Passionate girls! Women's Individual Block 10.
The second match area, the women's individual 10th block will feature 片地枇愛 from Miyaki High School, 鈴木宥凜 from Tokaidai Urayasu High School, and seeded 岡崎潤羽 from Taikyu High School. In the first round, 片地選手 and 鈴木選手 will compete, with the winner challenging the seeded 岡崎選手. Along with information on each school's kendo club, we will look ahead to a heated battle.
The first three players in this block.
- No.28 片地 枇愛佐賀県Miyaki（三養基）／3Year・三Rank.
- No.29 鈴木 宥凜千葉県Tokaidai Urayasu（東海大浦安）／1Year・二Rank.
- No.30 岡崎 潤羽和歌山県Seeded (advancing from the second round)Taikyu（耐久）／2Year・二Rank.
Round 1: No.28 片地 枇愛(Miyaki) vs. No.29 鈴木 宥凜(Tokaidai Urayasu)
Round 2: Winner of Round 1 vs. No. 30 岡崎 潤羽(Taikyu)
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 Okazaki.
Taikyu High School 2nd-year student 岡崎潤羽 will enter the second round with a seed in this tournament. As the representative of Wakayama Prefecture, expectations are high for their ability. Details could not be confirmed with publicly available information.
Miyaki・片地 player
片地枇愛 player from Miyaki High School, representing 佐賀 Prefecture. From a traditional school founded in 1919 to the national stage. The school motto is "Shitsujitsu Goken." The boys' team is also competing, and Let's Kendo reports their consecutive appearances in the spring and summer tournaments.
Tokaidai Urayasu・鈴木選手
Chiba Prefecture representative, Tokaidai Urayasu High School’s 鈴木宥凜 player has the skill of a second-dan player despite being a first-year student. Founded in 1915 as a school affiliated with Tokai University. The school motto is “Cultivate your thoughts in your youth.” 松和杏芽 player is also participating in the women’s individual event.
Highlights of the First Round <a href="https://kendo-tournament.jp/teams/123">県立桜ヶ丘高校</a>と<a href="https://kendo-tournament.jp/teams/456">私立武蔵野学園</a>の一戦は、両チームの先鋒、<a href="https://kendo-tournament.jp/players/789">田中</a>選手と<a href="https://kendo-tournament.jp/players/012">佐藤</a>選手との代表戦から始まりました。両者一歩も譲らず、互いに一本を取り合いましたが、<a href="https://kendo-tournament.jp/players/789">田中</a>選手がわずかに優勢に立ち、チームに最初のポイントをもたらしました。 続く次鋒戦では、<a href="https://kendo-tournament.jp/players/345">鈴木</a>選手が<a href="https://kendo-tournament.jp/players/678">高橋</a>選手を打ち破り、さらにポイントを加えました。中堅戦、副将戦も白熱し、両チームとも譲らない激戦が繰り広げられました。 最終戦の大将戦は、両チームのキャプテン、<a href="https://kendo-tournament.jp/players/901">山田</a>選手と<a href="https://kendo-tournament.jp/players/234">伊藤</a>選手による見事な戦いとなりました。互いに果敢に攻め合い、勝負は分からず、両チームとも勝者数は3本、取得本数も同数となりました。 Inter-High出場をかけたこの試合は、最終的に<a href="https://kendo-tournament.jp/teams/123">県立桜ヶ丘高校</a>が勝利し、見事次のラウンドへと進出しました。
片地 and 鈴木 will face each other in the first round. 片地 from Miyaki leads 佐賀 Prefecture along with 最所溜偉. 鈴木 from Tokaidai Urayasu competes as a representative of Chiba Prefecture along with 松和杏芽. The gap in skill between the two is unknown.
Three players advanced after winning the two qualifying spots for the prefecture.
佐賀, Chiba, and Wakayama. These three have won their respective prefectural qualifiers to advance to the national stage. Their drive to push one another and strive for their personal bests will surely inspire all who watch.
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Messages of support for the participating schools and players.
