Women's Individual Round 2 Court 1 Section3Match

Win by two ippon — Tanaka（田中） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The second round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament was held. The match was decided in 3 minutes and 59 seconds, with Tanaka（田中） winning by scoring two ippon first. The valid strikes were a do by Tanaka, a men by Tamura（田村）, and finally, Tanaka scored a kote.

Matchup

Red Tanaka（田中静乃） / Kanuma（鹿沼） / Tochigi3rd Year 3rd dan
Kanuma's Tanaka（田中） is a 3rd year sandan. He belongs to Tochigi Prefectural Kanuma High School.
White Tamura Airi（田村愛理） / Eishin（盈進） / Hiroshima3rd Year 3rd dan
Tamura（田村） of Eishin is a 3rd-year sandan. Eishin High School is located in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and won the women's team championship at the Hiroshima Prefecture High School General Athletic Meet in June 2026.

Highlights

Intense exchanges within the time limit

A decision reached in the short time of 3 minutes and 59 seconds

Tanaka（田中）'s quick attack that scored do and kote

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	Red	Tanaka（田中）	Do
2	Within the time limit	White	Tamura（田村）	Men
3	Within the time limit	Red	Tanaka（田中）	Kote

Conclusion: Win by two ippon
Match time: 3:59
Winner: Tanaka（田中）（Red）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual second round. This is the 3rd match at Court 1.

Commentary
剣持翔

Tanaka（田中） of Kanuma and Tamura（田村） of Eishin. A fierce exchange of strikes, and a decision at 3 minutes 59 seconds.

Explanation
堂島厳

I expect a very fast-paced development where neither side will break their offensive pressure.

Commentary
剣持翔

Match start! Both sides clash fiercely, and the first to move is the red Tanaka（田中）!

Commentary
剣持翔

It's a point! Tanaka（田中）, Do! A sharp strike to take the lead!

Explanation
堂島厳

With a decisive step forward, they accurately struck the do.

Commentary
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Next, white's Tamura（田村） goes on the counterattack! A sharp strike!

Commentary
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Men! Tamura（田村）, Men is scored! This brings the match to a tie!

Explanation
堂島厳

Tamura（田村） also stayed focused and landed a direct strike to the men.

Commentary
剣持翔

Who will score the second ippon first? The intense exchange of strikes continues once again!

Commentary
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And here, the red Tanaka（田中） has scored again!

Commentary
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Kote! Tanaka（田中） scored a kote!

Explanation
堂島厳

You didn't miss the opponent's opening and accurately struck the kote.

Commentary
剣持翔

Within the time limit, 3 minutes 59 seconds! Tanaka（田中） takes two ippon first, and the match is over!

Commentary
剣持翔

The winner is Tanaka（田中）! Kanuma's Tanaka won with a brilliant quick attack!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a fierce battle with both players scoring an ippon, but in the end, Tanaka（田中）'s concentration prevailed.

Commentary
剣持翔

Tanaka（田中） won a fierce exchange of strikes and advanced to the next match!

To both players

Congratulations to Tanaka（田中） for a splendid victory. We also commend Tamura（田村） for fighting with all their might until the end, despite the unfortunate loss. We look forward to the further growth of both players.

Kanuma（鹿沼）

Official name: 栃木県立鹿沼高等学校
Reading: Kanuma
Division/Category of Establishment: Public (Tochigi Prefecture)
Location: 960 Mancho, Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture
History: Opened in 1925 as Tochigi Prefectural Kanuma Higher Girls' School. Due to the educational system reform of 1948, it became Kanuma High School (co-educational), and was renamed Tochigi Prefectural Kanuma High School in 1951.
School motto/philosophy: School Motto: "Sincerity, Effort, Service"
Department.: Full-time course, General stream
Kendo Club: In the July 2023 Inter-High qualifiers, the girls' team finished as runners-up, the girls' individual reached the best 8, and the boys' team advanced to the third round.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/栃木県立鹿沼高等学校↗ https://www.tochigi-edu.ed.jp/kanuma/nc3/↗ (学校公式・剣道部)

Eishin（盈進）

Official name: 盈進高等学校(盈進中学高等学校)
Reading: Eishin
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (coeducational). Offers a unified middle and high school education.
Location: 487-4 Chida, Chida-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
History: Founded in 1904 by Eishin Kōtarō Fujii as a commercial practice school. The school was renamed to its current name in 1962, and the junior high school was reopened in 1992.
School motto/philosophy: The founding spirit of the school is “the acquisition of practical learning.” The school’s name originates from Mencius’s saying, “The spring ceaselessly flows, day and night without pause, filling its channel to overflowing before advancing to the four seas.” The first of the school’s six precepts is, “One should maintain a healthy body, harbor lofty aspirations, and constantly strive for progress.”
Department.: General studies (integrated middle and high school course, special university preparatory course, university preparatory course)
Kendo Club: In June 2026, they won the women’s team championship at the Hiroshima Prefectural High School General Sports Meet and qualified for Inter-High. In the individual competition, 村岡実紀 won the championship, 田村愛理 was runner-up, and 愛三島 won third place, and the school states that “winning first and second place in the individual competition for two years in a row to qualify for Inter-High.” At the Chugoku High School Tournament from June 19th to 21st, the women’s team finished third, and lost to Hiroshimaminami 0-0 in the deciding match in the semi-finals. They state that they will “be aware of being representatives of Hiroshima Prefecture and work hard on daily practice with the goal of becoming “number one in Japan”” towards Inter-High.
Notes: Unrelated to "Eishin College Group" in Niigata and others.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/盈進中学校・高等学校↗ https://www.eishin.ed.jp/kengaku/↗ https://eishin.lekumo.biz/club/↗ https://www.eishin.ed.jp/↗ https://app.notion.com/p/aaf86b0c5d3748bfa8ed312df111b92f↗

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.