Women's Individual Round 4 Court 2 Section3Match

Win by one ippon — Horie（堀江） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

A match from the 4th 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. With Horie（堀江） in white scoring a kote within the regulation time, Horie was the winner.

Matchup

Red Hoshi Chinami（星知波） / Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業） / Yamanashi3rd Year 3rd dan
The star of Kofu Shogyo is a third-year sandan. The kendo club has a record of winning the Inter-High boys' team competition in 1957.
White Horie Sana（堀江紗奈） / Miyazaki Nichidai（宮崎日大） / Miyazaki3rd Year 2nd dan
Miyazaki Nichidai's Horie（堀江） is a 3rd year, 2nd dan.

Highlights

The decisive blow where Horie（堀江） scored a kote within the time limit.

A tense development to protect a single ippon

The offensive and defensive struggle 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	Horie（堀江）	Kote

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

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championships, Women's Individual 4th Round. Court 2, Match 3.

Commentary
剣持翔

It became a tense development, defending a single ippon until the very end of the regulation time.

Explanation
堂島厳

It will be a very tense match where neither side can afford a single moment of weakness.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Kofu Shogyo's Hoshi（星）, white is Miyazaki Nichidai's Horie（堀江）. Both face off with sharp footwork.

Explanation
堂島厳

Who will seize the initiative first? The offense and defense from here on will decide the match.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, white's Horie（堀江） stepped in sharply! Kote!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a clean kote. It was struck firmly.

Commentary
剣持翔

Referee, kote ippon! White's Horie（堀江） takes the lead.

Explanation
堂島厳

Player Horie（堀江） has taken the lead. Now it depends on how Hoshi（星） can break through.

Commentary
剣持翔

Hoshi goes on the offensive, but Horie（堀江） calmly withstands the attack.

Explanation
堂島厳

The determination of player Horie（堀江）, who wants to protect their ippon, clashes with that of Hoshi（星）, who wants to take it back.

Commentary
剣持翔

There is very little time left in the match. Hoshi（星） continues their fierce attack, but Horie（堀江） holds out!

Explanation
堂島厳

They maintained their focus until the end and controlled the distance well.

Commentary
剣持翔

The signal for the end! After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, White won by a one-ippon difference.

Explanation
堂島厳

Horie（堀江） maintained their focus until the end and secured the win.

Commentary
剣持翔

The winner is Miyazaki Nichidai's Horie（堀江）! A splendid victory.

To both players

A splendid victory for Horie（堀江）. We also praise the fighting spirit of Hoshi（星）, who fought hard and never gave up until the end. We look forward to the future success of both players.

Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業）

Official name: 甲府市立甲府商業高等学校
Reading: Kofu Shogyo
Division/Category of Establishment: Kofu City (Coeducational)
Location: Yamanashi Prefecture, Kofu City.
History: Opened as Kofu Shogyo Municipal School within the Aioi training hall of Kofu Normal Higher Elementary School in 1901 (Meiji 34). Became a new system commercial high school in 1948, and became coeducational and full-time in 1951. Relocated to the current location in 1977.
Department.: Business Department, Information Processing Department.
Kendo Club: The kendo club won the boys' team event at the 1957 National High School General Sports Tournament (Inter-High). In this tournament, they will participate as the Yamanashi Prefecture representatives in all four categories: boys' team, girls' team, boys' individual, and girls' individual. The girls' individual representative is 星知波 (3rd year, 3rd dan), and the boys' individual representatives are 水谷一惺 (2nd year, 2nd dan) and 谷田部大稀 (3rd year, 3rd dan).
Notes: Not prefectural, but Kofu City-run. Pronounced "Kofu Shogyo".

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/甲府市立甲府商業高等学校↗ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/全国高等学校剣道大会↗ https://app.notion.com/p/b57dc7b781244ad29abfe2bd6f3c645c↗

Miyazaki Nichidai（宮崎日大）

Official name: 宮崎日本大学高等学校
Reading: Miyazaki Nichidai
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (Miyazaki Nihon University Gakuen Educational Corporation)
Location: 6822-2 Shimanouchi, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
History: Miyazaki Nihon University High School opened on April 1, 1963. Miyazaki Nihon University Junior High School opened on April 1, 1986, beginning integrated junior and senior high school education, and the school became the Educational Corporation Miyazaki Nihon University Gakuen in the same year. The English Department and Secretarial Department were established in 1988, the Special Advanced Course in 1993, and the Arts Department in 2008.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Bright, Strong, and Upright."
Department.: Full-time course 5 departments (Special Advanced Course, General Advanced Course, English Advanced Course, Arts Department, ICT Solution Department)
Kendo Club: Men's and women's kendo are designated as reinforced clubs. The official website states, "FY2024 Prefectural High School First-Year Tournament: Boys' Team 3rd Place," "Same for Girls' Team 3rd Place," and "25th Prefectural High School Selected Kendo Tournament: Girls' Team 3rd Place." The club motto is "A thousand days of training, one moment of victory."
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/宮崎日本大学中学校・高等学校↗ https://www.m-nichidai.com/highschool/high_club/↗

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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