Victory: Nakamura Gakuen（中村学園）｜Nakamura Gakuen（中村学園） × Meiho（明豊）
Matchup
| School | number of wins | points |
|---|---|---|
| Red Nakamura Gakuen（中村学園）（Fukuoka） | 1 | 1 |
| White Meiho（明豊）（Oita） | 1 | 1 |
The number of wins and points were tied, and the match was decided by a deciding match.
Senpo Fukuda（福田） × Shigeta（茂田）
Commentary：Women's team semifinals, 福田 of Nakamura Gakuen, 茂田 of Meiho. This is the Senpo match.
Explanation：Both players have been recorded with one foul each.
Commentary：茂田 scored a men!
Explanation：It was a sharp strike.
Commentary：Match time 4 minutes 0 seconds. 茂田 of Meiho won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
福田 and 茂田, it was a wonderful fight where both gave their all.
Applause for the intense offensive and defensive struggle between the two.
Jiho Nakaie（中家） × Watanabe（渡邉）
Commentary：Women's team semifinals, the Jiho match between Nakamura Gakuen's 中家 and Meiho's 渡邉.
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 both 中家 and 渡邉, who fought hard until the very end.
中家 and 渡邉 both showed a relentless fighting spirit; we look forward to their next matches.
Chuken Inadomi（稲富(怜)） × Iwasaki（岩崎）
Commentary：Women's team semifinals, the Chuken match between Nakamura Gakuen's 稲富 and Meiho's 岩崎.
Explanation：Both players have been recorded with one foul each.
Commentary：稲富 scored a men!
Explanation：That was a solid strike to the men.
Commentary：At 4 minutes 0 seconds, 稲富 of Nakamura Gakuen won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.
To both players
稲富 and 岩崎, it was a wonderful fight where both gave it their all.
I give my heartfelt applause to both for their intense offensive and defensive struggle.
Fukusho Kihara（木原） × Takanabe（髙鍋）
Commentary：Women's team semifinals, the Fukusho match between Nakamura Gakuen's 木原 and Meiho's 髙鍋.
Explanation：Neither side is showing any openings, and a highly tense exchange of offense and defense 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
Applause for the intense battle between 木原選手 and 髙鍋, neither of whom would give in.
I express my heartfelt respect for the brave figures of the two who gave their all.
Taisho Ushijima（牛嶋） × Kawanami（川浪）
Commentary：Women's team semifinals, the Taisho match between Nakamura Gakuen's 牛嶋 and Meiho's 川浪.
Explanation：Neither side is showing any openings, and a highly tense exchange of offense and defense continues.
Commentary：A penalty was recorded once for 牛嶋 in red, but no valid strike was made.
Explanation：Both sides continued to attack until the end, resulting in a deadlock where neither would give an inch.
Commentary：They fought for the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, and the result is a draw.
To both players
Applause for 牛嶋 and 川浪 for their fierce battle, attacking relentlessly until the very end.
I express my heartfelt respect for the proud fighting spirit shown by both sides.
deciding match Ushijima（牛嶋） × Kawanami（川浪）
Commentary：Women's team semifinals, the deciding match between Nakamura Gakuen and Meiho.
Explanation：With the score tied at 1 win and 1 ippon each, the match will be decided by a single representative.
Commentary：牛嶋 for red Nakamura Gakuen and 川浪 for white Meiho are entering.
Explanation：It's a tense start.
Commentary：Whoa, red's 牛嶋 scored a men!
Explanation：That was a magnificent ippon.
Commentary：The match went into Encho 2, and red's 牛嶋 won at 8 minutes and 43 seconds.
Explanation：This ippon decided the match.
To both players
Applause for the fierce battle between 牛嶋 and 川浪.
I pay my respects to the brave figures of the two who fought with all their might until the very end.
Results
Commentary：Women's team semifinals, Nakamura Gakuen vs Meiho. In the Senpo match, 茂田 in white wins by ippon with a men strike.
Explanation：It was a promising start.
Commentary：Jiho 中家 and 渡邉 ended in a draw. For Chuken, red's 稲富 won by scoring an ippon with a men strike.
Explanation：Neither side is giving an inch.
Commentary：Fukusho 木原と髙鍋, and Taisho 牛嶋 and 川浪 also ended in draws.
Explanation：It is a very closely contested match, with 3 out of 5 bouts ending in a draw.
Commentary：Both schools, including Senpo 福田 and Chuken 岩崎, are tied at 1 win and 1 ippon, carrying the result over to the deciding match.
Explanation：Everything will be decided here.
Commentary：In the deciding match, 牛嶋 in red scored a men strike, ending the match at 8 minutes 43 seconds. The winner was Nakamura Gakuen.
To both schools and all players
Nakamura Gakuen, Meiho, and all the players who fought.
I send my heartfelt applause for the way they fought in such a fierce battle.
Nakamura Gakuen（中村学園）
- Official name
- 中村学園高等学校(2026年4月に中村学園女子高等学校から改称)
- Reading
- Nakamura Gakuen
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private school. Coeducational from April 2026 (Reiwa 8). Nakamura Gakuen Includes a middle school.
- Location
- Fukuoka Prefecture Fukuoka City Jonan Ward Torikai 7-10-38
- History
- Opened as Nakamura Gakuen Girls' High School in April 1960. Nakamura Gakuen Girls' Junior High School opened in April 1992. In April 2026 (Reiwa 8), with the transition to coeducation, "Girls'" was removed from the school name, and it was changed to Nakamura Gakuen Junior High School and Nakamura Gakuen High School respectively.
- Department.
- Full-time general academic course.
- Kendo Club
- The women’s kendo team is one of the strongest in the nation. They have won the Inter-High women’s team event eight times: in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025. From 2016 to 2022, they achieved a six-year winning streak, including the 2020 cancellation, and are currently on a two-year winning streak in 2024 and 2025. They won the Tamaryu Flag in 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 (eight consecutive years from 2016 to 2023). They won the National High School Kendo Selection Tournament in 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2021, and finished third in the 34th tournament in March 2025. They advanced to the Inter-High in the women’s team and women’s individual events (木原愛由花選手・2nd year・2nd dan) by winning the Fukuoka prefectural qualifying tournament for fiscal year 2026.
- Notes
- The school name until March 2026 is "Nakamura Gakuen Girls' High School". In past tournament records, it is written as "Nakamura Gakuen Women". It is a different school from Nakamura Junior High and High School in Koto Ward, Tokyo.
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.