Women's Individual Round 2 Court 1 Section7Match

Encho 1 (extension) — Chinen（知念） 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 Championship took place, featuring a match between Chinen（知念） (white) and Yokoo（横尾） (red). Neither player scored a valid strike within the regulation time, leading to encho. In Encho 1 period, Chinen scored a men, which became the winning point, and Chinen won the match with a time of 4 minutes and 4 seconds.

Matchup

Red Yokoo（横尾なみ） / Fukuoka Daiichi（福岡第一） / Fukuoka2nd year 2nd dan
Fukuoka Daiichi's Yokoo（横尾） is a 2nd year, 2nd dan. She competed in the 2026 women's individual event.
White Chinen Mizuki（知念美月） / Konan（興南） / Okinawa3rd Year 3rd dan
Konan's Chinen（知念） is a 3rd year 3rd dan. Appearing as an Okinawa Prefecture representative, Let's Kendo's highlights describe them as a Kyushu Tournament best 8.

Highlights

It became a tense development where neither side allowed a valid strike within the regulation time.

A steady exchange of offense and defense unfolded.

A men strike decided the match in Encho 1, ending it at 4 minutes and 4 seconds.

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Encho 1	White	Chinen（知念）	Men

Conclusion: Encho 1
Match time: 4:04
Winner: Chinen（知念）（White）
Foul: 横尾なみ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 Tournament, Women's Individual second round. Match 7, Court 1.

Explanation
堂島厳

Yokoo（横尾） of Fukuoka Daiichi and Chinen（知念） of Konan. The focus will be on the steady offense and defense of both players.

Commentary
剣持翔

The match begins. Both players watch for an opening and carefully gauge the distance in a tense standoff.

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side is breaking. A very steady exchange of strikes continues.

Commentary
剣持翔

Neither side scored a valid strike within the time limit, and the match enters encho at 0-0.

Explanation
堂島厳

It is a clash of mental strength. A single strike from here will decide the match.

Commentary
剣持翔

It has gone into encho. The intense offense and defense continue!

Explanation
堂島厳

It is a grueling match where any momentary lapse in concentration will be exploited.

Commentary
剣持翔

Found it! White Chinen（知念）, Men! A sharp strike landed!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a magnificent men. It becomes the winning point in Encho 1.

Commentary
剣持翔

Referee, ippon for white's men! Chinen（知念） advances.

Explanation
堂島厳

You fought tenaciously and landed a solid men at the end.

Commentary
剣持翔

Match time 4 minutes 4 seconds. Chinen（知念） achieved a brilliant victory.

Explanation
堂島厳

Chinen（知念）, who maintained their focus until the end, wins.

Commentary
剣持翔

Konan's Chinen（知念） advances to the next match with a steady performance!

To both players

Congratulations to Chinen（知念） for a splendid victory. Applause also goes to Yokoo（横尾） for fighting tenaciously until the end. I look forward to the further growth of both players.

Fukuoka Daiichi（福岡第一）

Official name: 福岡第一高等学校
Reading: Fukuoka Daiichi
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (Tsuzuki Gakuen Educational Corporation)
Location: 22-1 Tamagawa-cho, Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
History: Established and opened in January 1956 by the Takamiya Gakuen educational corporation. In 1966, the commercial course became independent, and it became Fukuoka Daiichi Commercial High School. In 1985, the establishing corporation changed its name to Tsuzuki Gakuen.
Department.: General Academic Courses (International, General, Music, Social Psychology), Industrial Courses (Modeling, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Mechanics, Computer AI, Architecture and Civil Engineering)
Kendo Club: Won the boys' division in 2008 and the girls' division in 2015 and 2019 at the Gyokuryuki High School Kendo Tournament.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/福岡第一高等学校↗

Konan（興南）

Official name: 興南高等学校
Reading: Konan
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (School Corporation Konan Gakuen). It opened a junior high school in 1985 and became the first private junior and senior high school in Okinawa Prefecture.
Location: 1-7-1 Akashima, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
History: Founded as the Konan Gakuen foundation on February 3, 1962, and Konan High School opened on April 23 of the same year. A junior high school was established on April 6, 1985.
School motto/philosophy: The high school’s motto is “Harmony and Master-Disciple Together” (the middle school’s is “Independent Creation”).
Department.: General Studies (Frontier Course, Special University Preparatory Course (Standard & Advanced), Comprehensive University Preparatory Course)
Kendo Club: This tournament, we will participate as the Okinawa Prefecture representatives in all four categories: men's team, women's team, men's individual, and women's individual. The men's individual representative is 竹下朱華 (3rd year, 3rd dan), and the women's individual representatives are 知念美月 (3rd year, 3rd dan) and 後藤珠里 (2nd year, 2nd dan). In Let's Kendo's highlights, they are evaluated as having reached the best 8 in the Kyushu tournament. As for the school, the baseball club achieved the 6th ever and first in the 21st century summer-spring consecutive championships in Koshien in 2010, and the men's handball club has won the Inter-High six times.
Notes: Unrelated to high schools etc. in Aichi Prefecture. Pronunciation is "Konan".

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/興南中学校・高等学校↗ https://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/1844046↗ https://app.notion.com/p/d85b68c7086244efbda346d4c85e0276↗

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.