Men's Individual Round 1 Court 3 Section20Match

Encho 1 (extension) — Tasaki（田﨑） 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. Neither competitor scored a valid strike within the regulation time, and the match entered encho at 0-0. In Encho 1, Tasaki（田﨑） in red scored a men strike for the winning point, and Tasaki won the match at 4 minutes and 4 seconds.

Matchup

Red Tasaki Kanta（田﨑寛舵） / Mie（三重） / Mie3rd Year 2nd dan
Mie's Tasaki（田﨑） is a 3rd year 2nd dan. Mie lists "shinkenmi" as its school motto, and the kendo club is a designated high school reinforcement club.
White Yatabe Daiki（谷田部大稀） / Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業） / Yamanashi3rd Year 3rd dan
Kofu Shogyo's Yatabe（谷田部） is a 3rd-year sandan. Kofu Shogyo's kendo club is a traditional school with a history of winning the Inter-High boys' team competition in 1957.

Highlights

The match remained undecided within the regulation time, leading to a tense extension.

A match featuring steady offense and defense

The concentration of Tasaki（田﨑）, who decided the match with a strike in Encho 1.

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Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Encho 1	Red	Tasaki（田﨑）	Men

Conclusion: Encho 1
Match time: 4:04
Winner: Tasaki（田﨑）（Red）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

Court 3, Match 20. Tasaki（田﨑） from Mie vs. Yatabe（谷田部） from Kofu Shogyo.

Explanation
堂島厳

Both sides left no openings, resulting in a match with very solid offense and defense.

Commentary
剣持翔

Both fought fiercely, attempting to land a strike, but there were no valid strikes within the time limit.

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side wavered, and time ran out while both maintained their concentration.

Commentary
剣持翔

The match remains 0-0 and enters the fateful encho.

Explanation
堂島厳

From here, a split-second decision will determine the outcome. The tension has escalated.

Commentary
剣持翔

It went into encho, and the deadlock was broken! Tasaki（田﨑） in red, men scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a sharp men strike. That decided the match.

Commentary
剣持翔

The winning point came in Encho 1; Tasaki（田﨑） struck the men and brilliantly scored an ippon.

Explanation
堂島厳

They fought with tenacity and finished strong with a decisive men strike.

Commentary
剣持翔

Match time 4 minutes 4 seconds. Tasaki（田﨑） of Mie defeated Yatabe（谷田部） of Kofu Shogyo.

Explanation
堂島厳

Tasaki（田﨑） was a player who showed the strength to secure a victory through a steady performance.

Commentary
剣持翔

Winning a fierce battle, the one advancing to the next match is the red team's Tasaki（田﨑）!

To both players

Applause for Tasaki（田﨑）, who won with a brilliant men strike. Yatabe（谷田部） also fought bravely and tenaciously until the end. We look forward to the further growth of both players.

Mie（三重）

Official name: 三重高等学校
Reading: Mie
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (coeducational). A junior and senior high school with an affiliated Mie middle school.
Location: Mie Prefecture Matsusaka City Kubocho 1232
History: In April 1961 (Showa 36), the high school was established and relocated to the current location in August of the same year. The junior high school was established in April 1962. Coeducation was introduced in April 1974, and a six-year middle and high school system was adopted in April 1985. In April 1994, Mie High School and Matsusaka Women's High School merged. The new school building was completed in April 2008, and the six-year middle and high school system commenced. In April 2018, the operating entity became independent from Umemura Gakuen Educational Institution.
School motto/philosophy: School motto: "Sincerity and earnestness"
Department.: General studies (university preparatory course, advanced preparatory course, six-year course)
Kendo Club: The kendo club is a designated strengthening club of the high school. Winning the Mie prefectural qualifying tournament in 2026 (Reiwa 8), the men's team advanced to Inter-High, and is introduced in the Let's Kendo combination article as "Tokai Tournament 3rd place・Mie(Mie)". 平岡青空 and 田﨑寛舵 players participated in the men's individual event, and 別府紗衣 player participated in the women's individual event. The history and national tournament results of the kendo club alone could not be confirmed in publicly available information.
Notes: A school nationally known as a baseball powerhouse. This tournament features competition in the men's team, men's individual, and women's individual categories.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/三重中学校・高等学校↗ https://www.mie-mie-h.ed.jp/high/↗ https://mie-koutairen.jp/taikaiseiseki/kensoutai_r8.html↗ https://app.notion.com/p/bbd78f7832684bb18eb936294093951f↗

Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業）

Official name: 甲府市立甲府商業高等学校
Reading: Kofu Shogyo
Division/Category of Establishment: Kofu City (Coeducational)
Location: Yamanashi Prefecture, Kofu City.
History: Opened as Kofu Shogyo Municipal School within the Aioi training hall of Kofu Normal Higher Elementary School in 1901 (Meiji 34). Became a new system commercial high school in 1948, and became coeducational and full-time in 1951. Relocated to the current location in 1977.
Department.: Business Department, Information Processing Department.
Kendo Club: The kendo club won the boys' team event at the 1957 National High School General Sports Tournament (Inter-High). In this tournament, they will participate as the Yamanashi Prefecture representatives in all four categories: boys' team, girls' team, boys' individual, and girls' individual. The girls' individual representative is 星知波 (3rd year, 3rd dan), and the boys' individual representatives are 水谷一惺 (2nd year, 2nd dan) and 谷田部大稀 (3rd year, 3rd dan).
Notes: Not prefectural, but Kofu City-run. Pronounced "Kofu Shogyo".

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/甲府市立甲府商業高等学校↗ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/全国高等学校剣道大会↗ https://app.notion.com/p/b57dc7b781244ad29abfe2bd6f3c645c↗

Source: 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Official Website "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results / Tournament Bracket)
https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗
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