Women's Individual Round 1 Court 1 Section3Match

Encho 2 (extension) — Tamura（田村） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The first round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament took place, and Tamura（田村） in white emerged as the winner. The match lasted 8 minutes and 59 seconds; within the regulation time, white scored do and red scored men, and the match was decided when white scored men as the winning point in Encho 2. It was a match featuring mutual exchanges of strikes.

Matchup

Red Kumakura Meisa（熊倉明咲） / Niigata Seiryo（新潟青陵） / Niigata2nd year 2nd dan
Niigata Seiryo's Kumakura（熊倉） is a 2nd year, 2nd dan.
White Tamura Airi（田村愛理） / Eishin（盈進） / Hiroshima3rd Year 3rd dan
Eishin's Tamura（田村） is a 3rd year student and Sandan. They belong to a kendo club that placed runner-up at the Hiroshima Prefectural High School Championships and has achieved Inter-High qualification by sweeping 1st and 2nd place in the individual category for two consecutive years.

Highlights

A fierce exchange unfolded within the time limit, with both sides scoring one ippon each.

It became a tense standoff, with Encho 1 period ending without any valid strikes.

The match lasted 8 minutes and 59 seconds, and White secured the victory with a men strike in Encho 2.

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Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	White	Tamura（田村）	Do
2	Within the time limit	Red	Kumakura（熊倉）	Men
3	Encho 2	White	Tamura（田村）	Men

Conclusion: Encho 2
Match time: 8:59
Winner: Tamura（田村）（White）
Foul: 熊倉明咲Posted on the board (it is not clear from the flash report when the foul occurred)

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual first round. Court 1, Match 3.

Explanation
堂島厳

This will be a highly anticipated match, with an intense exchange of strikes expected as both sides fight for the point.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Niigata Seiryo's Kumakura（熊倉）, white is Eishin's Tamura（田村）. Both show sharp footwork.

Explanation
堂島厳

Who will seize the initiative first? The tension continues during the tachiai.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, white's Tamura（田村） stepped in! A do point has been scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

Within the time limit, Tamura（田村） landed a brilliant do. White takes the first point.

Commentary
剣持翔

But Red does not give up. Kumakura（熊倉）, a sharp strike! Men scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

Kumakura（熊倉） scored a men within the time limit to tie the match. It all comes down to this.

Commentary
剣持翔

The match goes into encho. In Encho 1 period, both players exchange fierce strikes, but no winner is decided.

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side is giving in. It has become a war of attrition of mental strength and physical endurance.

Commentary
剣持翔

Now, the fateful Encho 2. White's Tamura（田村） attacks! A men strike!

Explanation
堂島厳

In Encho 2 ippon, Tamura（田村） struck the men. This becomes the winning point.

Commentary
剣持翔

Match time 8 minutes 59 seconds. Tamura（田村） in white won!

Explanation
堂島厳

Kumakura（熊倉） fought intensely until the end, but Tamura（田村） managed to win.

Commentary
剣持翔

Tamura（田村） of Eishin, who won a tenacious battle. A splendid victory!

To both players

Congratulations to Tamura（田村）, who scored the winning point to secure the victory. We commend the fighting spirit of Kumakura（熊倉）, who fought until the end without giving up. We look forward to the further growth of both players.

Niigata Seiryo（新潟青陵）

Official name: 新潟青陵高等学校
Reading: Niigata Seiryo
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (Educational Corporation Niigata Seiryo Gakuen)
Location: 1-5932 Suidomachi, Chuo-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata Prefecture
History: Founded in 1900 by 下田歌子 as a sewing school. It was renamed Niigata Higher Practical Girls' School in 1944, and became Niigata Girls' Industrial High School during the educational system reforms of 1948. It was renamed to its current name in 1965, and the general course became coeducational in 1986.
School motto/philosophy: School motto "Shisei"
Department.: Full-time Course General Studies (General Course, Advanced Course, Integrated High School-University Course)
Kendo Club: The Kendo club is a designated powerhouse club. At the Niigata Prefectural High School General Athletic Meet in June 2026, they placed 3rd in the boys' team event (their first placement since the club's founding), 2nd in the girls' team event, and 2nd in the girls' individual event, securing qualification for the Inter-High for the second time in two years.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/新潟青陵高等学校↗ https://www.seiryo-high.ed.jp/↗ (学校公式サイト)

Eishin（盈進）

Official name: 盈進高等学校(盈進中学高等学校)
Reading: Eishin
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (coeducational). Offers a unified middle and high school education.
Location: 487-4 Chida, Chida-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
History: Founded in 1904 by Eishin Kōtarō Fujii as a commercial practice school. The school was renamed to its current name in 1962, and the junior high school was reopened in 1992.
School motto/philosophy: The founding spirit of the school is “the acquisition of practical learning.” The school’s name originates from Mencius’s saying, “The spring ceaselessly flows, day and night without pause, filling its channel to overflowing before advancing to the four seas.” The first of the school’s six precepts is, “One should maintain a healthy body, harbor lofty aspirations, and constantly strive for progress.”
Department.: General studies (integrated middle and high school course, special university preparatory course, university preparatory course)
Kendo Club: In June 2026, they won the women’s team championship at the Hiroshima Prefectural High School General Sports Meet and qualified for Inter-High. In the individual competition, 村岡実紀 won the championship, 田村愛理 was runner-up, and 愛三島 won third place, and the school states that “winning first and second place in the individual competition for two years in a row to qualify for Inter-High.” At the Chugoku High School Tournament from June 19th to 21st, the women’s team finished third, and lost to Hiroshimaminami 0-0 in the deciding match in the semi-finals. They state that they will “be aware of being representatives of Hiroshima Prefecture and work hard on daily practice with the goal of becoming “number one in Japan”” towards Inter-High.
Notes: Unrelated to "Eishin College Group" in Niigata and others.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/盈進中学校・高等学校↗ https://www.eishin.ed.jp/kengaku/↗ https://eishin.lekumo.biz/club/↗ https://www.eishin.ed.jp/↗ https://app.notion.com/p/aaf86b0c5d3748bfa8ed312df111b92f↗

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.