Heated battle! Men's Individual, Block 20.
The Inter-High men's individual competition, Block 20 in Nara, will be contested by Mie’s 田﨑寛舵 player, Kofu Shogyo’s 谷田部大稀 player, and seeded player Naradai Fuzoku・木村瑠汰. Kimura will enter from the second round with a seed, facing the winner of the first round. The match will be held on the third field.
The first three players in this block.
- No.58 田﨑 寛舵三重県Mie（三重）／3Year・二Rank.
- No.59 谷田部 大稀山梨県Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業）／3Year・三Rank.
- No.60 木村 瑠汰奈良県Seeded (advancing from the second round)Naradai Fuzoku（奈良大附属）／3Year・三Rank.
Round 1: No.58 田﨑 寛舵(Mie) vs. No.59 谷田部 大稀(Kofu Shogyo)
Round 2: Winner of Round 1 vs. No. 60 木村 瑠汰(Naradai Fuzoku)
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
木村 who earned seed status
Naradai Fuzoku’s 木村瑠汰 (3rd year, 3rd dan) secured a seed and will appear from the second round. The school boasts 49 consecutive Inter-High appearances. They have a record of 44 wins in 16 consecutive Nara Prefecture qualifying tournaments.
Player 田﨑 challenging from Mie
Mie High School’s 田﨑寛舵 player (3rd year, 2nd dan) won through the Mie prefectural preliminaries to qualify for Inter-High. The Mie High School kendo club is a designated strengthening club. Won through the Mie prefectural preliminaries in 2026 to qualify.
谷田部 of Kofu Shogyo
Kofu Shogyo’s 谷田部大稀 (3rd year, Sandan) advanced through the Yamanashi Prefecture qualifiers and earned a spot in Inter-High. The school won the Inter-High men’s team competition in 1957.
Three players advanced after winning the two qualifying spots for the prefecture.
Mie, Yamanashi, Nara. Having broken through each prefectural preliminary, these three have stepped onto the Inter-High stage. They will fight fiercely, aiming to advance to the higher ranks. Attention is focused on the battles at the third arena.
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Messages of support for the participating schools and players.
Mie, Yamanashi, and Nara. Three individuals who stood on the Inter-High stage representing their respective prefectures. Each of them has faced rigorous training to reach this day. Because this is an individual competition where you cannot call out to your teammates, light the fire in your own heart and swing your shinai with all your soul! With the support of your hometown, the expectations of your teachers, and the warm gaze of your families in your heart, strive for victory! Each kendo club has a long history and pride. It is up to you to inherit that tradition and carve out a new history! Mie's 田﨑, Yamanashi's 谷田部, and Nara's 木村—please engage in a passionate battle, staking your respective kendo lives!
School Information
Mie（三重）
- Official name
- 三重高等学校
- Reading
- Mie
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (coeducational). A junior and senior high school with an affiliated Mie middle school.
- Location
- Mie Prefecture Matsusaka City Kubocho 1232
- History
- In April 1961 (Showa 36), the high school was established and relocated to the current location in August of the same year. The junior high school was established in April 1962. Coeducation was introduced in April 1974, and a six-year middle and high school system was adopted in April 1985. In April 1994, Mie High School and Matsusaka Women's High School merged. The new school building was completed in April 2008, and the six-year middle and high school system commenced. In April 2018, the operating entity became independent from Umemura Gakuen Educational Institution.
- School motto/philosophy
- School motto: "Sincerity and earnestness"
- Department.
- General studies (university preparatory course, advanced preparatory course, six-year course)
- Kendo Club
- The kendo club is a designated strengthening club of the high school. Winning the Mie prefectural qualifying tournament in 2026 (Reiwa 8), the men's team advanced to Inter-High, and is introduced in the Let's Kendo combination article as "Tokai Tournament 3rd place・Mie(Mie)". 平岡青空 and 田﨑寛舵 players participated in the men's individual event, and 別府紗衣 player participated in the women's individual event. The history and national tournament results of the kendo club alone could not be confirmed in publicly available information.
- Notes
- A school nationally known as a baseball powerhouse. This tournament features competition in the men's team, men's individual, and women's individual categories.
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".
Naradai Fuzoku（奈良大附属）
- Official name
- 奈良大学附属高等学校
- Reading
- Naradai Fuzoku
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (coeducational). It is an affiliated school of 奈良大学 and has a system for internal advancement to the same university.
- Location
- Nara City, Akishino-cho, Nara Prefecture.
- History
- In June 1925 (Taisho 14), the history began with the establishment of Nantou Seikyo Middle School within the grounds of Yakushiji Temple in Tsujizato Village, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, as a night school for working youth. Following the 1948 educational reform, it became Nara Prefectural Seikyo High School, and co-education was introduced in 1957.
- School motto/philosophy
- Founded on the spirit of "Living Correctly and Strongly" (Seikyo Spirit). School motto: "Effort is genius."
- Department.
- General Studies (Special Advancement Course, Liberal Arts Course, Standard Course)
- Kendo Club
- Inter-High for 49 consecutive years (total of 44 appearances), and the All-Japan High School Kendo Tournament in the spring for 22 consecutive years (total of 29 appearances). They have won the prefectural Inter-High qualifier 44 times in a row for 16 consecutive years. They have been runners-up twice, placed third four times, and reached the top 8 eleven times in national tournaments. They placed third in the All-Japan High School Kendo Tournament in March 2025. The women’s team has won the prefectural tournament 47 times in a row and the overall championship 96 times, and have reached the top 8 at Inter-High four times.
- Notes
- The participating schools from Nara Prefecture, the host location of this tournament.
・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 Mie ↗
・Notion Participating Schools Library Kofu Shogyo ↗
・Notion Participating Schools Library Naradai Fuzoku ↗
Which fact comes from which source?
- Block assignments, seeding (No. 60), first round (No. 58 vs. No. 59), and match arena (No. 3) were determined according to the combination chart 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.