Victory: Takachiho（高千穂）｜Gosen（五泉） × Takachiho（高千穂）
Matchup
| School | number of wins | points |
|---|---|---|
| Red Gosen（五泉）（Niigata） | 1 | 2 |
| White Takachiho（高千穂）（宮崎） ○ | 2 | 3 |
Senpo Narumi（成海） × Hayashi（林）
Commentary：Women's team first round, the Senpo match between Gosen's 成海 and Takachiho's 林.
Explanation：Neither side shows an opening, and the tense offensive and defensive struggle continues without any valid strikes.
Commentary：Narumi was given one penalty, but both continued to attack each other until the end.
Explanation：They fought for the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, and neither scored a valid strike.
Commentary：This match ended in a draw.
To both players
I applaud the fighting spirit of both 成海 and 林選手, who fought aggressively until the very end.
Applause for 成海 and 林選手, who both showed a relentless fight.
Jiho Anazawa（穴沢(青)） × Masuda（増田）
Commentary：Women's team first round, the Jiho match between Gosen's 穴沢 and Takachiho's 増田.
Explanation：Both sides engaged in a fierce offensive battle.
Commentary：穴沢 scores a men strike and takes the first ippon.
Explanation：However, 増田 quickly scored a men, bringing the score to a tie.
Commentary：One foul has been recorded for white's 増田.
Explanation：It became a fierce exchange of strikes where two or more ippon were scored.
Commentary：They fought for the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, and the result is a draw.
To both players
穴沢 fought brilliantly, attacking until the very end.
Applause for the spirit of 増田, who fought on equal terms.
Chuken Yamada（山田） × Shigenaga（重永）
Commentary：Women's team first round, Gosen's 山田 vs Takachiho's 重永, Chuken match.
Explanation：It became a highly anticipated match.
Commentary：The match begins, and white's 重永 scores a kote.
Explanation：A clean, decisive ippon.
Commentary：At 4 minutes 0 seconds, 重永 of Takachiho won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
山田 gave it their all, and 重永 showed wonderful offense.
Let's give a round of applause for the passionate fight put up by both sides.
Fukusho Anazawa（穴沢(蕾)） × Amahori（天堀）
Commentary：Women's team first round, the Fukusho match between Gosen's 穴沢 and Takachiho's 天堀.
Explanation：They are gauging each other's distance.
Commentary：Oh, 天堀 in white scored! It's a kote!
Explanation：That was a sharp strike.
Commentary：With a match time of 4 minutes 0 seconds, 天堀 of Takachiho won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
穴沢 showed an intense offensive and defensive struggle; it was a wonderful fight.
Congratulations to 天堀 for scoring a magnificent ippon.
Taisho Uemura（上村(花)） × Ishihara（石原）
Commentary：Women's team first round, the Taisho match between Gosen and Takachiho. Red is 上村, white is 石原.
Explanation：Let's see how the Taisho match unfolds.
Commentary：Uemura in red scored a men!
Explanation：That was a splendid men.
Commentary：Match time 4 minutes 0 seconds. 上村 in red won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
Player 上村, 石原選手, showed an intense offensive and defensive struggle.
I give my heartfelt applause to both sides for fighting with all their might.
Results
Commentary：Women's team first round, it is a match between red Gosen and white Takachiho.
Explanation：Gosen is 成海, 穴沢, 山田, 穴沢, 上村. Takachiho is 林, 増田, 重永, 天堀, 石原.
Commentary：Senpo, 成海 and 林 drew. Jiho, 穴沢 and 増田 also drew.
Explanation：Chuken, 重永 in white, scored an ippon with a kote strike and won.
Commentary：In the following Fukusho match, 天堀 in white scored an ippon with a kote strike and won.
Explanation：In the Taisho match, 上村 in red scored an ippon with a men strike and won.
Commentary：The number of wins is 1 for Gosen and 2 for Takachiho. The points are 2 ippon for Gosen and 3 ippon for Takachiho.
Commentary：Takachiho won this match.
To both schools and all players
Applause for all the athletes of Gosen and Takachiho who gave their all in every match.
I express my heartfelt respect for the passionate fighting spirit of both schools, each fighting for their pride.
Gosen（五泉）
- Official name
- 新潟県立五泉高等学校
- Reading
- Gosen
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Niigata Prefectural (Co-educational)
- Location
- Niigata Prefecture Gosen City
- History
- Founded in 1921. Gosen Began as a practical civic school, then became Niigata Prefecture Gosen Practical School, Gosen Municipal Gosen Practical High School, and Niigata Prefectural Gosen Commercial High School before arriving at the current school name.
- School motto/philosophy
- Our educational objectives are to cultivate well-rounded individuals who value diligence and responsibility, while fostering both intellectual growth and individual character.
- Department.
- Comprehensive academic course (year-based system, credit-based system for 3rd year students only)
- Kendo Club
- Having won the Niigata Prefecture qualifier for fiscal year 2026, they will participate in Inter-High as a women’s team. 山田わかば (3rd year, 3rd dan) will participate in the women’s individual event. No past national tournament results could be confirmed from publicly available information.
- Notes
- Reading is "Gosen".
Takachiho（高千穂）
- Official name
- 宮崎県立高千穂高等学校
- Reading
- Takachiho
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Miyazaki Prefectural (Co-educational)
- Location
- Miyazaki Prefecture Nishiusuki District Takachiho Town
- History
- Founded on September 6, 1917 (Taisho 6) as Nishiusuki District Agricultural School. Following the 1948 educational system reform, it became a new system high school and adopted its current name.
- School motto/philosophy
- Our school motto is "To walk the great path, train diligently, cooperate, and serve others."
- Department.
- General Studies (University Preparatory Course & Liberal Arts Course), Agricultural and Distribution Course, Information Solutions Course.
- Kendo Club
- The women's team won the Inter-High women's team competition 4 times (1986, 1997, 2003, 2004), the Gyokuryuki High School Kendo Tournament women's division 4 times (1979, 2000, 2003, 2004), and also won the women's team event at the All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament in 2004. The men's team won the Inter-High men's team competition 3 times (1986, 1991, 2017) and the Gyokuryuki 4 times (1957, 1987, 1988, 1991). Notable alumni in kendo include 吉本政美 and 佐藤博光. In this tournament, they will compete in three categories: women's team, women's individual, and men's individual.
- Notes
- Mythical village・Takachiho Town's prefectural high school. Pronounced "Takachiho".