Women's Individual Round 2 Court 3 Section20Match

Encho 2 (extension) — Tanaka（田中） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The second round of the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship girls' individual event was held, and Tanaka（田中） (white) defeated Sasaki（佐々木） (red). Neither player scored a valid strike within the regulation time or Encho 1, and the match was decided in Encho 2 when Tanaka scored a men. The match time was 8 minutes and 47 seconds.

Matchup

Red Sasaki Rumi（佐々木瑠真） / Hoshino（星野） / Saitama3rd Year 2nd dan
Sasaki（佐々木） of Hoshino is a 3rd-year 2nd dan. As a representative of Hoshino, which upholds the school motto "Literary and Military Arts Together, Frugality and Diligence," they have won the Saitama Prefecture qualifiers to participate.
White Tanaka Yuma（田中夢真） / Kusatsu Higashi（草津東） / Shiga3rd Year 3rd dan
Tanaka（田中） of Kusatsu Higashi is a 3rd-year Sandan. Kusatsu Higashi, a Shiga Prefectural school, established its physical education department in 1995, and Tanaka is participating after winning the Shiga Prefecture qualifiers.

Highlights

A steady exchange of offense and defense continued from the regulation time through Encho 1, with neither side allowing a valid strike.

The match lasted 8 minutes and 47 seconds, resulting in a very tenacious development.

Entering Encho 2, Tanaka（田中） scored a winning men strike to secure the victory.

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Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Encho 2	White	Tanaka（田中）	Men

Conclusion: Encho 2
Match time: 8:47
Winner: Tanaka（田中）（White）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

Court 3, Match 20. Hoshino Saitama's Sasaki（佐々木） vs. Kusatsu Higashi Shiga's Tanaka（田中）. A match where steady offense and defense are expected!

Explanation
堂島厳

Both are leaving no openings, and a very cautious tactical battle continues.

Commentary
剣持翔

Neither side scored a valid strike within the regulation time. With the score remaining 0-0, the match goes into encho!

Explanation
堂島厳

From here, it is a battle of mental strength. The tension rises as to who will break first.

Commentary
剣持翔

Even after Encho 1, there is no winner. There are still no valid strikes, and the match has moved into a Encho 2!

Explanation
堂島厳

It is a closely contested match, but the one who can exploit a slight opening will advance.

Commentary
剣持翔

Oh, he moved! Tanaka（田中） in white, Men! That's a point!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a splendid men. You stayed focused and caught it perfectly.

Commentary
剣持翔

Decided by an ippon in Encho 2. Match time 8 minutes 47 seconds. The winner is Tanaka（田中）!

Explanation
堂島厳

They fought tenaciously until the end and fought their way to victory.

Commentary
剣持翔

The winner of the intense exchange was Kusatsu Higashi's Tanaka（田中） from Shiga! Congratulations!

To both players

Player Tanaka（田中）, who scored the winning men, achieved a splendid victory. Applause also goes to player Sasaki（佐々木） for their fighting spirit, showing steady offense and defense until the end. We look forward to the further growth of both players.

Hoshino（星野）

Official name: 星野高等学校
Reading: Hoshino
Division/Category of Establishment: Private school. Coeducational and all-girls departments coexist (the coeducational department was established in 2003).
Location: Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.
History: It began with approval for establishment as a Hoshino school in Kawagoe City in 1897. In 1964, the school corporation Hoshino Gakuen was approved, and in 2003, along with the opening of a coeducational department, the school name was changed from “Hoshino Girls' High School” to its current name.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "harmony of literary and martial arts, simplicity and diligence." Its educational philosophy emphasizes "the construction of knowledge," "awareness as an international citizen," and "the cultivation of sensibility."
Department.: General studies (with multiple courses in both the girls' and coeducational divisions; medical specialist and global frontier courses will be newly established from the 2026 academic year).
Kendo Club: Having won the Saitama Prefecture qualifiers for fiscal year 2026, they will participate in Inter-High as a women's team. 樋口優衣奈 (3rd year, 2nd dan) and 佐々木瑠真 (3rd year, 2nd dan) will participate in the women's individual event. No past national tournament results could be confirmed from publicly available information.
Notes: Pronunciation is "hoshi." School corporation Hoshino Gakuen operates it.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/星野高等学校↗ https://app.notion.com/p/39d347470c7c444abf30a4b4c110fdb7↗

Kusatsu Higashi（草津東）

Official name: 滋賀県立草津東高等学校
Reading: Kusatsu Higashi
Division/Category of Establishment: Shiga Prefectural (Co-educational)
Location: 8-65 Nishishibukawa 2-chome, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture.
History: Opened in April 1978 as a general academic high school focused on serving the local community. In April 1995, it established the only physical education course in the prefecture.
Department.: General studies and physical education (40 students per grade, the only one in Shiga Prefecture).
Kendo Club: Winning the Shiga Prefecture qualifiers for the Reiwa 8 academic year, they will participate in Inter-High as a women’s team. 田中夢真 (3rd year, 3rd dan) will participate in the women’s individual event, and 横江光輝 (3rd year, 3rd dan) will participate in the men’s individual event. No nationwide tournament results for the kendo club alone could be confirmed in publicly available information. As a school, they produced Yui Ohhashi, the gold medalist in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (graduated in fiscal year 2013), and the soccer club was runner-up at the 79th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament in 2000.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/滋賀県立草津東高等学校↗ https://app.notion.com/p/0bf783a8139a4128b21c8bf825cbab58↗

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.