Men's Individual Round 3 Court 1 Section3Match

Win by one ippon — Hashimoto（橋本） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The 3rd round of the men's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament took place. The match lasted the full regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, ending with a one-ippon difference. Hashimoto（橋本） in white scored a men strike, and the winner was Hashimoto.

Matchup

Red Yokoe Koki（横江光輝） / Kusatsu Higashi（草津東） / Shiga3rd Year 3rd dan
Kusatsu Higashi's Yokoe（横江） is a 3rd year with a 3rd dan rank. It is a Shiga Prefectural school with a physical education department.
White Hashimoto Daichi（橋本大治） / Higashi Fukuoka（東福岡） / Fukuoka3rd Year 3rd dan
Higashi Fukuoka's Hashimoto（橋本） is a 3rd-year sandan. He is a notable player who helped the boys' team finish as runners-up at this spring's All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament.

Highlights

The decisive moment when Hashimoto（橋本） 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	White	Hashimoto（橋本）	Men

Conclusion: Win by one ippon
Match time: 4:00
Winner: Hashimoto（橋本）（White）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

It became a tense development where one ippon was defended until the end. Men's individual 3rd round, Court 1, Match 3.

Explanation
堂島厳

It will be a battle of mental strength to see who breaks first.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Yokoe（横江） (Kusatsu Higashi / Shiga), white is Hashimoto（橋本） (Higashi Fukuoka / Fukuoka). Both are 3rd dan competitors.

Explanation
堂島厳

Both players watch for an opening, and the match begins under extremely high tension.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, he moved! Hashimoto（橋本） in white caught the men with a sharp step-in!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a clean men. Hashimoto（橋本） scored first and took the lead.

Commentary
剣持翔

Yokoe（横江） attacks aggressively against Hashimoto（橋本）, who leads by one ippon.

Explanation
堂島厳

Yokoe（横江） chases desperately, but Hashimoto（橋本） is calmly controlling the distance.

Commentary
剣持翔

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

Explanation
堂島厳

A strong will to protect the ippon was evident in Hashimoto（橋本）'s movements.

Commentary
剣持翔

That is the signal for the end! After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, Hashimoto（橋本） in white won by a one-ippon difference.

Explanation
堂島厳

It all comes down to the victory of Hashimoto（橋本）, who maintained his focus until the end and defended his single ippon to the head.

Commentary
剣持翔

The one who emerged victorious from the fierce battle was Hashimoto（橋本） (Higashi Fukuoka・Fukuoka)! A splendid run.

To both players

Congratulations to Hashimoto（橋本） for advancing. We commend the fighting spirit of Yokoe（横江）, who fought until the end without giving up. We look forward to the future success of both players.

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↗

Higashi Fukuoka（東福岡）

Official name: 東福岡高等学校(東福岡自彊館中学校・東福岡高等学校)
Reading: Higashi Fukuoka
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (School Corporation Higashi Fukuoka Gakuen)
Location: Fukuoka Prefecture Fukuoka City Hakata Ward Higashihie 2-24-1
History: The predecessor Fukuoka Meigo Gakujuku was established in November 1945, and Higashi Fukuoka High School opened on April 10, 1955. In April 1999, Higashi Fukuoka Jikyo-kan Junior High School was opened, becoming a junior and senior high school.
School motto/philosophy: Our school motto is "No genius can surpass hard work" and "Where there's a will, there's a way." We uphold honesty, a spirit of inquiry, and health as our educational principles.
Department.: General studies (from the 2025 academic year: Frontier Course, Liberal Arts and Sciences Course, Medical/Science Course, International Studies Course, Jikyuukan Course)
Kendo Club: According to Let's Kendo, they finished second in the men's team at this spring's All-Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament. They qualified for Inter-High by winning the fierce Fukuoka prefectural qualifying tournament. 橋本大治 (3rd year, 3rd dan), the Taisho, is one of the players to watch in the tournament. They finished second at the Gyokuryuki High School Kendo Tournament in 1971 and third in 1984. As for the school, the rugby club has won the national tournament seven times, and the soccer club has achieved a triple crown.
Notes: Known as a national powerhouse in rugby and soccer. We were unable to find an official kendo club page for the school.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/東福岡高等学校↗ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/玉竜旗高校剣道大会↗ https://www.letskendo.com/posts/47192/↗ https://www.higashifukuoka.ed.jp/↗ https://app.notion.com/p/eea3a49f61274033aa26d8a544ead1a8↗

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.