Encho 1 (extension) — Horie(堀江) wins
The first round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament took place, featuring a match between Horie(堀江) and Sasaki(佐々木). Neither side scored a valid strike within the regulation time, leading to a 0-0 score and encho. In encho, Horie scored a men strike to win. The match lasted 6 minutes and 28 seconds, with Horie emerging as the winner.
Matchup
- Red Horie Sana(堀江 紗奈) / Miyazaki Nichidai(宮崎日大) / Miyazaki3rd Year 2nd danMiyazaki Nichidai's Horie(堀江) is a 3rd year 2nd dan. They are competing in the 2026 women's individual.
- White Sasaki(佐々木 カンナ) / Kogota Norin(小牛田農林) / Miyagi3rd Year 3rd danSasaki(佐々木) of Kogota Norin is a third-year sandan. The Kogota Norin Kendo Club has a history of winning the boys' team championship at the 6th Inter-High in 1959, and the club's goal is "national championship."
Highlights
A steady exchange of offense and defense that reached 0-0 within the regulation time
A tense development that was decided in Encho 1
The winning men strike delivered within the 6 minute 28 second timeframe
Live commentary video
Valid strike
| # | Situation | Red and White | Players | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Encho 1 | Red | Horie(堀江) | Men |
- Conclusion
- Encho 1
- Match time
- 6:28
- Winner
- Horie(堀江)(Red)
- Foul
- No record
Text Commentary
剣持 翔
堂島 厳
剣持 翔
堂島 厳
剣持 翔
堂島 厳
剣持 翔
剣持 翔
堂島 厳
剣持 翔
剣持 翔
堂島 厳
To both players
Congratulations to Horie(堀江) for winning with a magnificent men strike. Applause also goes to Sasaki(佐々木) for fighting tenaciously until the end. I look forward to the further growth of both players.
Miyazaki Nichidai(宮崎日大)
- Official name
- 宮崎日本大学高等学校
- Reading
- Miyazaki Nichidai
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (Miyazaki Nihon University Gakuen Educational Corporation)
- Location
- 6822-2 Shimanouchi, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
- History
- Miyazaki Nihon University High School opened on April 1, 1963. Miyazaki Nihon University Junior High School opened on April 1, 1986, beginning integrated junior and senior high school education, and the school became the Educational Corporation Miyazaki Nihon University Gakuen in the same year. The English Department and Secretarial Department were established in 1988, the Special Advanced Course in 1993, and the Arts Department in 2008.
- School motto/philosophy
- The school motto is "Bright, Strong, and Upright."
- Department.
- Full-time course 5 departments (Special Advanced Course, General Advanced Course, English Advanced Course, Arts Department, ICT Solution Department)
- Kendo Club
- Men's and women's kendo are designated as reinforced clubs. The official website states, "FY2024 Prefectural High School First-Year Tournament: Boys' Team 3rd Place," "Same for Girls' Team 3rd Place," and "25th Prefectural High School Selected Kendo Tournament: Girls' Team 3rd Place." The club motto is "A thousand days of training, one moment of victory."
- Notes
- History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).
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".
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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.