Women's Individual Round 1 Court 2 Section15Match

Win by one ippon — Narahashi（楢橋） 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 was held. After fighting for the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, Narahashi（楢橋） in white scored a men. Narahashi in white won by a one-ippon difference.

Matchup

Red Narita Akane（成田茜子） / Naradai Fuzoku（奈良大附属） / Nara3rd Year 3rd dan
Narita（成田） of Naradai Fuzoku (3rd year, 3rd dan). The school's kendo club has appeared in the Inter-High for 49 consecutive years and has achievements such as placing 3rd in the National High School Kendo Selected Tournament in March 2025.
White Narahashi Mia（楢橋美絢） / Shirayuri Gakuen（白百合学園） / Kumamoto2nd year 3rd dan
Narahashi（楢橋） of Shirayuri Gakuen (2nd year, sandan). The school became co-educational in April 2026 and lists "Obedience, Diligence, and Virtue" as its school motto.

Highlights

A development where White scored men within the time limit

A clean match with no fouls

Tense offense and defense until the end of the regulation time to protect a single ippon

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	White	Narahashi（楢橋）	Men

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

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual first round. Match 15 at Court 2.

Commentary
剣持翔

It was a very tense development, with the ippon being defended until the very end of the time limit.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Narita（成田） from Naradai Fuzoku, white is Narahashi（楢橋） from Shirayuri Gakuen. Both take their stances.

Explanation
堂島厳

Both sides are feeling each other out, and a sharp exchange of offense and defense continues.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, Narahashi（楢橋） in white scored! Men! Men!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a sharp strike. With this, White takes a one-ippon lead.

Commentary
剣持翔

With Narahashi（楢橋） in white leading by one ippon, Narita（成田） in red attacks aggressively.

Explanation
堂島厳

Narita（成田） is boldly aiming for a strike, trying somehow to get an ippon back.

Commentary
剣持翔

However, white's Narahashi（楢橋） calmly withstands this and wears down the clock.

Explanation
堂島厳

This is a time when concentration is tested in order to protect a single ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

There is very little time left in the match. Narita（成田） continues the fierce attack, but Narahashi（楢橋） holds his ground!

Commentary
剣持翔

That is the signal for the end! After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, the match was decided by a one-ippon difference.

Explanation
堂島厳

White's tenacity shone through, staying focused until the end to maintain their ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

There are no records of fouls. The winner is white, Narahashi（楢橋） of Shirayuri Gakuen!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was wonderful concentration. It can be said that they have gained momentum for the next match.

Commentary
剣持翔

Narahashi（楢橋） won the fierce battle, a splendid victory!

To both players

Congratulations to Narahashi（楢橋） for the victory. I also commend Narita（成田） for fighting bravely and never giving up until the end. I look forward to the future success of both athletes.

Naradai Fuzoku（奈良大附属）

Official name: 奈良大学附属高等学校
Reading: Naradai Fuzoku
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (coeducational). It is an affiliated school of 奈良大学 and has a system for internal advancement to the same university.
Location: Nara City, Akishino-cho, Nara Prefecture.
History: In June 1925 (Taisho 14), the history began with the establishment of Nantou Seikyo Middle School within the grounds of Yakushiji Temple in Tsujizato Village, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, as a night school for working youth. Following the 1948 educational reform, it became Nara Prefectural Seikyo High School, and co-education was introduced in 1957.
School motto/philosophy: Founded on the spirit of "Living Correctly and Strongly" (Seikyo Spirit). School motto: "Effort is genius."
Department.: General Studies (Special Advancement Course, Liberal Arts Course, Standard Course)
Kendo Club: Inter-High for 49 consecutive years (total of 44 appearances), and the All-Japan High School Kendo Tournament in the spring for 22 consecutive years (total of 29 appearances). They have won the prefectural Inter-High qualifier 44 times in a row for 16 consecutive years. They have been runners-up twice, placed third four times, and reached the top 8 eleven times in national tournaments. They placed third in the All-Japan High School Kendo Tournament in March 2025. The women’s team has won the prefectural tournament 47 times in a row and the overall championship 96 times, and have reached the top 8 at Inter-High four times.
Notes: The participating schools from Nara Prefecture, the host location of this tournament.

Source: https://www.nara-u-h.ed.jp/life/club_detail.html?id=271↗ https://www.nara-u-h.ed.jp/life/club_detail.html?id=270↗ https://yell.nara-np.co.jp/detail349.html↗ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/奈良大学附属高等学校↗ https://app.notion.com/p/0fc36b4072824188b0c00127a434d62d↗

Shirayuri Gakuen（白百合学園）

Official name: 盛岡白百合学園高等学校
Reading: Shirayuri Gakuen
Division/Category of Establishment: Private. Became coeducational in April 2026.
Location: Iwate Prefecture, Morioka City, Yamagishi
History: Founded in 1892 as the private Morioka Women's School on Honmachi Street in Morioka City. After several name changes, it was renamed to its current name in 1948. It moved to Yamagishi, Morioka City in 1982. It will become coeducational in April 2026.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Obedience, Diligence, and Love of Virtue."
Department.: General studies (ME Advanced Course, ME Course, MI Course)
Kendo Club: In the Reiwa 8 academic year, they will participate in the National High School General Athletic Meet (Inter-High) as the Iwate Prefecture representatives in both the women's team and women's individual events. The women's individual representative is 廣谷彩心 (3rd year, 3rd dan). Past performance in national tournaments could not be confirmed from publicly available information.
Notes: The tournament notation is "Shirayuri Gakuen". It is a different school from Yatsushiro Shirayuri Gakuen in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/盛岡白百合学園中学校・高等学校↗ https://app.notion.com/p/275d409dbebd4e43afcca4e42183129b↗

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.