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Women's Individual Round 2 Court 4 Section31Match

Encho 3 (extension) — Ishiko(石河) wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The 2nd round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament was held, and Ishiko(石河) defeated Muraoka(村岡). Neither side scored a valid strike within the regulation time or the first and Encho 2s, and the match lasted 12 minutes and 38 seconds. The match was decided in Encho 3 when Ishiko scored a men.

Matchup

  • Red Muraoka Minori(村岡 実紀) / Eishin(盈進) / Hiroshima1st Year 2nd dan
    Eishin's Muraoka(村岡) is a first-year 2nd dan. The school won the girls' team championship at the Hiroshima Prefectural High School General Athletic Meet in June 2026, and Muraoka also won the individual competition, securing a spot in the Inter-High.
  • White Ishiko Hizuki(石河 日月) / Shirayuri Gakuen(白百合学園) / Kumamoto3rd Year 3rd dan
    Shirayuri Gakuen's Ishiko(石河) is a 3rd-year sandan. The school opened in 1892 as the private Morioka Girls' School and became coeducational in April 2026.

Highlights

A tense development where neither side conceded an ippon from the regulation time through two overtimes.

A fierce war of attrition that remained undecided until Encho 3.

A tenacious battle lasting a long time of 12 minutes and 38 seconds

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#SituationRed and WhitePlayersTechnique
1Encho 3WhiteIshiko(石河)Men
Conclusion
Encho 3
Match time
12:38
Winner
Ishiko(石河)(White)
Foul
No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持 翔
Court 4, Match 31. From here, we look back at a war of attrition that lasted for a long duration of 12 minutes and 38 seconds.
Explanation
堂島 厳
A fierce battle took place from the regulation time through Encho 3, with neither side giving an inch.
Commentary
剣持 翔
Red is Muraoka(村岡) from Eishin, and white is Ishiko(石河) from Shirayuri Gakuen. First, within the regulation time, neither side scores a valid strike.
Explanation
堂島 厳
Both sides carefully gauged each other's distance, and with neither landing a decisive blow, the match entered encho at 0-0.
Commentary
剣持 翔
Encho 1, then second. Still no valid strikes, and the match is drawn further into encho.
Explanation
堂島 厳
It is a grueling situation both mentally and physically, a state of extremity where it is a matter of who breaks first.
Commentary
剣持 翔
And then came Encho 3. Finally, this deadlock is broken!
Commentary
剣持 翔
White's Ishiko(石河), Men! A sharp strike has landed!
Explanation
堂島 厳
Fighting tenaciously until the end, Ishiko(石河) finally landed a men strike. A brilliant winning point.
Commentary
剣持 翔
Match time 12 minutes 38 seconds. A fierce battle that stretched into a Encho 3 finally came to an end.
Commentary
剣持 翔
The winner is white, Shirayuri Gakuen Ishiko(石河)! Ishiko, who maintained his focus until the end, clinched the victory.

To both players

Congratulations to Ishiko(石河) for the victory, fought for and seized through three encho periods. Muraoka(村岡) also showed a wonderful fight, holding their own against a third-year student despite being a first-year. I look forward to the future success of both players.

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.

Shirayuri Gakuen(白百合学園)

Official name
盛岡白百合学園高等学校
Reading
Shirayuri Gakuen
Division/Category of Establishment
Private. Became coeducational in April 2026.
Location
Iwate Prefecture, Morioka City, Yamagishi
History
Founded in 1892 as the private Morioka Women's School on Honmachi Street in Morioka City. After several name changes, it was renamed to its current name in 1948. It moved to Yamagishi, Morioka City in 1982. It will become coeducational in April 2026.
School motto/philosophy
The school motto is "Obedience, Diligence, and Love of Virtue."
Department.
General studies (ME Advanced Course, ME Course, MI Course)
Kendo Club
In the Reiwa 8 academic year, they will participate in the National High School General Athletic Meet (Inter-High) as the Iwate Prefecture representatives in both the women's team and women's individual events. The women's individual representative is 廣谷彩心 (3rd year, 3rd dan). Past performance in national tournaments could not be confirmed from publicly available information.
Notes
The tournament notation is "Shirayuri Gakuen". It is a different school from Yatsushiro Shirayuri Gakuen in Kumamoto Prefecture.
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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