Women's Individual Round 2 Court 1 Section8Match

Encho 1 (extension) — Yoshimura（吉村） 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 was a close match lasting 4 minutes and 18 seconds. Neither side scored a valid strike within the regulation time, and the match entered encho at 0-0. In Encho 1, Yoshimura（吉村） in white scored a kote, and Yoshimura won.

Matchup

Red Takase Kazuha（髙瀬冬羽） / Kendai Takasaki（健大高崎） / Gunma3rd Year 2nd dan
Kendai Takasaki's Takase（髙瀬） is a 3rd year 2nd dan. She is competing in the 2026 women's individual.
White Yoshimura Kizuna（吉村絆那） / Moriya（守谷） / Ibaraki3rd Year 2nd dan
Moriya's Yoshimura（吉村） is a 3rd year 2nd dan. She competed in the 2026 women's individual event.

Highlights

A steady exchange of offense and defense unfolded, with neither side allowing a valid strike within the regulation time.

The match became a fierce battle that went into encho.

Yoshimura（吉村） scored a kote in encho for the win.

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Encho 1	White	Yoshimura（吉村）	Kote

Conclusion: Encho 1
Match time: 4:18
Winner: Yoshimura（吉村）（White）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual second round. Match 8 at Court 1.

Explanation
堂島厳

Takase（髙瀬） of Kendai Takasaki, Yoshimura（吉村） of Moriya. This is a match featuring very steady offense and defense.

Commentary
剣持翔

Both sides leave no openings, and a sharp exchange of strikes continues, but neither can score.

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side is breaking. With extremely high concentration, they are measuring each other's distance.

Commentary
剣持翔

No valid strikes within the regulation time, 0-0. The match goes into encho.

Explanation
堂島厳

From here, it is a battle of mental strength. It is a tense development where a single moment of distraction determines victory or defeat.

Commentary
剣持翔

Encho 1, the match resumes. Intense sparks fly amidst the silence.

Explanation
堂島厳

Who will establish the offensive rhythm first? The judgment here will be crucial.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, white's Yoshimura（吉村） stepped in! Kote! He landed a kote!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a splendid kote. It was struck precisely to take the ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

The winning point in Encho 1! White's Yoshimura（吉村） scored an ippon with a kote strike to decide the match.

Explanation
堂島厳

They fought tenaciously until the end and were able to decisively land their own technique.

Commentary
剣持翔

Match time 4 minutes 18 seconds. Yoshimura（吉村） in white brilliantly secured the victory.

Explanation
堂島厳

Applause for the mental strength of Yoshimura（吉村）, who fought a steady match and secured the final ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

A splendid victory for Moriya's Yoshimura（吉村）! Moving on to the next match.

To both players

Congratulations to Yoshimura（吉村） for a splendid victory. Applause also goes to Takase（髙瀬） for fighting bravely and never giving up until the end. I look forward to the further growth of both players.

Kendai Takasaki（健大高崎）

Official name: 健大高崎高等学校
Reading: Kendai Takasaki
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (Takasaki University of Health and Welfare)
Location: 531 Chudairui-cho, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture
History: Founded in 1936 as the Fukuso Wayosei Girls' Academy. Renamed Sudo Higher Technical Arts School in 1954, and the Gunma Women's Junior College Affiliated High School was opened in 1968. In 2001, it was renamed Takasaki University of Health and Welfare Takasaki High School and became coeducational.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Gratitude, Service, and Friendship."
Department.: Full-time Course, General Department (Special Advanced Course, Advanced Course, Academic Course, Athlete Course)
Kendo Club: The girls' kendo club is a designated powerhouse club. The "Major Achievements" section of the official website lists "Inter-High (24 team appearances, 3rd place 3 times)," "All Japan Selected Tournament (24 team appearances, 3rd place 1 time)," and "Kanto Tournament (29 team appearances, 2nd place 3 times)." In the 2025 academic year, they reached the team top 16 and individual top 8 at the 72nd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament. The club motto is "Kokki Chishin." (Note: Wikipedia lists 3rd place in the high school general sports festival twice, which differs from the official website).
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/高崎健康福祉大学高崎高等学校↗ https://www.tuhw-h.ed.jp/school_information/soccer_m/kendo_w↗

Moriya（守谷）

Official name: 茨城県立守谷高等学校
Reading: Moriya
Division/Category of Establishment: Public (Ibaraki Prefecture)
Location: 70 Oki, Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture
History: A high school that opened in the northern part of Moriya City in 1983.
School motto/philosophy: The educational policies consist of three items: "striving to improve academic ability and fostering an attitude of proactive learning," "observing social rules and fostering an attitude as a person with a rich heart," and "fostering an attitude to cultivate physical and mental health."
Department.: Full-time Course, General Studies
Kendo Club: The Kendo club is one of the strongest in the country. They won the girls' team event at the Inter-High Kendo Championships in 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, and 2023, and won the girls' event at the All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament in 2005 and 2023. The tournament records on the official website include 3rd place in the girls' team event at the 68th All Japan High School Kendo Tournament in 2021, victory at the Kaiseiki National High School Girls' Kendo Tournament in 2018, and the team victory at the 66th Kanto High School Kendo Tournament in 2019 (the 15th title in 3 years).
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/茨城県立守谷高等学校↗ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/全国高等学校総合体育大会剣道競技大会↗ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/全国高等学校剣道選抜大会↗ https://www.moriya-h.ibk.ed.jp/↗ (学校公式・剣道部大会記録)

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.