Women's Individual Round 3 Court 3 Section10Match

Win by one ippon — Tanaka（田中） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The 3rd round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament was held. The match lasted the full regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, and was decided by a one-ippon difference. Tanaka（田中） in white scored a men first, and Tanaka went on to win.

Matchup

Red Saga Shizuku（佐賀雫） / Saidaiji（西大寺） / Okayama2nd year 2nd dan
Saidaiji's Saga（佐賀） is a 2nd year, 2nd dan.
White Tanaka Yuma（田中夢真） / Kusatsu Higashi（草津東） / Shiga3rd Year 3rd dan
Kusatsu Higashi's Tanaka（田中） is a 3rd year, 3rd dan. Kusatsu Higashi is a school that established the prefecture's only physical education department in 1995.

Highlights

The decisive strike where white's Tanaka（田中） scored men within the time limit

A tense development to protect a single ippon

The concentration to fight through the full 4-minute regulation time

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	White	Tanaka（田中）	Men

Conclusion: Win by one ippon
Match time: 4:00
Winner: Tanaka（田中）（White）
Foul: 佐賀雫Posted on the board (it is not clear from the flash report when the foul occurred)

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual 3rd Round. Court 3, Match 10.

Explanation
堂島厳

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

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Saga（佐賀） from Saidaiji, and white is Kusatsu Higashi from Shiga. It is Saga, a 2nd year 2nd dan, against Tanaka（田中）, a 3rd year 3rd dan.

Explanation
堂島厳

It became a match to watch, seeing how the more experienced Tanaka（田中） would strategize the bout.

Commentary
剣持翔

The match begins. Both sides are sparking a silent intensity. A fierce exchange of attacks continues!

Explanation
堂島厳

Both sides are watching for an opening, creating a tense standoff as they wait for a single moment of opportunity.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, he moved! Tanaka（田中） in white, a sharp strike! Men!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a splendid men. It was clearly decided.

Commentary
剣持翔

Tanaka（田中） scores an ippon first. From here, Saga（佐賀）'s Saidaiji mounts a fierce comeback!

Explanation
堂島厳

The key will be how Tanaka（田中） handles the offensive pressure from Saidaiji, who is chasing an ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

Very little time remaining. Saidaiji launches a relentless attack! But Tanaka（田中） holds on!

Explanation
堂島厳

Calmly parrying the opponent's attacks, they are fighting to protect their one-ippon lead.

Commentary
剣持翔

That's the signal for the end of the match! After fighting for 4 minutes and 0 seconds, the white player Tanaka（田中） won by a one-ippon difference!

Explanation
堂島厳

Maintaining focus until the very end, the mental strength to protect the ippon led to victory.

Commentary
剣持翔

The one who won the fierce battle was Kusatsu Higashi's Tanaka（田中）. A splendid victory!

To both players

Congratulations to the victorious Tanaka（田中）. To Saga（佐賀）, who unfortunately lost, it was a wonderful fight and you never gave up until the end. I look forward to the further growth of both players.

Saidaiji（西大寺）

Official name: 岡山県立西大寺高等学校
Reading: Saidaiji
Division/Category of Establishment: Public (Okayama Prefecture)
Location: 1-17 Kami 2-chome, Saidaiji, Higashi-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama
History: It began with the authorization to establish a girls' higher school in January 1906. In 1922, it was transferred to the prefecture, and in August 1949, through a merger, the coeducational Okayama Prefectural Saidaiji High School was established.
School motto/philosophy: School Motto: "Intellect, Autonomy, Health"
Department.: Full-time course: General, Commercial, and International Information courses
Kendo Club: In the Inter-High, the boys' team won the championship twice (1977, 1992), and the girls' team finished as runners-up three times. Five national champions have also been produced in the individual events. In the Gyokuryuki and Kaiseiki tournaments, the girls' team won the championship (Gyokuryuki in 2008).
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/岡山県立西大寺高等学校↗ https://www.saidaizi.okayama-c.ed.jp/↗ (学校公式・剣道部)

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.