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Girls' team. Round 1 Section5Match

Victory: Taisha(大社)|Taisha(大社) × Kanazawa(金沢)

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

Matchup

Schoolnumber of winspoints
Red Taisha(大社)(Shimane) ○12
White Kanazawa(金沢)(石川)01

Senpo Saito(齋藤) × Ozo(尾蔵)

Draw/No valid strikes/4:00

Commentary:Women's team first round, the Senpo match between Taisha's 齋藤 and Kanazawa's 尾蔵.

Explanation:Neither side shows an opening, and the tense offensive and defensive struggle continues without any valid strikes.

Commentary:They continued to attack each other until the end, fighting through the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds.

Explanation:Neither side landed a valid strike, and the result was a draw.

To both players

Applause for both 齋藤 and 尾蔵, who fought intensely.

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

Jiho Matsura(松浦) × Higashi(東)

Draw/No valid strikes/4:00

Commentary:Women's team first round, Jiho match between Taisha and Kanazawa. Red is Taisha's 松浦, and white is Kanazawa's の東.

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

It was a wonderful fight by 松浦, who fought aggressively until the very end.

東選手 also showed an evenly matched offense and defense, and it was a splendid performance.

Chuken Hara(原) × Shimano(島野)

Draw/No valid strikes/4:00

Commentary:Women's team first round, a match between Taisha's Chuken 原とKanazawa and 島野.

Explanation:Neither side shows any opening, and a tense exchange continues 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 the fighting spirit of both 原選手 and 島野, who attacked each other until the very end.

Send your passionate cheers to 原選手 and 島野, who both showed a relentless spirit.

Fukusho Makio(槇尾) × Imamura(今村)

Draw/No valid strikes/4:00

Commentary:Women's team first round, the Fukusho match between Taisha and Kanazawa. Red is 槇尾 from Taisha, and white is 今村 from Kanazawa.

Explanation:Neither side is showing any openings, and a very intense offensive and defensive struggle continues.

Commentary:They fought through the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, but neither side scored a valid strike.

Explanation:They fought until the end, and the result was a draw.

To both players

槇尾 and 今村 fought intensely.

I applaud the uncompromising fighting spirit of the two.

Taisho Omura(小村) × Nakano(中農)

Red Omura(小村) Win/WhiteKote・RedDo・RedMen/1:30

Commentary:Women's team first round, it is a match between Taisha's Taisho 小村 and Kanazawa's 中農.

Explanation:It has become a match to watch.

Commentary:White's 中農 scores a kote first, taking the first ippon.

Explanation:From here, red's 小村 begins to catch up.

Commentary:小村 scored a do to tie the match, then struck the men, taking two consecutive ippon.

Explanation:It was a fierce exchange where the score changed rapidly in a short amount of time.

Commentary:The match time was 1 minute 30 seconds. Red's 小村 won, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

Both 小村 and 中農 showed intense striking; both put up a magnificent fight.

A big round of applause for the brave figures of the two who gave it their all.

Results

Commentary:Women's team first round, Taisha vs Kanazawa. Senpo 齋藤 and 尾蔵 ended in a draw.

Explanation:Jiho 松浦 and Azuma, as well as Chuken の原 and 島野, both fought to a draw, neither giving way.

Commentary:Even the Fukusho 槇尾 and 今村 ended in a draw. With four out of five matches ending in a draw, it is a closely contested development.

Explanation:Kanazawa did not allow any wins, but the match was decided in the Taisho match.

Commentary:Taisho 小村 scored kote, do, and men. Taisha won.

Explanation:With a number of wins of 1 to 0 and points of 2 to 1, Taisha advances.

Commentary:Let's give a round of applause to both Taisho 中農 and 小村, who fought until the very end.

To both schools and all players

Respect to all the athletes, including Taisha and Kanazawa, who fought a fierce battle and refused to give in to one another.

Both fought wonderfully. I look forward to seeing them reach even greater heights.

Taisha(大社)

Official name
島根県立大社高等学校
Reading
Taisha
Division/Category of Establishment
Shimane Prefectural (Co-educational)
Location
Shimane Prefecture, Izumo City Taisha Kitahara-ki 1473
History
Founded in 1898 (Meiji 31) as the Shimane Prefectural Hikawa Normal Junior High School under the jurisdiction of Hikawa District. A women's school (practical training school) was established in 1909. In 1948, it split into First and Second High Schools, and in 1949, it was integrated to become the Shimane Prefectural Taisha High School, a coeducational institution. A physical education course was established in 1973, and it moved to the Hamayama New School Building in 1980.
Department.
General studies and physical education (the only high school in Shimane Prefecture with a physical education program).
Kendo Club
In March 2026, the team placed third in the women’s team event at the 35th All-Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament (Kasugai City General Gymnasium). They also placed third in the women’s team event at the 2010 Okinawa Inter-High. The club has 25 male and 13 female members, and promotes “Goal: To be the best in Japan, Purpose: Character development,” emphasizing both academic and martial arts excellence, as well as a fulfilling lifestyle. At this tournament, they competed in all four categories: men’s team, women’s team, men’s individual, and women’s individual.
Notes
The school name is derived from Izumo Taisha. It is read as "Taisha".

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 Kanazawa Sakuragaoka / private schools separate from prefectural schools such as Kanazawa Nishikigaoka
Source: 73rd 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↗