New Challenge! Women's Individual - Block 21.
The third match area, women's individual block 21, features a 3rd-year student from Seijo High School in Aichi Prefecture, 畠中結衣, who enters from the second round as a seed. In the first round, a 3rd-year student from Takachiho High School in Miyazaki Prefecture, 重永琴音, and a 3rd-year student from Tokaidai Shoyo High School in Shizuoka Prefecture, 森島つくみ, will compete. Three players who won their respective prefectural qualifying tournaments will challenge the Inter-High stage.
The first three players in this block.
- No.61 重永 琴音宮崎県Seeded (advancing from the second round)Takachiho（高千穂）／3Year・二Rank.
- No.62 森島 つくみ静岡県Tokaidai Shoyo（東海大翔洋）／3Year・二Rank.
- No.63 畠中 結衣愛知県Seijo（星城）／3Year・三Rank.
Round 1: No.62 森島 つくみ(Tokaidai Shoyo) vs. No.63 畠中 結衣(Seijo)
Round 2: Winner of Round 1 vs. No. 61 重永 琴音(Takachiho)
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 of 畠中結衣
A third-year student from Seijo High School in Aichi Prefecture, 畠中結衣, appeared as a seeded player representing a powerhouse school with a track record in national tournaments. Seijo High School’s motto is “unity of self and others,” and the school has a record of winning the prefectural qualifying tournament for the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament in the women’s team event.
Takachiho・重永琴音
The third-year student 重永琴音 from Takachiho High School in Miyazaki Prefecture participated as a representative of a powerhouse school boasting four victories in the Inter-High women's team competition. Detailed history and achievements of Takachiho High School could not be confirmed in publicly available information.
Tokaidai Shoyo・森島つくみ
Shizuoka Prefecture's Tokaidai Shoyo High School 3rd-year student, 森島つくみ player, advanced through the prefectural qualifiers to the Inter-High stage. Detailed history and achievements of Tokaidai Shoyo High School could not be confirmed in publicly available information.
Challenge to Inter-High
Miyazaki, Shizuoka, and Aichi. These three individuals won their respective prefectural qualifying tournaments and earned their spots at Inter-High. Now that they have overcome fierce competition to reach this stage, can they perform to their full potential?
Live broadcast「New Challenge! Women's Individual - Block 21.」
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Messages of support for the participating schools and players.
Miyazaki, Shizuoka, Aichi. Three people who represent each prefecture and stepped onto the stage of Inter-High. 重永琴音 player, 森島つくみ player, 畠中結衣 player. The fact that each of you overcame the difficult prefectural preliminaries is proof of your strength. Takachiho High School, Tokaidai Shoyo High School, Seijo High School. Three people who carried the expectations of each school and grabbed a ticket to Inter-High. Please make your kendo life shine even more on this stage. The loneliness of standing on the competition grounds alone will surely be turned into strength. With the feelings of your family, teachers, teammates, and everyone who supports you in your hearts, please do your best. We are hoping that your kendo will bloom on the stage of Inter-High!
School Information
Takachiho（高千穂）
- Official name
- 宮崎県立高千穂高等学校
- Reading
- Takachiho
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Miyazaki Prefectural (Co-educational)
- Location
- Miyazaki Prefecture Nishiusuki District Takachiho Town
- History
- Founded on September 6, 1917 (Taisho 6) as Nishiusuki District Agricultural School. Following the 1948 educational system reform, it became a new system high school and adopted its current name.
- School motto/philosophy
- Our school motto is "To walk the great path, train diligently, cooperate, and serve others."
- Department.
- General Studies (University Preparatory Course & Liberal Arts Course), Agricultural and Distribution Course, Information Solutions Course.
- Kendo Club
- The women's team won the Inter-High women's team competition 4 times (1986, 1997, 2003, 2004), the Gyokuryuki High School Kendo Tournament women's division 4 times (1979, 2000, 2003, 2004), and also won the women's team event at the All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament in 2004. The men's team won the Inter-High men's team competition 3 times (1986, 1991, 2017) and the Gyokuryuki 4 times (1957, 1987, 1988, 1991). Notable alumni in kendo include 吉本政美 and 佐藤博光. In this tournament, they will compete in three categories: women's team, women's individual, and men's individual.
- Notes
- Mythical village・Takachiho Town's prefectural high school. Pronounced "Takachiho".
Tokaidai Shoyo（東海大翔洋）
- Official name
- 東海大学翔洋高等学校
- Reading
- Tokaidai Shoyo
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (Tokai University School Corporation)
- Location
- 3-20-1 Orito, 清水 Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
- History
- In April 1999, Tokai University First High School and Tokai University Industrial High School merged to open as Tokai University Shoyo High School. In April 2015, the name was changed to "Tokai University Shizuoka Shoyo High School and Junior High School."
- School motto/philosophy
- School Motto: "Cultivate your thoughts in your youth. Nourish your body in your youth. Polish your intellect in your youth. Connect your hopes to the stars in your youth."
- Department.
- General Course (Accel Course / Basic Course)
- Kendo Club
- The Kendo club is a reinforced club. At the 70th Shizuoka Prefectural High School General Athletic Meet in June 2022, the boys' team reached the best 8, the girls' team took 3rd place, and two runners-up in the boys' and girls' individual events qualified for the Inter-High.
- Notes
- History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).
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 Takachiho ↗
・Notion Participating Schools Library Seijo ↗
Which fact comes from which source?
- Block assignments, seeding (No. 61), first round (No. 62 vs. No. 63), and match arena (No. 3) were determined according to the combination 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.