Women's Individual Round 2 Court 2 Section9Match

Win by one ippon — Hoshi（星） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The 9th match of the 2nd round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship took place. After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, the match was decided by a one-ippon difference. Hoshi（星） in red scored a men first, and Hoshi won the match.

Matchup

Red Hoshi Chinami（星知波） / Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業） / Yamanashi3rd Year 3rd dan
Kofu Shogyo's star is a third-year sandan. The school's kendo club has a record of winning the Inter-High boys' team competition in 1957.
White Yokoyama Saku（横山紗来） / Takayama Nishi（高山西） / Gifu3rd Year 2nd dan
Yokoyama（横山） of Takayama Nishi is a 3rd year 2nd dan. The school's kendo club has achievements such as reaching the Inter-High top 8 in women's individual.

Highlights

The point where the red star scored a men within the time limit to take the lead.

A tense development continued as they tried to hold onto their one ippon.

The point of fighting through until the end of the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	Red	Hoshi（星）	Men

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

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd National High School Kendo Championships, Women's Individual second round. Court 2, Match 9.

Explanation
堂島厳

It became a very tense situation, with the lead of one ippon being defended until the very end of the time limit.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Kofu Shogyo's Hoshi（星）, and white is Takayama Nishi's Yokoyama（横山）. Both face off with sharp footwork.

Explanation
堂島厳

Both sides are watching for an opening, and a fierce offensive and defensive battle is unfolding.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, Hoshi stepped in! Men! Men is scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a sharp strike. With this, Hoshi（星） takes a one-ippon lead.

Commentary
剣持翔

Yokoyama（横山） of Takayama Nishi attacks aggressively against Hoshi（星）, who leads by one ippon.

Explanation
堂島厳

Hoshi is staying calm, trying to protect this lead with the pride of Kofu Shogyo.

Commentary
剣持翔

Very little time remaining. Yokoyama（横山） presses the attack, but Hoshi（星） holds out!

Explanation
堂島厳

They maintained their focus until the end and firmly shut down the opponent's attacks.

Commentary
剣持翔

That is the signal for the end of the match! After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, it was decided by a difference of one ippon.

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a clash of mental strength, holding onto a one-ippon lead until the very end.

Commentary
剣持翔

The winner is red, Kofu Shogyo's star! A splendid victory!

To both players

Congratulations to Hoshi（星）, who won a brilliant victory. We commend the fighting spirit of Yokoyama（横山）, who fought until the end without giving up. We look forward to the future success of both players.

Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業）

Official name: 甲府市立甲府商業高等学校
Reading: Kofu Shogyo
Division/Category of Establishment: Kofu City (Coeducational)
Location: Yamanashi Prefecture, Kofu City.
History: Opened as Kofu Shogyo Municipal School within the Aioi training hall of Kofu Normal Higher Elementary School in 1901 (Meiji 34). Became a new system commercial high school in 1948, and became coeducational and full-time in 1951. Relocated to the current location in 1977.
Department.: Business Department, Information Processing Department.
Kendo Club: The kendo club won the boys' team event at the 1957 National High School General Sports Tournament (Inter-High). In this tournament, they will participate as the Yamanashi Prefecture representatives in all four categories: boys' team, girls' team, boys' individual, and girls' individual. The girls' individual representative is 星知波 (3rd year, 3rd dan), and the boys' individual representatives are 水谷一惺 (2nd year, 2nd dan) and 谷田部大稀 (3rd year, 3rd dan).
Notes: Not prefectural, but Kofu City-run. Pronounced "Kofu Shogyo".

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/甲府市立甲府商業高等学校↗ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/全国高等学校剣道大会↗ https://app.notion.com/p/b57dc7b781244ad29abfe2bd6f3c645c↗

Takayama Nishi（高山西）

Official name: 高山西高等学校
Reading: Takayama Nishi
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (coeducational)
Location: 353 Shimo-Hayashi-machi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture.
History: Founded in August 1962.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Sincerity, Health, Common Sense, Effort, and Harmony." The school slogan is "As a school pursuing both academic and martial arts excellence, we wholeheartedly support students in achieving their dreams!"
Department.: General Studies (Special Advanced Course I & II, Keisetsu Course)
Kendo Club: Advisor is 前川矩英, vice-advisor is 木伏智仁, and coach is 前川綾. Takayama Nishi Practice is held at the high school martial arts hall from after school until 18:45 on weekdays, and for half a day or for away trips on weekends and holidays. The goals are "national domination" for the men and "number one in Japan" for the women. Based on the idea that "a disturbed mind means a disturbed life," they emphasize the basics of daily life such as greetings and tidiness. Main achievements include best 16 in the men's team and men's individual at the National High School General Athletic Meet, best 16 in the women's team and best 8 in the women's individual, and a runner-up finish in the men's team and a win in both the team and individual events at the Tokai High School General Athletic Meet. The men's team made their Inter-High debut in 2011.
Notes: This tournament features competition in the women’s team event, men’s individual event, and women’s individual event.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/高山西高等学校↗ https://www.takanishi.ed.jp/↗ https://www.takanishi.ed.jp/club/club.html↗ https://app.notion.com/p/07bcd49cb99049dab91626a57e6c9fd7↗

Source: 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Official Website "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results / Tournament Bracket)
https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗
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