Iwate, Fukui, and Nagano! Men's Individual, Block 27.
Inter-High Nara Men's Individual Block 27 features 藤原晃成, a second-year student from Iwate Prefecture's Nansho Mirai High School, seeded and appearing from the second round. 山本優心, a second-year student from Fukui Prefecture's Tsuruga High School, and 成澤輝空, a first-year student from Nagano Prefecture's Saku Chosei High School, will compete in the first round. Attention is focused on the intense battle at the fourth match venue.
The first three players in this block.
- No.79 藤原 晃成岩手県Seeded (advancing from the second round)Nansho Mirai（南昌みらい）／2Year・二Rank.
- No.80 山本 優心福井県Tsuruga（敦賀）／2Year・三Rank.
- No.81 成澤 輝空長野県Saku Chosei（佐久長聖）／1Year・二Rank.
Round 1: No.80 山本 優心(Tsuruga) vs. No.81 成澤 輝空(Saku Chosei)
Round 2: Winner of Round 1 vs. No. 79 藤原 晃成(Nansho Mirai)
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
Seeded player 藤原
The second-year student 藤原晃成 from Nansho Mirai High School in Iwate Prefecture has earned a seeded position and will enter the competition from the second round. Their rank is second dan. We look forward to their future performance.
Tsuruga High School・山本選手
Fukui Prefecture’s Tsuruga High School 2nd-year student, 山本優心 player, is a skilled sandan practitioner. Founded in 1906 and taking its current form in 1948, Tsuruga High School promotes both academic and martial arts excellence with the motto of “self-governance and autonomy.” The kendo team secured Inter-High qualification in all four divisions at this tournament.
Saku Chosei・成澤 player
The first-year student 成澤輝空 from Saku Chosei High School in Nagano Prefecture is a second dan. Saku Chosei High School, founded in 1964, has a slogan of "Todai, Kyodai, Koshien." They won the Nagano Prefecture qualifying round of the All-Japan High School Kendo Tournament in January 2025 for the seventh consecutive year, and the third year in a row for the men’s team.
First round outlook
The first round features a match between 山本選手 and 成澤選手. Players representing the kendo clubs of Tsuruga High School and Saku Chosei High School will clash for a spot in the second round.
Three players advanced from the prefectural qualifying tournament.
Having overcome their respective prefectural qualifying tournaments, three competitors have earned their places at Inter-High: Iwate, Fukui, and Nagano. As representatives of each prefecture, they will engage in fierce competition.
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Messages of support for the participating schools and players.
藤原晃成 player, 山本優心 player, 成澤輝空 player. Each kendo style intersects in this land of Nara, carrying each person’s thoughts. Iwate, Fukui, Nagano. You are swordsmen representing each prefecture, and cheers may not reach you. Even so, your matches will surely resonate with someone’s heart. The loneliness of standing on the match stage alone, and the strength to fight through it anyway—you both possess those qualities. Because you won through the prefectural preliminaries, you are able to stand on this stage. That fact is your pride. Kendo is a battle with oneself, and respect for your opponent. Without forgetting either of those, please fight a heated battle. I am cheering for you!
School Information
Nansho Mirai（南昌みらい）
- Official name
- 岩手県立南昌みらい高等学校
- Reading
- Nansho Mirai
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Public (Iwate Prefecture)
- Location
- 9-1-1 Minamiyahaba, Yahaba-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate Prefecture
- History
- Opened on April 1, 2025, through the merger of Iwate Prefectural Trakata High School and Iwate Prefectural Morioka Minami High School. The school uses the former Trakata High School building.
- Department.
- Full-time Course, General Studies (Arts, Foreign Languages, Sports Science)
- Kendo Club
- The official website's club activity achievements state, "77th Iwate Prefecture High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Kendo Competition Runner-up (May 25, 2025)."
- Notes
- History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).
Tsuruga（敦賀）
- Official name
- 福井県立敦賀高等学校
- Reading
- Tsuruga
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Fukui Prefectural (Co-educational)
- Location
- Fukui Prefecture Tsuruga City
- History
- In April 1948 (Showa 23), it was established through the integration of three schools: Fukui Prefectural Tsuruga Higher Girls' School, Fukui Prefectural Tsuruga Commercial School, and Fukui Prefectural Tsuruga Middle School. One of its predecessors, Tsuruga Commercial School, opened in 1906.
- School motto/philosophy
- The school motto is "Independence and Self-discipline." It promotes both academic and martial arts excellence.
- Department.
- Full-time courses: General academic course, Arts and Science course, Business course, Information Accounting course. Part-time (daytime): General academic course.
- Kendo Club
- In the fiscal year 2026, having won the Fukui 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 園田夢萌 (3rd year, 2nd dan) and 岩瀬こは (3rd year, 2nd dan), and the men's individual representatives are 出口慧 (3rd year, 3rd dan) and 山本優心 (2nd year, 3rd dan). No past national tournament results could be confirmed from publicly available information.
- Notes
- Reading is "Tsuruga".
Saku Chosei（佐久長聖）
- Official name
- 佐久長聖高等学校
- Reading
- Saku Chosei
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (coeducational). Established by the Nagasei School Corporation.
- Location
- 951 Iwamurada, Saku City, Nagano Prefecture.
- History
- 1964 (Showa 39), the school was founded as Saku High School by the Saku Gakuen school corporation. In 1995 (Heisei 7), Saku Chosei Junior High School was established, beginning the first integrated junior and senior high school education in Nagano Prefecture, and the school was renamed to Saku Chosei High School.
- School motto/philosophy
- Since 1991, the school has operated under the slogan “University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, and Koshien.” It is a member of the National Federation of Private Boarding Schools, and approximately half of the students live in dormitories (called “Kan”).
- Department.
- General studies course.
- Kendo Club
- In the Nagano Prefecture qualifying tournament for the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament in January 2025, the boys’ team won for the 7th consecutive year, and 3rd time in a row. The school’s official website’s list of club activities records participation in both the All Japan Selection Tournament and Inter-High for the 2024 and 2025 academic years. In this tournament, they participated in the boys’ team, girls’ team, and boys’ individual events, with 成澤輝空 (2nd dan) as a first-year student in the boys’ individual event.
- Notes
- The school boasts nationally-ranked clubs in events such as Ekiden and skating, and the hardball baseball team has made 10 appearances in the Spring and Summer National High School Baseball Championships, in addition to its strong kendo program.
・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 Tsuruga ↗
・Notion Participating Schools Library Saku Chosei ↗
Which fact comes from which source?
- Block assignments, seeding (No. 79), and the first round match-up (No. 80 vs. No. 81) and match field (No. 4) 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.