Women's Individual Round 3 Court 4 Section16Match

Encho 5 (extension) — Sogo（十河） 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 Championships took place, and Sogo（十河） defeated Ishiko（石河）. Neither player scored a valid strike within the regulation time or the first four encho periods, and the match was decided in Encho 5 when Sogo scored a kote. It was a long match that lasted 18 minutes and 6 seconds.

Matchup

Red 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. Shirayuri Gakuen is a private school with the school motto "Obedience, Diligence, and Virtue," and it became co-educational in April 2026.
White Sogo Anzu（十河杏） / Seimei Gakuin（清明学院） / Osaka3rd Year 2nd dan
Sogo's Sogo（十河） is a 3rd year with a 2nd dan. Seimei Gakuin is a private coeducational school with the school motto "Be strong, be righteous, be kind."

Highlights

A tense development where neither side conceded an ippon from the regulation time through Encho 4.

A war of attrition that became a very long match, lasting 18 minutes and 6 seconds.

In Encho 5, Sogo（十河） scored a kote, the winning point that put an end to the fierce battle.

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Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Encho 5	White	Sogo（十河）	Kote

Conclusion: Encho 5
Match time: 18:06
Winner: Sogo（十河）（White）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

Court 4, Match 16. Ishiko（石河） of Shirayuri Gakuen vs. Sogo（十河） of Seimei Gakuin.

Explanation
堂島厳

It became an extremely long time-limit match, lasting 18 minutes and 6 seconds.

Commentary
剣持翔

That's right. It became a fierce war of attrition that remained undecided even after Encho 5.

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side gave an inch, and both maintained a very high level of concentration.

Commentary
剣持翔

Neither side scored a valid strike within the regulation time, and the match proceeded to encho at 0-0.

Explanation
堂島厳

It will be a clash of mental strength to see who breaks first.

Commentary
剣持翔

encho one, two, three, and four. Still, no valid strike is landed.

Explanation
堂島厳

Both sides are gauging each other's distance, creating a tense development as they wait for a decisive blow.

Commentary
剣持翔

And then came Encho 5. This is where the match shifts!

Explanation
堂島厳

The one who maintained their focus here scores the ippon.

Commentary
剣持翔

White's Sogo（十河） struck Ishiko（石河）'s kote!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a sharp kote. This becomes the winning point.

Commentary
剣持翔

An ippon in Encho 5! Sogo（十河） has finally broken through Ishiko（石河）.

Explanation
堂島厳

It was Sogo（十河） who won the fierce battle that lasted over 18 minutes.

Commentary
剣持翔

Match time 18 minutes 6 seconds. Sogo（十河） in white wins brilliantly!

To both players

Applause for Sogo（十河）, who won a hard-fought match in Encho 5 to advance. Respect also goes to Ishiko（石河） for fighting bravely and never giving up until the end. I wish both players further success.

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: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/盛岡白百合学園中学校・高等学校↗ https://app.notion.com/p/275d409dbebd4e43afcca4e42183129b↗

Seimei Gakuin（清明学院）

Official name: 清明学院高等学校
Reading: Seimei Gakuin
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (coeducational)
Location: 2-4-4 Sumie, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.
History: Founded in April 1941 as Osaka Sumiyoshi Girls' School. It was renamed a commercial school in 1944 and a higher girls' school in 1946, and became Sumiyoshi Gakuen High School with the school system reform of 1948. In 2000, it was renamed to the current Seimei Gakuin High School along with the introduction of coeducation.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Be strong, be upright, be kind." The school aims to cultivate "people who are needed by others – people with the strength to live strongly, uprightly, and kindly."
Department.: General academic courses (Science and Humanities Special Advancement Course, Nursing and Medical Special Advancement Course, General Course)
Kendo Club: In fiscal year 2026, they advanced to Inter-High in the men's team by winning the Osaka Prefecture qualifying tournament. Let's Kendo reports that they "achieved consecutive Inter-High appearances from Osaka" Seimei Gakuin. This tournament will feature the men's team and the women's individual event (十河杏 player, 3rd year, 2nd dan). We were unable to find the school's official page listing the kendo club's national tournament results.
Notes: Formerly known as Sumiyoshi Gakuen High School. It originated from Osaka Sumiyoshi Women's School.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/清明学院高等学校↗ https://www.seimei.ed.jp/↗ https://www.letskendo.com/posts/47192/↗ https://app.notion.com/p/58b19e12dfb24495a093d4e1da9729f3↗

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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