野) Win by ippon/WhiteMen/4分0秒/Foul Red1

Commentary:Women's team first round, Fukusho match. It is 赤野間 of Aterazawa vs 髙鍋 of Meiho.

Explanation:Neither side is showing any openings, and it is a tense exchange 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 both 赤野間 and 髙鍋, who fought hard until the very end.

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

Taisho Nakano(中農) × Yakushiji(薬師寺)

White Yakushiji(薬師寺) Win by ippon/WhiteMen/4分0秒

Commentary:Women's team first round, Taisho match. Red is 山田 from Aterazawa, white is 川浪 from Meiho.

Explanation:It has become a match to watch.

Commentary:The match has started. White's 川浪 scored a kote.

Explanation:That was a solid point.

Commentary:Match time 4 minutes 0 seconds. 川浪 of Meiho won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

山田 gave it their all, and 川浪 showed wonderful offense.

Let's give a round of applause for the passionate fight put up by both sides.

Results

Commentary:Women's team first round, it is a match between red Aterazawa and white Meiho.

Explanation:Aterazawa has the lineup of 池田, 猿山, 佐藤, 赤野間, and 山田.

Commentary:In the Senpo match, 茂田 of Meiho won with kote and men.

Explanation:Off to a good start.

Commentary:In the Jiho match, 渡邉 from Meiho won by ippon with a men strike.

Explanation:It was a sharp men strike.

Commentary:In the Chuken match, 岩崎 from Meiho won with men and kote.

Explanation:They have established an offensive form.

Commentary:In the Fukusho match, 赤野間 of Aterazawa and 髙鍋 of Meiho fought to a draw.

Explanation:Neither side gave in, and the match ended in a draw.

Commentary:Taisho match, 川浪 of Meiho won with an ippon via kote.

Explanation:They stayed focused until the end.

Commentary:Meiho won with 0 to 4 number of wins and 0 to 6 points.

To both schools and all players

Let's give a round of applause to the players of Aterazawa and Meiho who gave it their all.

We praise the wonderful performance of both schools, who pushed each other to reach higher levels.

Kanazawa(金沢)

Official name
金沢高等学校
Reading
Kanazawa
Division/Category of Establishment
Private (coeducational). Established by Kanazawa High School Corporation.
Location
石川 Prefecture, Kanazawa City, Izumi Honmachi 3-chome 111
History
Opened in March 1928 (Showa 3) as the first private junior high school in 石川 Prefecture. It became a high school during the school system reform of 1948 and became coeducational in 1958.
School motto/philosophy
School motto: "Quality and Robustness"
Department.
General academic courses (S course, Advanced course, University preparatory course. Enrollment in the Sports course has been suspended since the 2022 academic year).
Kendo Club
The girls' kendo club operates out of the "Yoshinkan" martial arts hall. Activity hours are 16:00–19:00 on weekdays and 9:00–12:00 on weekends and holidays, with one rest day per week. The advisors are 藤田裕佳 and 中村愛佳. Their stated goal is "human development through kendo, striving to be the best in Japan." After winning the 石川 prefectural qualifiers for the 2026 academic year, they qualified for the Inter-High in the girls' team event and girls' individual event (尾蔵花 player, 3rd year, 3rd dan). Team results at the national tournament could not be confirmed through public information. The school has produced the 54th Yokozuna, 輪島大士, and has a track record including the hardball baseball club appearing in the selection tournament 9 times and the boys' basketball club appearing in the Winter Cup 15 times.
Notes
石川 Prefectural Kanazawasakuragaoka / private schools separate from prefectural schools such as Kanazawa Nishikigaoka

大分鶴崎

Official name
大分県立大分鶴崎高等学校
Division/Category of Establishment
Public (Oita Prefecture)
Location
3-5-1 Minamitsuruzaki, Oita City, Oita Prefecture 870-0104
History
In April 1910, the Nearby Six Village Municipal Tsurusaki Girls' Technical and Arts Supplementary School opened, and in 1944, it was renamed Oita Prefecture Tsurusaki Higher Girls' School. In 1942, Tsurusaki Town Municipal Tsurusaki Junior High School was established and renamed Oita Prefecture Tsurusaki Junior High School in the same year. In April 1948, the new system high school was established as Oita Prefectural Tsurusaki High School, and in 1961, the industrial course became independent. In April 1964, it was renamed Oita Prefectural Oita Tsurusaki High School.
School motto/philosophy
School Motto "Self-Control, Friendship, Creativity" (established November 1973) / Educational Goals "Cultivating students who act independently (Self-Control), respect diversity (Friendship), and possess a spirit of challenge (Creativity)"
Department.
Full-time course, General stream
Kendo Club
The girls' kendo club is a school-designated elite club. In the Inter-High girls' team event, they placed 3rd in 2013 and 3rd in 2025. In the National High School Kendo Select Tournament, they placed 3rd in the girls' division in 2013. In the Gyokuryuki, the girls placed 3rd in 1999 and were runners-up in 2004.
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↗