Victory: Higashi Fukuoka（東福岡）｜Seisa（星槎） × Higashi Fukuoka（東福岡）
Matchup
| School | number of wins | points |
|---|---|---|
| Red Seisa（星槎）（Kagawa） | 0 | 1 |
| White Higashi Fukuoka（東福岡）（Fukuoka） ○ | 4 | 5 |
Senpo Hirakawa（平川） × Hashimoto（橋本(洸)）
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, the Senpo match between Seisa's 平川 and Higashi Fukuoka's 橋本.
Explanation：For the first ippon, 平川 in red scored a men strike.
Commentary：However, for the second point, 橋本 in white scored a kote, and then scored a men for the third point.
Explanation：It became an intense exchange where two or more ippon were scored.
Commentary：The match time was 1 minute 38 seconds. White's 橋本 won, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
It was a wonderful match between 平川 and 橋本, both exchanging strikes throughout.
I give my heartfelt applause to both for their all-out offense and defense.
Jiho Yoshimoto（吉本） × Kusunoki（楠）
Commentary：Boys' team quarterfinals, Seisa's 吉本 and Higashi Fukuoka's 楠. This is the Jiho match.
Explanation：It became a highly anticipated match.
Commentary：楠がMen scored! White takes the first ippon.
Explanation：楠にOne foul was recorded, but it was a sharp strike.
Commentary：Match time 4 minutes 0 seconds. 楠が of Higashi Fukuoka won by ippon.
Explanation：楠が brought one win to the team.
To both players
吉本 player, 楠選手, it was a fierce battle.
I send my heartfelt applause to both for their all-out exchange of strikes.
Chuken Taguchi（田口） × Nakajima（中島）
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, the Chuken match between Seisa's 田口 and Higashi Fukuoka's 中島.
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 intense battle between 田口 and 中島, who fought hard until the very end.
It was a wonderful match where both sides' determination clashed.
Fukusho Nakajima（中島） × Kitahara（北原）
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, 中島 of Seisa vs 北原 of Higashi Fukuoka. This is the Fukusho match.
Explanation：Both are maintaining a focused stance.
Commentary：Match start. 北原が scored a kote!
Explanation：It was a precise strike.
Commentary：Match time 4 minutes 0 seconds. 北原が of Higashi Fukuoka won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
中島 player, 北原選手, thank you for the intense match.
I give my heartfelt applause to the two of them for their all-out exchange of strikes.
Taisho Matsumura（松村） × Hashimoto（橋本(大)）
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, the Taisho match between 松村 of Seisa and 橋本 of Higashi Fukuoka.
Explanation：It has become a match to watch.
Commentary：After the match started, white's 橋本 scored a men.
Explanation：You hit the men cleanly.
Commentary：One foul has been recorded for the red 松村.
Commentary：At 4 minutes 0 seconds, 橋本 of Higashi Fukuoka won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
A round of applause for both 松村 and 橋本, who both gave their all.
We applaud the fighting spirit of the two who put up a fierce battle.
Results
Commentary：Men's team quarterfinals, red Seisa vs white Higashi Fukuoka.
Commentary：In the Senpo match, white's 橋本 won with men, kote, men.
Explanation：They kept up the attack right from the start.
Commentary：Jiho won by ippon with a men strike by 楠が in white.
Explanation：It was a precise strike against Seisa's 吉本.
Commentary：Chuken, 田口 of Seisa and 中島 of Higashi Fukuoka are a draw.
Explanation：Neither side would give in, and the match ended in a draw.
Commentary：Fukusho match, white 北原が wins by ippon with a kote strike.
Explanation：Captured Seisa's 中島.
Commentary：In the Taisho match, white's 橋本 won with an ippon to the men.
Explanation：Scored an ippon against Seisa's 松村.
Commentary：Higashi Fukuoka won with 0 to 4 number of wins and 1 to 5 points.
Commentary：From Senpo 平川 to Taisho, Seisa did not allow a single win.
To both schools and all players
Applause for Seisa, Higashi Fukuoka, and all the players for fighting with everything they had.
Heartfelt respect to the brave figures of both schools who fought hard against each other.
Seisa（星槎）
- Official name
- 星槎国際高等学校 高松学習センター
- Reading
- Seisa
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (School Corporation International Gakuen). Wide-area correspondence system, credit system, general academic course.
- Location
- Kagawa Prefecture, Takamatsu City, Shioage-cho 3-8-11 Create Building (Takamatsu Learning Center). The main dojo is located in Sapporo City, Hokkaido.
- History
- In April 1999, Seisa International High School was established. Initially, learning centers were opened in Ashibetsu Main School, Sapporo, Yokohama, Osaka, and Fukui, and then expanded nationwide. In 2019, the main school was moved from Ashibetsu to Sapporo. The Takamatsu Learning Center is located in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture.
- Department.
- Correspondence course, credit system, general academic program.
- Kendo Club
- Starting with one member in fiscal year 2020, aiming for "number one in Japan." In fiscal year 2023, they won the Kagawa Prefecture team championship and were runners-up in the Shibata flag competition. In fiscal year 2025 (Reiwa 7), they achieved 8th place in the men's team at the National High School Sports Federation Kendo Tournament (Hiroshima) and 5th place at the 79th National Sports Festival (Shiga). At the Kagawa Prefecture High School Kendo Rookie Tournament in fiscal year 2025 (Reiwa 7), the school's players took first, second, and third place in the men's individual competition. 松村太樹 won the individual competition at the Shikoku High School Kendo Championship in June 2026, and won both the team and individual competitions in the Kagawa Prefecture qualifiers.
- Notes
- The school name on the match list is "Seisa", but officially it is Takamatsu Learning Center of Seisa International High School. Players sometimes written as "Muramatsu" in some media are officially listed as "松村 太樹" by the Kagawa Prefecture Kendo Federation.
Higashi Fukuoka（東福岡）
- Official name
- 東福岡高等学校(東福岡自彊館中学校・東福岡高等学校)
- Reading
- Higashi Fukuoka
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (School Corporation Higashi Fukuoka Gakuen)
- Location
- Fukuoka Prefecture Fukuoka City Hakata Ward Higashihie 2-24-1
- History
- The predecessor Fukuoka Meigo Gakujuku was established in November 1945, and Higashi Fukuoka High School opened on April 10, 1955. In April 1999, Higashi Fukuoka Jikyo-kan Junior High School was opened, becoming a junior and senior high school.
- School motto/philosophy
- Our school motto is "No genius can surpass hard work" and "Where there's a will, there's a way." We uphold honesty, a spirit of inquiry, and health as our educational principles.
- Department.
- General studies (from the 2025 academic year: Frontier Course, Liberal Arts and Sciences Course, Medical/Science Course, International Studies Course, Jikyuukan Course)
- Kendo Club
- According to Let's Kendo, they finished second in the men's team at this spring's All-Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament. They qualified for Inter-High by winning the fierce Fukuoka prefectural qualifying tournament. 橋本大治 (3rd year, 3rd dan), the Taisho, is one of the players to watch in the tournament. They finished second at the Gyokuryuki High School Kendo Tournament in 1971 and third in 1984. As for the school, the rugby club has won the national tournament seven times, and the soccer club has achieved a triple crown.
- Notes
- Known as a national powerhouse in rugby and soccer. We were unable to find an official kendo club page for the school.