Women's Individual Round 1 Court 3 Section18Match

Win by two ippon — Kasahara（笠原） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The first round of the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Women's Individual event was held. Red Kasahara（笠原） scored two men strikes first, and the match was decided at 3 minutes and 26 seconds. Scoring two ippon within the time limit, Kasahara won.

Matchup

Red Kasahara Mio（笠原美緒） / Shibata（柴田） / Miyagi3rd Year 3rd dan
Shibata's Kasahara（笠原） is a 3rd-year sandan player. She is competing in the 2026 women's individual event.
White Ota Wakaba（太田わかば） / Toyama Hokubu（富山北部） / Toyama3rd Year 2nd dan
Ota（太田） of Toyama Hokubu is a third-year student and second-dan practitioner. A student at the coeducational Toyama Prefectural Toyama Hokubu High School, they won the Toyama Prefecture qualifiers for the 2026 fiscal year to qualify for the event.

Highlights

A match decided in a short time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds

A one-sided rapid attack by Kasahara（笠原）

The ability to decide the match by scoring two men within the time limit

Live commentary video

Valid strike

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

Conclusion: Win by two ippon
Match time: 3:26
Winner: Kasahara（笠原）（Red）
Foul: 笠原美緒Posted on the board (it is not clear from the flash report when the foul occurred)

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual first round, Court 3, Match 18.

Explanation
堂島厳

The highlight was a one-sided, fast-paced match that was decided in a short time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Kasahara（笠原） from Shibata, and white is Ota（太田） from Toyama Hokubu. Both face each other with sharp stances.

Explanation
堂島厳

Who will seize the initiative first? It is a very tense start.

Commentary
剣持翔

Oh, he moved! Kasahara（笠原） in red, a sharp strike! Men is scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a splendid men. They seized the momentum of the match all at once.

Commentary
剣持翔

The match resumes with Kasahara（笠原） in the lead. Ota（太田） attempts a counterattack.

Explanation
堂島厳

Kasahara（笠原） is calmly controlling the distance. How will they close it out from here?

Commentary
剣持翔

Red attacks again! Kasahara（笠原）, another men! Men is scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a strike without hesitation. A perfect attack, scoring both points with men.

Commentary
剣持翔

Scored two ippon within the time limit! The match was decided in 3 minutes and 26 seconds!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was an overwhelming rapid attack. A masterful performance that gave the opponent no opening.

Commentary
剣持翔

The winner is red, Shibata Kasahara（笠原）! With a convincing victory by two men strikes, they advance to the next match.

Explanation
堂島厳

They showed extremely high-precision strikes. A wonderful victory.

To both players

Congratulations to Kasahara（笠原） for a splendid victory. We commend the fighting spirit of Ota（太田）, who fought until the very end. We look forward to the further growth of both players.

Shibata（柴田）

Official name: 柴田高等学校
Reading: Shibata
Division/Category of Establishment: Public (Miyagi Prefecture)
Location: 7-3 Juhachitsunairi, Aza Honfunasako, Shibata-cho, Shibata-gun, Miyagi Prefecture
History: Opened in 1986.
School motto/philosophy: School Motto: "Self-discipline, Respect and Love, Wisdom, Creativity, Patience and Resilience"
Department.: Full-time course: General and Physical Education departments
Kendo Club: The Kendo Club's primary goal is "human growth through kendo," and its club mottos are "Be an athlete in your private life as a representative of Miyagi and Tohoku" and "Hatenko-kai." In November 2022, the women's team won the championship (qualifying for the National Selection and Tohoku Selection); in June 2023, the women's team finished as runners-up and a female individual took 3rd place; and in November of the same year, a female individual won the championship.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/宮城県柴田高等学校↗ https://sibata.myswan.ed.jp/bukatu/kendou↗ (学校公式・剣道部)

Toyama Hokubu（富山北部）

Official name: 富山県立富山北部高等学校
Reading: Toyama Hokubu
Division/Category of Establishment: Toyama Prefectural (Co-educational)
Location: Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture.
History: Founded in 1916 as Higashi岩瀬 Town Higashi岩瀬 Vocational Supplementary School, it became a high school during the educational system reforms of 1948. In 2020, it merged with Toyama Prefectural Mizuhashi High School to become the current Toyama Hokubu High School.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Integrity," "Boldness," and "Self-Governance." Since 2021, it also upholds "Polish your spirit and forge a new path," inherited from the merged Mizuhashi High School.
Department.: General studies (including the sports course), pharmaceutical and biological sciences, and information design.
Kendo Club: In the fiscal year 2026, having won the Toyama Prefecture qualifiers, they will participate in Inter-High in all four categories: men's team, women's team, men's individual, and women's individual. The women's individual representatives are 奥村望乃果 (3rd year, 3rd dan) and 太田わかば (3rd year, 2nd dan), and the men's individual representatives are 佐藤太陽 (3rd year, 3rd dan) and 八重﨑蓮斗 (3rd year, 3rd dan). No past national tournament results could be confirmed from publicly available information.
Notes: Reading is "Toyama Hokubu".

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/富山県立富山北部高等学校↗ https://app.notion.com/p/ca79419e71f742e4835f7f1a3231ff02↗

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.