Men's Individual Round 4 Court 2 Section4Match

Win by two ippon — Hakkaku（八⻆） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The match for the 4th round of the men's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament was decided in 1 minute and 14 seconds. The red player, Hakkaku（八⻆）, scored two men within the time limit, winning by two ippon. The winner of this match is Hakkaku.

Matchup

Red Hakkaku（八⻆響） / Shitennoji Higashi（四天王寺東） / Osaka3rd Year 3rd dan
Shitennoji Higashi's Hakkaku（八⻆） is a 3rd-year sandan player.
White Mizutani Issa（水谷一惺） / Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業） / Yamanashi2nd year 2nd dan
Kofu Shogyo's Mizutani（水谷） is a second-year student and second-dan player. Kofu Shogyo's kendo club won the Inter-High boys' team competition in 1957.

Highlights

Settled in a short time of 1 minute 14 seconds

First to two points within the time limit

A one-sided rapid attack by Hakkaku（八⻆）

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	Red	Hakkaku（八⻆）	Men
2	Within the time limit	Red	Hakkaku（八⻆）	Men

Conclusion: Win by two ippon
Match time: 1:14
Winner: Hakkaku（八⻆）（Red）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

Court 2, Match 4. Shitennoji Higashi's Hakkaku（八⻆） vs. Kofu Shogyo's Mizutani（水谷）.

Explanation
堂島厳

The focus is on Hakkaku（八⻆）'s quick attack. There is a possibility that it could decide the match in one go.

Commentary
剣持翔

The match begins. Both sides intensely gauge the distance. Oh, Hakkaku（八⻆） stepped in!

Commentary
剣持翔

Men! Ippon! Within the time limit, Hakkaku（八⻆） takes the lead with a brilliant men strike!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a sharp, decisive men strike. They completely took control of the match.

Commentary
剣持翔

The match resumes. Mizutani（水谷） attempts a counterattack, but Hakkaku（八⻆） moves again!

Commentary
剣持翔

Men! Men again! Within the time limit, they scored a second men and won!

Explanation
堂島厳

A truly one-sided rapid attack. They scored two ippons with perfect timing.

Commentary
剣持翔

The match ended in 1 minute and 14 seconds. With two ippons first, the red Hakkaku（八⻆） won!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a brilliant victory, demonstrating overwhelming strength.

Commentary
剣持翔

Hakkaku（八⻆） advanced with overwhelming speed. Expectations are high for the next match!

To both players

Applause for Hakkaku（八⻆）, who won with a brilliant quick attack. Mizutani（水谷）, though unfortunately defeated, fought bravely on the national stage despite being a second-year student. We look forward to the further growth of both players.

Shitennoji Higashi（四天王寺東）

Official name: 四天王寺東高等学校
Reading: Shitennoji Higashi
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (Shitennoji Gakuen Educational Corporation)
Location: 3-1-78 Kasugaka, Fujiidera City, Osaka Prefecture
History: Shitennoji Gakuen Junior High School opened on April 1, 2014, and Shitennoji Gakuen High School opened on April 1, 2017. This was effectively a relocation and reconstruction of Shitennoji Habikioka High School and Junior High School, which were located in Habikino City and closed in conjunction with the opening of this school. To avoid confusion with Shitennoji High School, the name was changed to the current one in April 2020. The campus is located on part of the former site of Fujiidera Stadium.
Department.: Full-time Course / General Studies (Course III, Course II, Course I)
Kendo Club: The official website's club activities page states "All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament Boys' Team 3rd Place," "All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament Boys' and Girls' Teams Participation," and "All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Boys' and Girls' Teams Participation" (no year specified). Daily practice is conducted to put into practice the concept that "Kendo is a path of human character building through the study of the principles of the sword."
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/四天王寺東中学校・高等学校↗ https://www.shitennojigakuen.ed.jp/higashi/highs/club_info/↗

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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