Women's Individual Round 3 Court 2 Section7Match

Win by one ippon — Kitayama（北山） 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 Championship. After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, the match was decided by a one-ippon difference. Since Kitayama（北山） in red scored a men within the regulation time, Kitayama was the winner.

Matchup

Red Kitayama Manaka（北山愛華） / Shimabara（島原） / Nagasaki1st Year 2nd dan
Shimabara's Kitayama（北山） is a first-year with a second-dan rank. The school's kendo club won the Inter-High boys' team championship in 2022, and the girls' team won in 2009 and 2013.
White Hashimoto Mie（橋本心瑛） / Takamatsu Sho（高松商） / Kagawa3rd Year 3rd dan
Takamatsu Sho's Hashimoto（橋本） is a 3rd year sandan. She is competing in the women's individual event of this tournament.

Highlights

Kitayama（北山） scored a men within the time limit, taking the lead.

They fought until the very end of the 4-minute time limit.

It became a tense development, defending a lead of one ippon until the end.

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	Red	Kitayama（北山）	Men

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

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual 3rd Round. Court 2, Match 7.

Explanation
堂島厳

Whether to protect a single ippon or take it back, the match remained tense until the very end of the regulation time.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Kitayama（北山） from Shimabara, and white is Hashimoto（橋本） from Takamatsu Sho. The 3rd-year Hashimoto challenges the 1st-year Kitayama.

Explanation
堂島厳

Both sides are continuing a sharp offensive and defensive struggle, but it is a matter of who will break first.

Commentary
剣持翔

Oh, he got it! Kitayama（北山） in red, Men! A sharp strike to take the first ippon!

Explanation
堂島厳

Kitayama（北山） landed a solid men strike. Now it's up to Hashimoto（橋本） to see how they can catch up.

Commentary
剣持翔

Hashimoto（橋本） attacks aggressively! However, Kitayama（北山） is calmly weathering the opponent's attacks.

Explanation
堂島厳

Kitayama（北山）, who is leading by one ippon, is controlling the time without losing focus.

Commentary
剣持翔

Very little time remains. Hashimoto（橋本） aims for one final strike, but Kitayama（北山） blocks it!

Explanation
堂島厳

They stayed focused until the very end and managed to protect their ippon. It was a very tenacious fight.

Commentary
剣持翔

That's the signal for the end of the match! After fighting for 4 minutes and 0 seconds, Kitayama（北山） won by a difference of one ippon!

Explanation
堂島厳

First-year Kitayama（北山） won their way up against a higher-ranked third-year. It was a splendid performance.

Commentary
剣持翔

The winner was red, Kitayama（北山） of Shimabara! It was a match full of tension.

To both players

Congratulations to Kitayama（北山） for a magnificent victory. Applause also goes to Hashimoto（橋本） for fighting with all their might until the very end. I look forward to the further growth of both players.

Shimabara（島原）

Official name: 長崎県立島原高等学校
Reading: Shimabara
Division/Category of Establishment: Nagasaki Prefectural (Co-educational)
Location: Nagasaki Prefecture Shimabara City, Shiroyone 2-chome 1130
History: Opened in April 1900 (Meiji 33) as Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Middle School. With the 1948 school system reform, a new system high school was established, and in November of the same year, Shimabara High School, Shimabara Women's High School, and Shimabara Commercial High School were integrated to become coeducational. A science and mathematics course was established in 2003, and the school celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2010.
School motto/philosophy: School motto: "Harmony of literary and martial arts."
Department.: Full-time courses: General academic and science courses, Part-time courses: General academic courses.
Kendo Club: In 2022 (the 69th time・Kochi), they won the championship in the National High School Comprehensive Sports Tournament for the men's team. The women's team also won Inter-High in 2009 and 2013. In the Tamaryu Flag High School Kendo Tournament, the men's team won in 2012 and 2018, and the women's team won in 2009 and 2013. In fiscal year 2026, they won the Winter Kyushu Selection Tournament and reached the best 8 in the All-Kyushu Tournament. Let's Kendo reports that they were unable to qualify for the National High School Kendo Selection Tournament in March. In this tournament, 三木己徹 (3rd year・2nd dan) will participate in the men's individual event, and 北山愛華 (1st year・2nd dan) and 大賀幸愛 (3rd year・2nd dan) will participate in the women's individual event.
Notes: This tournament features competition in the men’s team, men’s individual, and women’s individual events.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/長崎県立島原高等学校↗ 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/玉竜旗高校剣道大会↗ https://www.letskendo.com/posts/47192/↗ https://nagasaki-koutairen.jp/03_kousoutai/2026_r08/kekka/09…↗ https://app.notion.com/p/48122640bce74da9adc98f0a74d71564↗

Takamatsu Sho（高松商）

Official name: 高松商業高等学校
Reading: Takamatsu Sho
Division/Category of Establishment: Public (Kagawa Prefecture)
Location: 1-18-54 Matsushimacho, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture
History: Opened in 1900 as Takamatsu Municipal Takamatsu Sho School. It was renamed Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Sho School in 1922 and became the current Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Sho High School in 1948.
School motto/philosophy: Sincerity, Fortitude, Cooperation, Diligence, Respect
Department.: Department of Commerce (Full-time/Part-time), Department of English Business, Department of Information and Mathematical Sciences
Kendo Club: In the 2026 Women's Individual competition, 橋本心瑛 (3rd year, 3rd dan) will participate.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/香川県立高松商業高等学校↗

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.