Men's Individual Round 3 Court 1 Section4Match

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

Matchup

Red Tanno（丹野蒼斗） / Kogota Norin（小牛田農林） / Miyagi3rd Year 3rd dan
Tanno（丹野） of Kogota Norin is a third-year sandan. They are a player from a school traditionally strong in martial arts clubs, with a record of winning the boys' team championship at the 6th Inter-High in 1959.
White Takiyama Hayato（瀧山隼斗） / Mito Kiryo（水戸葵陵） / Ibaraki3rd Year 3rd dan
Takiyama（瀧山） of Mito Kiryo is a 3rd year, 3rd dan. He is competing in the 2026 men's individual event.

Highlights

A white men ippon scored within the time limit became the deciding blow.

An intense battle unfolded, lasting until the full 4-minute time limit was exhausted.

With White holding an ippon, it became a tense development where they managed to protect the lead until the end.

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	White	Takiyama（瀧山）	Men

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

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Men's Individual 3rd Round. This is the 4th match at Court 1.

Explanation
堂島厳

It became a very tense situation, with the lead of one ippon being defended until the very end of the time limit.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Tanno（丹野） from Kogota Norin, and white is Takiyama（瀧山） from Mito Kiryo. Both face each other with sharp intensity.

Explanation
堂島厳

A quiet tension hangs in the air as they watch for an opening, waiting for a single moment of opportunity.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, he moved! White's Takiyama（瀧山） scored a men with a sharp step-in!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a brilliant men. With this, Takiyama（瀧山） takes a one-ippon lead.

Commentary
剣持翔

Tanno（丹野） attacks aggressively against Takiyama（瀧山）, who is carrying the burden of one ippon!

Explanation
堂島厳

Tanno（丹野） wants to make a comeback from here, but Takiyama（瀧山） is calmly controlling the distance.

Commentary
剣持翔

Only a little time remains in the match. Tanno（丹野） continues his fierce attack, but Takiyama（瀧山） manages to weather it!

Explanation
堂島厳

The mental strength to protect a single ippon dominated this development.

Commentary
剣持翔

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

Explanation
堂島厳

They maintained their focus until the end and won with a single men ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

The winner is Mito Kiryo's Takiyama（瀧山）! With a brilliant victory, they advance to the next match!

To both players

Applause for Takiyama（瀧山）, who brilliantly defended their ippon to secure the victory. I would also like to praise the fighting spirit of Tanno（丹野）, who fought until the end without giving up. I look forward to the further growth of both players.

Kogota Norin（小牛田農林）

Official name: 宮城県小牛田農林高等学校
Reading: Kogota Norin
Division/Category of Establishment: Miyagi Prefectural (Co-educational)
Location: 30 Iseido-ura, Ushikai, Misato-cho, Tenda-gun, Miyagi Prefecture.
History: Founded in 1882 as a private sericulture training institute, it became the Enta County Sericulture Training Institute in 1888. It was transferred to the prefecture in 1910 and became the current high school with the educational system reform of 1948. A department reorganization in 1997 established the agricultural technology course and the comprehensive course. The founding anniversary ceremony is held every ten years on October 12th.
Department.: Agricultural Technology Department (Agricultural Science Course, Agricultural Civil Engineering Course), Comprehensive Academic Department (Natural Science Series, Humanities and Social Sciences Series, etc.)
Kendo Club: Won the boys' team championship at the 6th Inter-High (Kumamoto) in 1959. Their opponent in the final was Akitashogyo Industry. Traditionally strong in martial arts club activities, the sumo club and judo club also have a history of competing in national tournaments. In 2025, they won both the boys' and girls' team championships at the prefectural general athletic meet, and finished second in the boys' team and first in the girls' team at the prefectural rookie tournament. The team's goal is to "win the national championship."
Notes: The abbreviation is "Norin" or "Kogota Norin". "小牛田" is read as "Kogota".

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/宮城県小牛田農林高等学校↗ https://kogotanourin.myswan.ed.jp/kendou↗ https://kogotanourin.myswan.ed.jp/gakka↗ https://app.notion.com/p/2db92cfc19674016a8278086e1d63656↗

Mito Kiryo（水戸葵陵）

Official name: 水戸葵陵高等学校
Reading: Mito Kiryo
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (田中 Gakuen Educational Corporation)
Location: 2369-3 Senba-cho, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture 中山
History: Opened in 1985 as Mito Junior College Affiliated Mito High School. Following a departmental reorganization in 1995, it became a general course only school, and the name was changed to the current one in 1996.
School motto/philosophy: School motto: "Bunbu Fuki"
Department.: Full-time Course General Department (Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical / Special Advance i / DX / Academic V courses)
Kendo Club: In 2006, the kendo club won the Inter-High team national championship, and in 2009, they again won the Inter-High team national championship (2nd time).
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/水戸葵陵高等学校↗

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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