Women's Individual Round 1 Court 3 Section19Match

Win by one ippon — Hirosue（広末） 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. The match lasted the full regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, and was decided by a one-ippon difference. Since Hirosue（広末） in red scored a men within the regulation time, Hirosue was the winner.

Matchup

Red Hirosue Akari（広末灯） / Kakogawa Higashi（加古川東） / Hyogo2nd year 2nd dan
Kakogawa Higashi's Hirosue（広末） is a 2nd year with a 2nd dan rank. She is competing in the 2026 women's individual event.
White Kato（加藤穂乃里） / Shirakawa（白河） / Fukushima2nd year 2nd dan
Shirakawa's Kato（加藤） is a second-year student and 2nd dan. She is competing in the girls' team and girls' individual events as a representative of Fukushima Prefecture.

Highlights

A lead from a red men ippon scored within the time limit

A clean match progression fought without any 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	Red	Hirosue（広末）	Men

Conclusion: Win by one ippon
Match time: 4:00
Winner: Hirosue（広末）（Red）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual first round. Match 19 at Court 3.

Commentary
剣持翔

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

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Kakogawa Higashi's Hirosue（広末）, white is Shirakawa's Kato（加藤）. Both are 2nd year 2nd dan.

Explanation
堂島厳

The atmosphere is incredibly tense as they face off, with both sides fighting to seize the initiative.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, he moved! 赤のHirosue（広末）, what a sharp strike!

Commentary
剣持翔

Men! Valid strike. Hirosue（広末） takes the first ippon.

Explanation
堂島厳

You stayed focused and landed a solid men strike.

Commentary
剣持翔

From here, white's Kato（加藤） attacks fiercely, but Hirosue（広末） withstands it!

Explanation
堂島厳

While under the pressure of protecting a one-ippon lead, they calmly repelled the opponent.

Commentary
剣持翔

There is very little time left in the match. Kato（加藤） continues a fierce attack, but cannot score!

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side is giving an inch, and a very intense exchange of offense and defense continues.

Commentary
剣持翔

They fought through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds! There were no fouls recorded.

Commentary
剣持翔

With a one-ippon lead, Hirosue（広末） in red advances!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a brilliant performance, maintaining focus until the end and successfully defending the ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

The one who prevailed in the fierce battle was Kakogawa Higashi's Hirosue（広末）! Expectations are high for the next match.

To both players

Congratulations to Hirosue（広末） for a splendid victory. We commend Kato（加藤） for fighting bravely and never giving up until the end. We look forward to the future success of both players.

Kakogawa Higashi（加古川東）

Official name: 兵庫県立加古川東高等学校
Reading: Kakogawa Higashi
Division/Category of Establishment: Public (Hyogo Prefecture)
Location: 232-2 Awazu, KaFurukawa-cho, KaFurukawa-shi, Hyogo Prefecture
History: Established on April 1, 1924, as the former Hyogo Prefectural KaFurukawa Middle School. Due to post-war educational reforms, it became Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Higashi High School. A science and mathematics course was established within the general course in 1986, and it became a science and mathematics department in 2010. In 2006, it was designated as a Super Science High School by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Self-governance and Creativity, Cheerfulness and Harmony."
Department.: Full-time course (General / Science and Mathematics)
Kendo Club: In the 2026 Women's Individual competition, 広末灯 (2nd year, 2nd dan) will participate.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/兵庫県立加古川東高等学校↗ https://www.hyogo-c.ed.jp/~kakohigashi-hs/student_bukatsu.ht…↗

Shirakawa（白河）

Official name: 福島県立白河高等学校
Reading: Shirakawa
Division/Category of Establishment: Fukushima Prefectural High School (co-educational). Commonly known as "Shiroko."
Location: Fukushima Prefecture Shirakawa City Minamori-machi 54
History: Established in 1922 as the former Shirakawa Middle School, classes began on September 11, 1923. It became Fukushima Prefectural Shirakawa High School with the 1948 academic system reform. It became coeducational from the new students in 1997 and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2022.
Department.: General studies and science courses.
Kendo Club: In 2026, they will participate in the All Japan High School Tournament as representatives of Fukushima Prefecture in both the women's team and women's individual events. The women's individual representative is 加藤穂乃里 (2nd year, 2nd dan). While the kendo club is active as one of the school's extracurricular activities, past results from national tournaments could not be confirmed from publicly available information.
Notes: This school does not have a dedicated page in the Notion “2026 Inter-High Kendo Participating Schools Library,” and the information is based on Wikipedia and the school’s official website.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/福島県立白河高等学校↗ https://shirakawa-h.fcs.ed.jp/↗ https://shirakawa-h.fcs.ed.jp/about↗

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.