Women's Individual Round 1 Court 2 Section16Match

Encho 2 (extension) — Kajioka（梶岡） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The match became a fierce battle lasting 7 minutes and 45 seconds, with both sides trading strikes. Within the regulation time, Kajioka（梶岡） in red scored a kote and Ushidome（牛留） in white scored a men, leading to encho. In Encho 2, Kajioka in red scored a men for the winning point and claimed victory.

Matchup

Red Kajioka Madoka（梶岡円花） / Tomioka Higashi（富岡東） / Tokushima3rd Year 3rd dan
Kajioka（梶岡）, a 3rd-year sandan from Tomioka Higashi. She finished as the runner-up in the women's individual event at the June 2026 Prefectural High School General Athletic Meet, securing her spot in the Inter-High. The Tomioka Higashi women's kendo club is renowned as one of the strongest schools in the country.
White Ushidome Ayumi（牛留亜友美） / Kinkowan（錦江湾） / Kagoshima3rd Year 2nd dan
Ushidome（牛留）, a 3rd-year 2nd-dan from Kinkowan. Competing in the 2026 women's individual event.

Highlights

An intense exchange took place as both sides fought to score an ippon within the time limit.

It was a close match that went into a Encho 2 after Encho 1 ended without any valid strikes.

The fact that there were no records of fouls and the match was decided by a pure exchange of techniques.

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Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	Red	Kajioka（梶岡）	Kote
2	Within the time limit	White	Ushidome（牛留）	Men
3	Encho 2	Red	Kajioka（梶岡）	Men

Conclusion: Encho 2
Match time: 7:45
Winner: Kajioka（梶岡）（Red）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual first round. Match 16 at the second court.

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 Tomioka Higashi's Kajioka（梶岡）, white is Kinkowan's Ushidome（牛留）. Both have taken their stances.

Commentary
剣持翔

Match start! A fierce exchange of attacks continues. Oh, Red got a hit! Kote!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a sharp strike. Tomioka Higashi's Kajioka（梶岡） takes the lead first with a kote.

Commentary
剣持翔

In the following second match, Kinkowan Ushidome（牛留） in white goes on the offensive! A men point is scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side is giving in. Ushidome（牛留） scored a men, bringing the score to a tie.

Commentary
剣持翔

The match has exceeded the regulation time. It now enters encho.

Commentary
剣持翔

Encho 1, neither side has a valid strike. The tension rises.

Commentary
剣持翔

And then came Encho 2. An ippon here will be the deciding point.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red stepped in! Men! Kajioka（梶岡） scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a splendid men. The focus here made the difference between victory and defeat.

Commentary
剣持翔

Match time 7 minutes 45 seconds. No fouls recorded.

Commentary
剣持翔

With a winning point via men in Encho 2, Tomioka Higashi's Kajioka（梶岡） has won!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a highly compelling and intense match, with both sides scoring an ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

Kajioka（梶岡） fought aggressively until the very end; a magnificent victory!

To both players

Congratulations to Kajioka（梶岡） for a splendid victory. Applause also goes to Ushidome（牛留） for fighting bravely and never giving up until the end. I look forward to the further growth of both players.

Tomioka Higashi（富岡東）

Official name: 徳島県立富岡東高等学校(徳島県立富岡東中学校・高等学校)
Reading: Tomioka Higashi
Division/Category of Establishment: Tokushima Prefectural High School (co-educational). A junior high school was added in 2010.
Location: 102番地2, Hashigose, Ryoke-cho, Anan City, Tokushima Prefecture.
History: Opened in March 1912 as the Naka Real High School for Girls in Naka District, Tokushima Prefecture. Renamed Tomioka High School for Girls in 1921, and became the current high school with the educational system reform of 1948. A junior high school was added in 2010.
Department.: Full-time courses include general academic and commerce programs, with a nursing program and specialized courses at the Hanoura campus. Part-time courses offer a general academic program.
Kendo Club: Wikipedia describes the girls' kendo club as "a school renowned nationwide for its strength." According to the school kendo club page, the girls' team achieved 12 consecutive victories at the prefectural high school general athletic meet in June 2026, earning a spot in Inter-High, and in the girls' individual competition, 伊藤寛夏 won the championship and 梶岡円花 was runner-up, qualifying for Inter-High. The girls' team placed third in the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament in 1994. Activities take place every day except Monday, from 7:20 AM to 8:00 AM and approximately 2 hours after school on weekdays, and approximately 3 hours on weekends.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/徳島県立富岡東中学校・高等学校↗ https://tomiokahigashi-hs.tokushima-ec.ed.jp/Club/Sports/Ken…↗ http://tomiokahigashi-hs.tokushima-ec.ed.jp/↗ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/全国高等学校剣道選抜大会↗ https://app.notion.com/p/2c88d36b8503424cacc610507ba29926↗

Kinkowan（錦江湾）

Official name: 錦江高校
Reading: Kinkowan
Division/Category of Establishment: Public (Kagoshima Prefecture)
Location: 4047 Hirakawa-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
History: Established in April 1971 as Kagoshima Prefectural Kinkowan High School, with both a general course and a science and mathematics course.
School motto/philosophy: Autonomous Creation, Pursuit of Learning, Sincerity and Cooperation
Department.: Full-time course General Course / Science and Mathematics Course
Kendo Club: In the 2026 academic year, two individuals, 椎原千馨 and 牛留亜友美, competed in the Inter-High girls' individual kendo event. 椎原 won the girls' individual kendo event at the prefectural high school championships in the same year.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鹿児島県立錦江湾高等学校↗ https://kinkowan.edu.pref.kagoshima.jp/article/2026073000035…↗ (学校公式)

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.