Victory: Meiho（明豊）｜Aterazawa（左沢） × Meiho（明豊）
Matchup
| School | number of wins | points |
|---|---|---|
| Red Aterazawa（左沢）（Yamagata） | 0 | 0 |
| White Meiho（明豊）（Oita） ○ | 4 | 6 |
Senpo Ikeda（池田） × Shigeta（茂田）
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 Saruyama（猿山） × Watanabe（渡邉）
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 Sato（佐藤） × Iwasaki（岩崎）
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 Akanoma（赤野間） × Takanabe（髙鍋）
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 Yamada（山田） × Kawanami（川浪）
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.
Aterazawa（左沢）
- Official name
- 山形県立左沢高等学校
- Reading
- Aterazawa
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Yamagata Prefectural (Coeducational)
- Location
- 816-3 Yamano, Fujida, Oaza Ooe, Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture.
- History
- Opened in April 1948 as Yamagata Prefectural Takamatsu High School, with a branch school established in July of the same year Aterazawa. Became Yamagata Prefectural Aterazawa High School with the high school consolidation in 1952. Relocated to the current Fujida area in 1985, and reorganized into a comprehensive high school in 2013.
- School motto/philosophy
- The school’s guiding principle is “to pursue the well-being of the school and to develop capable individuals who will contribute to the community.”
- Department.
- Comprehensive Studies (Liberal Arts, Business, and Orchard Horticulture courses)
- Kendo Club
- The women's kendo team is one of the strongest in the nation. They won the women's team event at the National High School Kendo Tournament in 1992 (39th time) and 1998 (45th time), and were runners-up in 1983 (30th time) and 1987 (34th time). They recorded 28 consecutive wins at the prefectural high school general athletic meet until fiscal year 2010, where their winning streak was broken in the semi-finals against Yamagata Johoku in fiscal year 2011. In the Yamagata Prefecture qualifying round for the kendo competition of the National Sports Festival in June 2026, Aterazawa High School team finished second, and the Yamagata Prefecture selection team with four additional members won. This tournament will feature the women's team and women's individual events (山田芽依 player・猿山桃花 player).
- Notes
- "Aterazawa" is read as "aterazawa," a difficult-to-read school name. The only high school in Ooe Town.
Meiho（明豊）
- Official name
- 明豊高等学校(明豊中学・高等学校)
- Reading
- Meiho
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (co-educational). A combined junior and senior high school established by the 別府 University educational corporation.
- Location
- 3088 Noguchihara, 別府 City, Oita Prefecture
- History
- The origin is the Hoshu Girls' School, founded in 1908 (Meiji 41). The school became the 別府 University Affiliated High School in 1958, after passing through Showa Jissen Girls' School, Hoshu Higher Girls' School, Oita Girls' High School, and Jiyugaoka High School. In 1998, the Educational Corporation 別府 University and the Educational Corporation Myojo Gakuen merged, and in April 1999, Meiho Junior High School and Meiho High School opened. The two former schools closed in 2001. The school name combines "Myo" (bright) from Myojo and "Ho" (abundant) from Hoshu Girls' School.
- Department.
- Full-time courses: General academic course (Special Advanced class, University-High School Collaboration class, Physical Education major class), Health Nursing course, Nursing course (Advanced program), Correspondence course: General academic course.
- Kendo Club
- At Inter-High for the men’s team, they were runners-up for two consecutive years in 2024 (71st) and 2025 (72nd), and placed third in 2019 (66th) and 2021 (68th). In the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament for the men’s team, they won in 2022 (31st) and were runners-up in 2019 (28th). For the men’s individual event, Yamashita Kenki won at Inter-High in 2024. The women’s team were runners-up at Inter-High in 2022 and 2023, and placed third in 2024. They won at the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament in 2024 and were runners-up in 2022, 2025, and 2026. They will participate in all four divisions – men’s and women’s team and individual – at this tournament.
- Notes
- In school introductions, the kendo club, table tennis club, baseball club, and women’s basketball club are said to be at a national level. The baseball club was the runner-up in the 2021 Spring Koshien tournament.