Women's Individual Round 4 Court 1 Section1Match

Encho 2 (extension) — Yamada（山田） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The 4th round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship was a close match that lasted 9 minutes and 43 seconds. Neither side scored a valid strike within the regulation time or Encho 1; in Encho 2, Yamada（山田） in white scored a men, which became the winning point. With this ippon, Yamada won.

Matchup

Red Okumura Nonoka（奥村望乃果） / Toyama Hokubu（富山北部） / Toyama3rd Year 3rd dan
Toyama Hokubu's Okumura（奥村） is a 3rd year sandan. The school won the Reiwa 8 prefectural qualifiers and is competing in the Inter-High in all four categories for both men's and women's individual and team events.
White Yamada Kaho（山田果歩） / Yokohama（横浜） / Kanagawa3rd Year 2nd dan
Yokohama's Yamada（山田） is a 3rd year, 2nd dan.

Highlights

No valid strikes were scored within the regulation time or Encho 1, as a steady offensive and defensive battle unfolded.

The match lasted 9 minutes and 43 seconds, resulting in a very tenacious development.

The match was decided when Yamada（山田） scored a winning men in Encho 2.

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Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Encho 2	White	Yamada（山田）	Men

Conclusion: Encho 2
Match time: 9:43
Winner: Yamada（山田）（White）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

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

Explanation
堂島厳

Okumura（奥村） from Toyama Hokubu and Yamada（山田） from Yokohama. A very steady exchange of offense and defense is expected.

Commentary
剣持翔

Neither side shows an opening, and the intense tactical battle continues. However, there are no valid strikes within the time limit.

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side wavered, and the match developed with intense focus. From here, it goes to encho.

Commentary
剣持翔

It went into encho, but neither side scored a valid strike in Encho 1 period, and the match remains undecided.

Explanation
堂島厳

Mental exhaustion is also intense at this point, but a single strike from here will determine the outcome.

Commentary
剣持翔

The match time has passed 9 minutes. Oh, and here the white player Yamada（山田） scores a men!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a magnificent men strike. It became the winning point in Encho 2, and the match was decided here.

Commentary
剣持翔

Match time 9 minutes 43 seconds. Yamada（山田） in white clinched the victory with a men ippon!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a match where Yamada（山田）'s concentration shone, as he remained tenacious until the end and prevailed in a steady offensive and defensive battle.

To both players

Applause for Yamada（山田）, who secured the victory with a magnificent men strike. We commend the fighting spirit of Okumura（奥村）, who showed steady offense and defense until the end. We look forward to the further growth of both players.

Toyama Hokubu（富山北部）

Official name: 富山県立富山北部高等学校
Reading: Toyama Hokubu
Division/Category of Establishment: Toyama Prefectural (Co-educational)
Location: Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture.
History: Founded in 1916 as Higashi岩瀬 Town Higashi岩瀬 Vocational Supplementary School, it became a high school during the educational system reforms of 1948. In 2020, it merged with Toyama Prefectural Mizuhashi High School to become the current Toyama Hokubu High School.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Integrity," "Boldness," and "Self-Governance." Since 2021, it also upholds "Polish your spirit and forge a new path," inherited from the merged Mizuhashi High School.
Department.: General studies (including the sports course), pharmaceutical and biological sciences, and information design.
Kendo Club: In the fiscal year 2026, having won the Toyama Prefecture qualifiers, they will participate in Inter-High in all four categories: men's team, women's team, men's individual, and women's individual. The women's individual representatives are 奥村望乃果 (3rd year, 3rd dan) and 太田わかば (3rd year, 2nd dan), and the men's individual representatives are 佐藤太陽 (3rd year, 3rd dan) and 八重﨑蓮斗 (3rd year, 3rd dan). No past national tournament results could be confirmed from publicly available information.
Notes: Reading is "Toyama Hokubu".

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/富山県立富山北部高等学校↗ https://app.notion.com/p/ca79419e71f742e4835f7f1a3231ff02↗

Yokohama（横浜）

Official name: 神奈川県立横浜高等学校
Reading: Yokohama
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (Tokushin Gakuen Educational Corporation)
Location: 46-1 Noumidai-dori, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture
History: Established in March 1942 as Kenshin Gakuen Yokohama Junior High School (Old System). In March 1948, the establishment of Yokohama High School was authorized. Junior high school operations resumed in 1985, beginning integrated middle and high school education, and the high school became coeducational in April 2020.
School motto/philosophy: School Motto "Sanjo Gokun" (Sanjo: Be a person who earns trust, Value responsibility, Maintain order / Gokun: Sincerity, Total effort, Hard work, Creativity, Perseverance)
Department.: General Course (Premier / Advance / Active / 6-Year Integrated)
Kendo Club: The Kendo club has a history of appearing in the national tournament.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/横浜中学校・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.