Fierce Kendo Battles! Men's Individual - Block 15.
The second match area, Block 15, has Kofu Shogyo’s 水谷一惺 player (2nd year, 2nd dan) seeded and appearing from the second round. In the first round, 鵜木丈 player (3rd year, 2nd dan) from Kyoto Prefecture’s Kumiyama High School and 江川雄大 player (3rd year, 2nd dan) from Okayama Prefecture’s Tsuyama High School will compete against each other. Kofu Shogyo is a prestigious school that won the Inter-High men’s team championship in 1957.
The first three players in this block.
- No.43 水谷 一惺山梨県Seeded (advancing from the second round)Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業）／2Year・二Rank.
- No.44 鵜木 丈京都府Kumiyama（久御山）／3Year・二Rank.
- No.45 江川 雄大岡山県Tsuyama（津山）／3Year・二Rank.
Round 1: No.44 鵜木 丈(Kumiyama) vs. No.45 江川 雄大(Tsuyama)
Round 2: Winner of Round 1 vs. No.43 水谷 一惺(Kofu Shogyo)
In the individual competition, the 96 competitors will be divided into blocks of three. One competitor from each block will receive a bye and begin competition in the second round. One competitor advancing from each match area will advance to the semi-finals.
Highlights
Seed is Kofu Shogyo
水谷一惺 (2nd year・2nd dan) will appear from the second round, having obtained a seeded position as the representative of Kofu Shogyo High School. Kofu Shogyo is known as a kendo powerhouse, having won the Inter-High men's team championship in 1957.
Kyoto Prefecture's Kumiyama High School
鵜木丈 (3rd year, 2nd dan) participated from Kyoto Prefectural Kumiyama High School. Kumiyama High School, founded in 1980, has a school motto of "Self-study, Self-governance, Self-training" and also has a comprehensive sports major.
Okayama Prefecture's Tsuyama High School
江川雄大 (3rd year, 2nd dan) is the representative from Okayama Prefectural Tsuyama High School. Details of Tsuyama High School could not be confirmed with publicly available information.
Three players advanced from the prefectural qualifying tournament.
Yamanashi Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, and Okayama Prefecture. These three competitors advanced through their respective prefectural qualifying tournaments to earn berths in Inter-High. A heated competition is anticipated.
Live broadcast「Fierce Kendo Battles! Men's Individual - Block 15.」
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Messages of support for the participating schools and players.
水谷一惺 player, 鵜木丈 player, 江川雄大 player. Each of you reached this point with the support of your teachers, teammates, and families in your respective prefectures. It takes courage to stand on the big stage of Inter-High and compete alone. However, you are not alone. The support from your home prefectures of Yamanashi, Kyoto, and Okayama will strongly push your backs. The fact that you won through the prefectural qualifiers is already a source of pride for all of you. With this pride in your hearts, give it your all. Accumulate ippon after ippon and pave the way to victory. Clash with burning spirits and show the best kendo! Put your thoughts into your swords and shine on the stage of Inter-High!
School Information
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".
Kumiyama（久御山）
- Official name
- 京都府立久御山高等学校
- Reading
- Kumiyama
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Kyoto Prefectural (Co-educational)
- Location
- Kyoto Prefecture Kuse District Kumiyama Town Hayashi
- History
- Founded in April 1980.
- School motto/philosophy
- The school motto is “Self-study, self-discipline, and self-improvement.”
- Department.
- General studies (S course = Standard, A course = Academy, P course = Physical & Sports Comprehensive Program)
- Kendo Club
- The kendo club is designated as a "sports comprehensive designated club" of the school. In this tournament, 鵜木丈 (3rd year, 2nd dan) and 向山太智 (2nd year, 2nd dan) will participate in addition to the women's team event, in the men's individual event. The school is nationally known for its soccer club, which was runner-up in the 89th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, and approximately 80% of all students participate in club activities.
Tsuyama（津山）
- Official name
- 岡山県立津山高等学校
- Reading
- Tsuyama
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Public (Okayama Prefecture)
- Location
- 62 Tsubakikogeshita, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture
- History
- Established as Okayama Prefecture Tsuyama Ordinary Middle School in March 1895 and opened in September of the same year. It became a high school during the school system reform of 1948 and was renamed Okayama Prefectural Tsuyama High School in April 1953. An affiliated junior high school opened in April 2015.
- School motto/philosophy
- School motto "Iten Keijin"
- Department.
- Full-time course General Course / Science and Mathematics Course
- Kendo Club
- In the 2024 fiscal year, the men's team placed 3rd in the 34th All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament Okayama Prefecture Qualifiers, and both the men's and women's teams reached the best 8 in the 71st All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Okayama Prefecture Qualifiers. In the 2025 fiscal year, the women's team reached the best 8 in the 35th All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament Okayama Prefecture Qualifiers.
- Notes
- History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).
・National High School Kendo Tournament Official Website (Tournament Updates) ↗
・Let's Kendo [Matchups] August 2nd - 5th, 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament / Nara Inter-High 2026. ↗
・Notion Participating Schools Library Kofu Shogyo ↗
・Notion Participating Schools Library Kumiyama ↗
Which fact comes from which source?
- Block assignments, seeding (No. 43), and the first round match-up (No. 44 vs. No. 45) and match location (Court 2) were determined according to the bracket in the official PDF “R8奈良総体≪男子個人戦≫” and the rule of odd-numbered blocks having the top seed/even-numbered blocks having the bottom seed.
- The names, prefectures, schools, grade levels, and ranks of three players are available in data/2026/kumiawase.json (based on the official PDF).
- School profiles for each school will reuse verified information from existing organization/individual articles (gakko_gaiyo) or be sourced from the Notion participating schools library and Wikipedia.
- The individual competition qualifying spots are two per prefecture, which determines the structure of the bracket.
- Note: The pronunciation of players' given names has not been confirmed, so only the family name is announced in the video audio.
Please note that the commentary and analysis are AI-generated content based on the facts listed above. As this is before the tournament, there is no description of the matches, attacks and defenses, or wins and losses. Please excuse any errors in reading or notation.