Men's Individual Round 1 Court 2 Section14Match

Win by one ippon — Kato（加藤） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The first round of the men's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament was held. After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, the match was decided by a one-ippon difference. For the first match, Kato（加藤） in red scored a men within the regulation time, and the winner was Kato.

Matchup

Red Kato Masato（加藤雅翔） / Kagoshima Gyokuryu（鹿児島玉龍） / Kagoshima3rd Year 3rd dan
Kagoshima Gyokuryu's Kato（加藤） player. A 3rd-year student with sandan, competing in the 2026 men's individual event.
White Oyakawa Yuya（親川悠矢） / Oroku（小禄） / Okinawa2nd year 2nd dan
It is the player Oyakawa（親川） from Oroku. A 2nd year with a 2nd dan rank, competing in the 2026 men's individual event.

Highlights

The decisive moment when Kato（加藤） scored a men within the time limit

A tense development to protect a single ippon

The offensive and defensive struggle continued until the very end of the 4-minute time limit.

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	Red	Kato（加藤）	Men

Conclusion: Win by one ippon
Match time: 4:00
Winner: Kato（加藤）（Red）
Foul: 加藤雅翔Posted on the board (it is not clear from the flash report when the foul occurred)

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

Court 2, Match 14. It became a tense development as they fought to protect a one-ippon lead.

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a very tense match, seeing who would break first.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red, Kagoshima Gyokuryu Kato（加藤）. White, Oroku Oyakawa（親川）. The match will now begin.

Explanation
堂島厳

Both are gauging the distance, starting the match cautiously.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, Kato（加藤） stepped in! Men! Men is scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a sharp men. With this, Kato（加藤） takes the lead.

Commentary
剣持翔

Oyakawa（親川） attacks aggressively against Kato（加藤）, who leads by one ippon.

Explanation
堂島厳

Oyakawa（親川） also chases desperately, but Kato（加藤） calmly defends everything.

Commentary
剣持翔

Only a little time remaining. Oyakawa（親川） continues the fierce attack, but Kato（加藤） holds out!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a period where concentration was tested in order to protect a single ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

That's the signal for the end of the match! They fought through the full regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds.

Explanation
堂島厳

It is the result of fighting through to the end without letting their guard down.

Commentary
剣持翔

With a one-ippon difference, Kato（加藤） in red won.

Explanation
堂島厳

They won convincingly, leaving no room for the opponent to mount a comeback.

Commentary
剣持翔

Kagoshima Gyokuryu's Kato（加藤） wins a hard-fought battle and advances to the next match!

To both players

Congratulations to Kato（加藤） for the win. Oyakawa（親川） also put up a wonderful fight despite the narrow loss. I look forward to seeing both players reach even greater heights in the future.

Kagoshima Gyokuryu（鹿児島玉龍）

Official name: 鹿児島玉龍高等学校
Reading: Kagoshima Gyokuryu
Division/Category of Establishment: Public (Kagoshima City)
Location: 20-57 Ikenoue-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
History: The first entrance ceremony was held in April 1940 as Kagoshima Municipal Junior High School. In 1957, it was renamed Kagoshima Municipal Kagoshima Gyokuryu High School, and in 2006, it became a combined junior and senior high school by establishing Kagoshima Gyokuryu Junior High School.
School motto/philosophy: Vibrant (Body), Progressive (Intellect), Lucid (Virtue)
Department.: Full-time course, General stream
Kendo Club: The kendo club has long been a powerhouse for both men and women, consistently reaching the top 4 in the prefecture and with experience competing in the Inter-High.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鹿児島市立鹿児島玉龍中学校・高等学校↗

Oroku（小禄）

Official name: 沖縄県立小禄高等学校
Reading: Oroku
Division/Category of Establishment: Public (Okinawa Prefecture)
Location: 22-1 Kagami하라-cho, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
History: Opened in 1963.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Cheerfulness, Integrity, Sincerity, and Respect."
Department.: Full-time Course, General Department (General Course <with Advanced Course> / Information Business Course / Arts and Liberal Arts Course)
Kendo Club: In the 2026 men's individual competition, 親川悠矢 (2nd year, 2nd dan) will participate.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/沖縄県立小禄高等学校↗ https://www.oroku-h.open.ed.jp/↗

Source: 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Official Website "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results / Tournament Bracket)
https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗
Only facts recorded in the logs (matches, valid strikes and their order, outcomes, match duration, and presence of fouls) are listed. The play-by-play and commentary are AI-generated content.