Women's Individual Round 3 Court 1 Section4Match

Win by one ippon — Yoshimura（吉村） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

A match from the 3rd round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament. After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, the match was decided by a one-ippon difference. Yoshimura（吉村） in white scored a men strike to take the first ippon and went on to win.

Matchup

Red Chinen Mizuki（知念美月） / Konan（興南） / Okinawa3rd Year 3rd dan
Konan's Chinen（知念） is a 3rd year Sandan. The Konan Kendo club, competing in this tournament as the Okinawa Prefecture representative, is described as a Kyushu Tournament top 8 contender in the Let's Kendo highlights.
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

The decisive strike where white's Yoshimura（吉村） scored men within the time limit

A tense development to protect a single ippon

A fierce offensive and defensive struggle that continued until the end of the 4-minute time limit

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	White	Yoshimura（吉村）	Men

Conclusion: Win by one ippon
Match time: 4:00
Winner: Yoshimura（吉村）（White）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual 3rd Round. Court 1, Match 4.

Explanation
堂島厳

This is a match where you'll want to watch the tense development as they fought to protect a single ippon until the very end of the time limit.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Konan's Chinen（知念）, white is Moriya's Yoshimura（吉村）. Both face each other with sharp gazes.

Explanation
堂島厳

Who will take the initiative first? It is a very tense start.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, he moved! White's Yoshimura（吉村） caught the men with a sharp step-in!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a splendid Men. Yoshimura（吉村） scores first to take a 1-ippon lead.

Commentary
剣持翔

Chinen（知念） attempts a counterattack, but Yoshimura（吉村） calmly defends and wears down the clock.

Explanation
堂島厳

With one ippon, it is now a matter of how Yoshimura（吉村） can shut down Chinen（知念）'s attacks.

Commentary
剣持翔

There is very little time left in the match. Chinen（知念） continues a fierce attack, but Yoshimura（吉村） holds his ground!

Explanation
堂島厳

It is a very intense exchange. Chinen（知念） attempts to take an ippon, but cannot reach.

Commentary
剣持翔

The signal for the end! After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes 0 seconds, Yoshimura（吉村） in white won by a one-ippon difference!

Explanation
堂島厳

Yoshimura（吉村）'s mental strength shone through, maintaining focus until the end to protect their ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

Moriya's Yoshimura（吉村） wins a fierce battle against Konan's Chinen（知念） and advances to the next match!

To both players

Congratulations to Yoshimura（吉村） for a brilliant victory. Chinen（知念）, who unfortunately lost, fought until the end without giving up. We commend the brave efforts of both players.

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↗

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.