Intense battle! Women's Individual, Block 31.
The fourth match, women’s individual block 31, features seeded player 村岡実紀 from Hiroshima Prefecture Eishin High School, with a heated battle unfolding between 石河日月 from Kumamoto Prefecture Shirayuri Gakuen and 松和杏芽 from Chiba Prefecture Tokaidai Urayasu. Eishin High School has already qualified for Inter-High. Tokaidai Urayasu’s kendo club will participate in the Kanto Tournament in spring 2026.
The first three players in this block.
- No.91 村岡 実紀広島県Seeded (advancing from the second round)Eishin（盈進）／1Year・二Rank.
- No.92 石河 日月熊本県Shirayuri Gakuen（白百合学園）／3Year・三Rank.
- No.93 松和 杏芽千葉県Tokaidai Urayasu（東海大浦安）／2Year・三Rank.
Round 1: No.92 石河 日月(Shirayuri Gakuen) vs. No.93 松和 杏芽(Tokaidai Urayasu)
Round 2: Winner of round 1 vs. No. 91 村岡 実紀(Eishin)
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 村岡
Hiroshima Prefecture Eishin High School’s 村岡実紀 player (2nd dan) obtained a seed and will appear from the second round. Eishin High School boasts strength dominating the individual competition, taking 1st and 2nd place.
Shirayuri Gakuen・石河 player
The 石河日月 player from Kumamoto Prefecture's Shirayuri Gakuen faced 松和 in the first round. Shirayuri Gakuen is a traditional school founded in 1892, which became coeducational in April 2026.
Tokaidai Urayasu・松和選手
The 松和杏芽 player (3rd dan) from Tokaidai Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture faced the 石河 player in the first round. Tokaidai Urayasu High School's kendo club competed in the Kanto Tournament in the spring of 2026.
Eishin High school's strength
Eishin High School won the girls' team championship at the Hiroshima Prefecture High School General Athletic Meet in June 2026, securing a spot in the Inter-High. In the individual competition, 村岡 won the championship and 田村 the runner-up, demonstrating overwhelming strength.
Three players advanced after winning the two qualifying spots for the prefecture.
Hiroshima, Kumamoto, and Chiba. These three individuals won their respective prefectural qualifying tournaments and earned their spots at Inter-High. As representatives of their prefectures, they are expected to give their all in a heated competition.
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Messages of support for the participating schools and players.
村岡実紀 player, carrying the hopes of Eishin High School, please fully demonstrate your ability as the representative of Hiroshima Prefecture! We believe your kendo will shine on the stage of Inter-High! 石河日月 player, inherit the tradition of Shirayuri Gakuen and create new history! Overcoming the big change of becoming coeducational, please show your strength on the stage of Inter-High! 松和杏芽 player, show the strength of Tokaidai Urayasu! Utilizing your experience from the Kanto Tournament, overwhelm your opponents with your inherent speed and attacking power. All three of you must have repeated rigorous training in your respective prefectures. Your efforts will surely bear fruit. We are cheering for you!
School Information
Eishin（盈進）
- Official name
- 盈進高等学校(盈進中学高等学校)
- Reading
- Eishin
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (coeducational). Offers a unified middle and high school education.
- Location
- 487-4 Chida, Chida-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
- History
- Founded in 1904 by Eishin Kōtarō Fujii as a commercial practice school. The school was renamed to its current name in 1962, and the junior high school was reopened in 1992.
- School motto/philosophy
- The founding spirit of the school is “the acquisition of practical learning.” The school’s name originates from Mencius’s saying, “The spring ceaselessly flows, day and night without pause, filling its channel to overflowing before advancing to the four seas.” The first of the school’s six precepts is, “One should maintain a healthy body, harbor lofty aspirations, and constantly strive for progress.”
- Department.
- General studies (integrated middle and high school course, special university preparatory course, university preparatory course)
- Kendo Club
- In June 2026, they won the women’s team championship at the Hiroshima Prefectural High School General Sports Meet and qualified for Inter-High. In the individual competition, 村岡実紀 won the championship, 田村愛理 was runner-up, and 愛三島 won third place, and the school states that “winning first and second place in the individual competition for two years in a row to qualify for Inter-High.” At the Chugoku High School Tournament from June 19th to 21st, the women’s team finished third, and lost to Hiroshimaminami 0-0 in the deciding match in the semi-finals. They state that they will “be aware of being representatives of Hiroshima Prefecture and work hard on daily practice with the goal of becoming “number one in Japan”” towards Inter-High.
- Notes
- Unrelated to "Eishin College Group" in Niigata and others.
Shirayuri Gakuen（白百合学園）
- Official name
- 盛岡白百合学園高等学校
- Reading
- Shirayuri Gakuen
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private. Became coeducational in April 2026.
- Location
- Iwate Prefecture, Morioka City, Yamagishi
- History
- Founded in 1892 as the private Morioka Women's School on Honmachi Street in Morioka City. After several name changes, it was renamed to its current name in 1948. It moved to Yamagishi, Morioka City in 1982. It will become coeducational in April 2026.
- School motto/philosophy
- The school motto is "Obedience, Diligence, and Love of Virtue."
- Department.
- General studies (ME Advanced Course, ME Course, MI Course)
- Kendo Club
- In the Reiwa 8 academic year, they will participate in the National High School General Athletic Meet (Inter-High) as the Iwate Prefecture representatives in both the women's team and women's individual events. The women's individual representative is 廣谷彩心 (3rd year, 3rd dan). Past performance in national tournaments could not be confirmed from publicly available information.
- Notes
- The tournament notation is "Shirayuri Gakuen". It is a different school from Yatsushiro Shirayuri Gakuen in Kumamoto Prefecture.
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”).
・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 Eishin ↗
・Notion Participating Schools Library Shirayuri Gakuen ↗
・Notion Participating Schools Library Tokaidai Urayasu ↗
Which fact comes from which source?
- Block assignments, seeding (No. 91), and the first round match-up (No. 92 vs. No. 93) and match field (No. 4) 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.