Saki, Kanna, and Sana! Women's Individual, Block 12.
Court 2, Women's Individual Block 12 is a battle between Miyazaki Nichidai's 堀江紗奈 (3rd year, 2nd dan), Kogota Norin's 佐々木カンナ (3rd year, 3rd dan), and the seeded Seijo's 冨松咲季 (3rd year, 3rd dan). 冨松 will enter in the second round to face the winner of the first round. Kogota Norin High School has a history of winning the boys' team championship at the Inter-High in 1959.
The first three players in this block.
- No.34 堀江 紗奈宮崎県Miyazaki Nichidai（宮崎日大）／3Year・二Rank.
- No.35 佐々木 カンナ宮城県Kogota Norin（小牛田農林）／3Year・三Rank.
- No.36 冨松 咲季愛知県Seeded (advancing from the second round)Seijo（星城）／3Year・三Rank.
Round 1: No.34 堀江 紗奈(Miyazaki Nichidai) vs No.35 佐々木 カンナ(Kogota Norin)
Round 2: Winner of Round 1 vs. No. 36 冨松 咲季(Seijo)
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 冨松咲季
From Seijo High School in Aichi Prefecture, player 冨松咲季 (3rd year, Sandan) will appear from the second round, having obtained a seeded position. Seijo High School is known as a strong school for women's kendo and has a record of appearing in national tournaments. The school motto is "Heiga Ittai".
Miyazaki Nichidai・堀江紗奈 player
Miyazaki Nichidai’s 堀江紗奈 player (3rd year, 2nd dan) advanced through the prefectural qualifying tournament. Details about Miyazaki Nichidai could not be confirmed in publicly available information.
Kogota Norin・佐々木カンナ player
Player 佐々木カンナ (3rd year, 3rd dan) from Kogota Norin High School in Miyagi Prefecture appears. Kogota Norin High School is a traditional school founded in 1882, with a history of winning the boys' team championship at the 6th Inter-High (Kumamoto) in 1959. Player 佐々木 passed the prefectural qualifiers to reach the stage of the Inter-High.
Traditional school Kogota Norin High School
Kogota Norin High School was founded in 1882. It boasts a victory in the Inter-High boys' team event in 1959. It has an Agricultural Technology Department and a General Studies Department, and also puts effort into martial arts.
Three players advanced after winning the two qualifying spots for the prefecture.
Miyazaki, Miyagi, and Aichi Prefectures. These three individuals advanced through their respective prefectural qualifying tournaments to earn berths in Inter-High. We look forward to their continued success after overcoming such fierce competition.
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Messages of support for the participating schools and players.
Miyazaki, Miyagi, and Aichi Prefectures. Three individuals who stood on the Inter-High stage as representatives of their respective prefectures. The fact that each of them fought their way through grueling prefectural qualifiers is more precious than anything. 堀江紗奈 from Miyazaki Nichidai, 佐々木カンナ from Kogota Norin, and 冨松咲季 from Seijo. Their respective kendo, carrying their individual hopes and feelings, leads to this very moment. The days spent encouraging one another and striving for mutual improvement with teammates—all of it will shine on this Inter-High stage. Overcome the loneliness of standing alone in the arena and stay true to your own kendo! We are rooting for you!
School Information
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).
Kogota Norin（小牛田農林）
- Official name
- 宮城県小牛田農林高等学校
- Reading
- Kogota Norin
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Miyagi Prefectural (Co-educational)
- Location
- 30 Iseido-ura, Ushikai, Misato-cho, Tenda-gun, Miyagi Prefecture.
- History
- Founded in 1882 as a private sericulture training institute, it became the Enta County Sericulture Training Institute in 1888. It was transferred to the prefecture in 1910 and became the current high school with the educational system reform of 1948. A department reorganization in 1997 established the agricultural technology course and the comprehensive course. The founding anniversary ceremony is held every ten years on October 12th.
- Department.
- Agricultural Technology Department (Agricultural Science Course, Agricultural Civil Engineering Course), Comprehensive Academic Department (Natural Science Series, Humanities and Social Sciences Series, etc.)
- Kendo Club
- Won the boys' team championship at the 6th Inter-High (Kumamoto) in 1959. Their opponent in the final was Akitashogyo Industry. Traditionally strong in martial arts club activities, the sumo club and judo club also have a history of competing in national tournaments. In 2025, they won both the boys' and girls' team championships at the prefectural general athletic meet, and finished second in the boys' team and first in the girls' team at the prefectural rookie tournament. The team's goal is to "win the national championship."
- Notes
- The abbreviation is "Norin" or "Kogota Norin". "小牛田" is read as "Kogota".
Seijo（星城）
- Official name
- 星城高等学校
- Reading
- Seijo
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (coeducational). Established by the school corporation Nagoya Ishida Gakuen. A combined junior and senior high school affiliated with Seijo Junior High School.
- Location
- 20 Shin-Sayamayama, Sakae-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture.
- History
- Founded in 1963 by the school corporation Nagoya Ishida Gakuen. It has a middle school attached and provides a junior and senior high school integrated education.
- School motto/philosophy
- School motto "Heika Ittai". It upholds "Seijo of etiquette", "Seijo of academic advancement", "Seijo of international exchange", and "Seijo of sports" as its four pillars.
- Department.
- General Studies (Yosei Course, Tokushin Course, Athlete Tokushin Course, Meitoku Course)
- Kendo Club
- Aichi Prefecture's leading girls' strong school. The Aichi Prefecture Kendo Federation's newsletter "Kan no Me" issue 46 records a girls' team victory in the Aichi Prefecture qualifying round of the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament. In this tournament, 冨松咲季 and 畠中結衣 players will participate in the girls' individual event, and 佐藤世十郎 player will participate in the boys' individual event, in addition to the girls' team event.
- Notes
- Musashino Seijo High School in Saitama Prefecture, a different school from Kobe Seijo High School in Hyogo Prefecture
・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 Kogota Norin ↗
・Notion Participating Schools Library Seijo ↗
Which fact comes from which source?
- Block assignments, seeding (No. 36), and the first round match-up (No. 34 vs. No. 35) and match location (Court 2) were determined according to the bracket 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.