Men's Individual Round 2 Court 1 Section5Match

Win by one ippon — Yokoe（横江） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The second 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. Yokoe（横江） in white scored a men strike, and Yokoe won.

Matchup

Red Hiraoka Sora（平岡青空） / Mie（三重） / Mie3rd Year 2nd dan
Mie's Hiraoka（平岡） is a 3rd year with 2nd dan. Mie upholds "shinkenmi" as its school motto, and the kendo club is a designated high school strengthening club.
White Yokoe Koki（横江光輝） / Kusatsu Higashi（草津東） / Shiga3rd Year 3rd dan
Yokoe（横江） of Kusatsu Higashi is a third-year sandan. Kusatsu Higashi is a school that established the prefecture's only physical education department in 1995.

Highlights

The decisive moment where white's Yokoe（横江） scored a men within the time limit

A tense development to protect a single ippon

A close match that used up the full 4-minute time limit

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	White	Yokoe（横江）	Men

Conclusion: Win by one ippon
Match time: 4:00
Winner: Yokoe（横江）（White）
Foul: 平岡青空Posted on the board (it is not clear from the flash report when the foul occurred)

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championships, Men's Individual second round. This is the 5th match at Court 1.

Explanation
堂島厳

Keep an eye on whether it will be a tense development, defending a single ippon until the end of the time limit.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Hiraoka（平岡） of Mie, and white is Yokoe（横江） of Kusatsu Higashi. Both face each other with sharp glares.

Explanation
堂島厳

The air is incredibly tense as both sides vie for the initiative.

Commentary
剣持翔

Oh, he moved! Yokoe（横江） in white, a sharp strike! Men is scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a clean men. With this, Yokoe（横江） took a one-ippon lead and seized the momentum of the match.

Commentary
剣持翔

Hiraoka（平岡） from Mie attacks aggressively against Yokoe（横江）, who leads by one ippon!

Explanation
堂島厳

Hiraoka（平岡） also tries desperately to catch up, but Yokoe（横江） is calmly controlling the distance.

Commentary
剣持翔

Only a little time remains in the match. Hiraoka（平岡） continues a fierce offensive, but Yokoe（横江） manages to weather it!

Explanation
堂島厳

A strong will to protect the ippon can be felt from Yokoe（横江）'s kamae.

Commentary
剣持翔

That's the signal for the end! After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, Yokoe（横江） of the white team wins by a one-ippon difference!

Explanation
堂島厳

Yokoe（横江）'s mental strength shone through, maintaining focus until the very end to protect that one ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

The one who won the fierce battle was Yokoe（横江） of Kusatsu Higashi! With a splendid victory, they advance to the next match!

To both players

Congratulations to Yokoe（横江） for a brilliant victory. We commend the fighting spirit of Hiraoka（平岡）, who fought until the end without giving up. We look forward to the future success of both athletes.

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↗

Kusatsu Higashi（草津東）

Official name: 滋賀県立草津東高等学校
Reading: Kusatsu Higashi
Division/Category of Establishment: Shiga Prefectural (Co-educational)
Location: 8-65 Nishishibukawa 2-chome, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture.
History: Opened in April 1978 as a general academic high school focused on serving the local community. In April 1995, it established the only physical education course in the prefecture.
Department.: General studies and physical education (40 students per grade, the only one in Shiga Prefecture).
Kendo Club: Winning the Shiga Prefecture qualifiers for the Reiwa 8 academic year, they will participate in Inter-High as a women’s team. 田中夢真 (3rd year, 3rd dan) will participate in the women’s individual event, and 横江光輝 (3rd year, 3rd dan) will participate in the men’s individual event. No nationwide tournament results for the kendo club alone could be confirmed in publicly available information. As a school, they produced Yui Ohhashi, the gold medalist in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (graduated in fiscal year 2013), and the soccer club was runner-up at the 79th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament in 2000.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/滋賀県立草津東高等学校↗ https://app.notion.com/p/0bf783a8139a4128b21c8bf825cbab58↗

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.