Men's Individual Round 1 Court 4 Section27Match

Win by one ippon — Narusawa（成澤） 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. The match lasted the full regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, and was decided by a one-ippon difference. Since Narusawa（成澤） in white scored a men within the regulation time, Narusawa was the winner.

Matchup

Red Yamamoto Yushin（山本優心） / Tsuruga（敦賀） / Fukui2nd year 3rd dan
Tsuruga's Yamamoto（山本） is a 2nd-year 3rd dan. Tsuruga upholds "Self-reliance and Self-discipline" as its school motto and is competing in all four categories—men's and women's team and individual events—in this tournament.
White Narusawa Sora（成澤輝空） / Saku Chosei（佐久長聖） / Nagano1st Year 2nd dan
Saku Chosei's Narusawa（成澤） is a first-year with a second-dan rank. Saku Chosei is a private boarding school with the slogan "UTokyo, KyotoU, Koshien."

Highlights

Narusawa（成澤） scored a men strike within the time limit to take the lead.

The tense situation continued as they fought to protect a single ippon.

The match was decided by a single ippon difference after the full 4-minute time limit was used.

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Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	White	Narusawa（成澤）	Men

Conclusion: Win by one ippon
Match time: 4:00
Winner: Narusawa（成澤）（White）
Foul: 山本優心Posted on the board (it is not clear from the flash report when the foul occurred)

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

Court 4, Match 27. It was a tense development where one ippon was defended until the end of the regulation time.

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a very tense match that required a great deal of focus.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Tsuruga's Yamamoto（山本）, white is Saku Chosei's Narusawa（成澤）. Men's individual first round, please begin.

Explanation
堂島厳

Narusawa（成澤）, a first-year 2nd dan, faces Yamamoto（山本）, a second-year 3rd dan. This is the critical moment.

Commentary
剣持翔

Both sides start quietly, then engage in a fierce exchange of strikes.

Explanation
堂島厳

Both are cautiously measuring the distance while waiting for an opening.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, white's Narusawa（成澤） stepped in! Men!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a splendid men. It was clearly decided.

Commentary
剣持翔

Narusawa（成澤） scores the first ippon. From here, Yamamoto（山本） begins to make a comeback.

Explanation
堂島厳

Yamamoto（山本） continues to press the attack, but Narusawa（成澤） is defending calmly.

Commentary
剣持翔

Only a little time remains. Yamamoto（山本） attacks fiercely, but Narusawa（成澤） holds out!

Explanation
堂島厳

The tenacity of Narusawa（成澤）, who fought to protect their ippon, was impressive.

Commentary
剣持翔

That's the signal for the end of the match! After fighting for 4 minutes and 0 seconds, Narusawa（成澤） in white wins by a one-ippon difference!

Explanation
堂島厳

They stayed focused until the end and fought their way up beautifully.

Commentary
剣持翔

First-year Narusawa（成澤）, a splendid victory. Saku Chosei's Narusawa advances to the next match!

To both players

Applause for Narusawa（成澤）, who won with a brilliant men strike. We also praise the fighting spirit of Yamamoto（山本）, who unfortunately lost but fought until the end without giving up. We look forward to the further growth of both players.

Tsuruga（敦賀）

Official name: 福井県立敦賀高等学校
Reading: Tsuruga
Division/Category of Establishment: Fukui Prefectural (Co-educational)
Location: Fukui Prefecture Tsuruga City
History: In April 1948 (Showa 23), it was established through the integration of three schools: Fukui Prefectural Tsuruga Higher Girls' School, Fukui Prefectural Tsuruga Commercial School, and Fukui Prefectural Tsuruga Middle School. One of its predecessors, Tsuruga Commercial School, opened in 1906.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Independence and Self-discipline." It promotes both academic and martial arts excellence.
Department.: Full-time courses: General academic course, Arts and Science course, Business course, Information Accounting course. Part-time (daytime): General academic course.
Kendo Club: In the fiscal year 2026, having won the Fukui Prefecture qualifiers, they will participate in Inter-High in all four categories: men's team, women's team, men's individual, and women's individual. The women's individual representatives are 園田夢萌 (3rd year, 2nd dan) and 岩瀬こは (3rd year, 2nd dan), and the men's individual representatives are 出口慧 (3rd year, 3rd dan) and 山本優心 (2nd year, 3rd dan). No past national tournament results could be confirmed from publicly available information.
Notes: Reading is "Tsuruga".

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/福井県立敦賀高等学校↗ https://app.notion.com/p/6a46dea7830e4919bc83df2aea48559f↗

Saku Chosei（佐久長聖）

Official name: 佐久長聖高等学校
Reading: Saku Chosei
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (coeducational). Established by the Nagasei School Corporation.
Location: 951 Iwamurada, Saku City, Nagano Prefecture.
History: 1964 (Showa 39), the school was founded as Saku High School by the Saku Gakuen school corporation. In 1995 (Heisei 7), Saku Chosei Junior High School was established, beginning the first integrated junior and senior high school education in Nagano Prefecture, and the school was renamed to Saku Chosei High School.
School motto/philosophy: Since 1991, the school has operated under the slogan “University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, and Koshien.” It is a member of the National Federation of Private Boarding Schools, and approximately half of the students live in dormitories (called “Kan”).
Department.: General studies course.
Kendo Club: In the Nagano Prefecture qualifying tournament for the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament in January 2025, the boys’ team won for the 7th consecutive year, and 3rd time in a row. The school’s official website’s list of club activities records participation in both the All Japan Selection Tournament and Inter-High for the 2024 and 2025 academic years. In this tournament, they participated in the boys’ team, girls’ team, and boys’ individual events, with 成澤輝空 (2nd dan) as a first-year student in the boys’ individual event.
Notes: The school boasts nationally-ranked clubs in events such as Ekiden and skating, and the hardball baseball team has made 10 appearances in the Spring and Summer National High School Baseball Championships, in addition to its strong kendo program.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/佐久長聖中学校・高等学校↗ https://sakuchosei.ed.jp/hs/hs-club/↗ https://app.notion.com/p/daba1fd7359c441ea82e6675e04191cd↗

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.