片地枇愛 player, 鈴木宥凜 player, 岡崎潤羽 player! The passion each of you has for kendo is beyond words. Because each of you has overcome the harsh battles of the prefectural qualifiers, you are able to stand on this stage. Miyaki High School, Tokaidai Urayasu High School, Taikyu High School. Turn the support of each school into strength and give it your all. The sound of shinai resounding in the competition hall—your feelings are imbued in each and every strike. You who have believed in yourself and honed your sword because you have no comrades. Your strength will surely move the hearts of many. Now, unleash that power and seize a brilliant future!
School Information
Miyaki（三養基）
- Official name
- 佐賀県立三養基高等学校
- Reading
- Miyaki
- Division/Category of Establishment
- 佐賀 Prefectural (Public)
- Location
- 佐賀 Prefecture, Miyaki District, Miyaki-cho Harukoga 300
- History
- Established in 1919 as a branch school of 佐賀 Prefectural 佐賀 Middle School, it became independent the following year in 1920. Due to the educational system reforms of 1948, it became the current new-system high school.
- School motto/philosophy
- The school motto is "Simplicity and Robustness," "Literary and Martial Arts – the Three Ways as One," and "If you persevere, flowers will bloom."
- Department.
- Full-time course, general academic program only (200 students per grade, 5 classes).
- Kendo Club
- Won the men's division at the 1995 Gyokuryu-ki High School Kendo Tournament and placed 3rd in 2007. Placed 3rd in the men's team event at the 1993 Inter-High. In this tournament, they will compete as the 佐賀 prefecture representative in all four categories: men's team, women's team, men's individual, and women's individual. Let's Kendo reports that they have a player who has appeared in both the spring and summer tournaments and placed 3rd in the individual event at the Kyushu tournament. The men's individual is 最所溜偉(さいしょ るい) and the women's individual is 片地枇愛.
- Notes
- The school name is "Miyaki". The location, Miyaki County Miyaki Town, uses hiragana for its town name.
Tokaidai Urayasu（東海大浦安）
- Official name
- 東海大学付属浦安高等学校
- Reading
- Tokaidai Urayasu
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private coeducational school. It is affiliated with Tokai University and incorporates Tokai University Futsuuka Junior High School.
- Location
- Chiba Prefecture, Urayasu City.
- History
- Founded in 1915 as Meikyo Middle School by the Meikyo Educational Society. Following the postwar educational reform of 1948, it was absorbed into Tokai University in 1955 and relocated to Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture in 1975, becoming the school known today.
- School motto/philosophy
- The founding spirit of Tokai University: “Cultivate your thoughts in your youth,” “Nurture your body in your youth,” “Hone your intellect in your youth,” and “Connect your hopes to the stars in your youth.”
- Department.
- General studies (including science classes)
- Kendo Club
- In 1995 (the 4th time), the team won the championship in the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament for boys. The school's official website reports that the high school kendo club participated in the Kanto Tournament in spring 2026. This tournament features participation in the girls' team and girls' individual events, with 松和杏芽 (2nd year, 3rd dan) and 鈴木宥凜 (1st year, 2nd dan) competing in the girls' individual event.
- Notes
- The official name is “Tokai University Futsu High School” (using “fuzoku” rather than “fukuzoku”).
Taikyu（耐久）
- Official name
- 和歌山県立耐久高等学校
- Reading
- Taikyu
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Public (Wakayama Prefecture)
- Location
- 1985 Yuasa, Yuasa-cho, Arida-gun, Wakayama Prefecture
- History
- Originating from a training hall established in 1852, it became the prefectural Taikyu Middle School after passing through Taikyu Company, private Taikyu School, and private Taikyu Middle School. Due to the educational system reforms in April 1948, it merged with Arida District Higher Girls' School to establish Wakayama Prefectural Taikyu High School.
- School motto/philosophy
- School Motto "Truth, Health, Beauty" (derived from the Three Principles established in 1904)
- Department.
- Full-time course, General Studies; Part-time course, General Studies.
- Kendo Club
- In the 2026 men's individual competition, 井田 雄介 (3rd year, 3rd dan) will participate.
- 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 Miyaki ↗
・Notion Participating Schools Library Tokaidai Urayasu ↗
Which fact comes from which source?
- Block arrangement, seeding (No. 30), first round (No. 28 vs. No. 29), and match field (No. 2) were determined according to the pairing chart in the official PDF “R8奈良総体≪女子個人戦≫” 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.