A heated battle is anticipated! Women's Individual, Block 32.
The Nara Inter-High Girls' Individual 32nd Block featured three athletes: 諸岡史歩 from Ogi High School in 佐賀 Prefecture, 笠原茉里香 from Nagano Nichidai High School in Nagano Prefecture, and the seeded 十河杏 from Seimei Gakuin High School in Osaka Prefecture. A fierce battle is expected at Court 4. In the first round, 諸岡 and 笠原 will face off, and the winner will challenge the seeded 十河.
The first three players in this block.
- No.94 諸岡 史歩佐賀県Ogi（小城）／3Year・三Rank.
- No.95 笠原 茉里香長野県Nagano Nichidai（長野日大）／3Year・三Rank.
- No.96 十河 杏大阪府Seeded (advancing from the second round)Seimei Gakuin（清明学院）／3Year・二Rank.
Round 1: No.94 諸岡 史歩(Ogi) vs. No.95 笠原 茉里香(Nagano Nichidai)
Round 2: Winner of Round 1 vs. No. 96 十河 杏(Seimei Gakuin)
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
Ogi High School・諸岡選手
佐賀's representative 諸岡史歩 (3rd year, 3rd dan) is a skilled player who fought their way through the prefectural qualifiers. With their characteristic tenacity and spirit, all eyes are on how far they can advance on the Inter-High stage, where powerhouses gather.
Nagano Nichidai・笠原 player
笠原茉里香 (3rd year, 3rd dan), representing Nagano Prefecture, also possesses the pride and spirit of someone who has fought through the prefectural qualifiers. Using their characteristic speed and precise technique, they will face 諸岡 from Ogi High School in the first round.
Seimei Gakuin・十河 player
The Osaka Prefecture representative 十河杏 (3rd year, 2nd dan) will enter the tournament from the second round as a seeded player. Seimei Gakuin High School, established in April 1941 as Osaka Sumiyoshi Girls' School, has a school motto of "Be strong, be correct, be kind," and its kendo club also has experience competing in national tournaments.
To the Inter-High stage.
Three individuals who advanced through each prefectural qualifying tournament and earned a spot in Inter-High. As representatives of their respective areas, expectations are high for their all-out efforts while carrying the hopes of their hometowns. A fierce battle will unfold on the fourth competition field.
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Messages of support for the participating schools and players.
諸岡史歩, 笠原茉里香, and 十河杏. Three individuals challenging this Inter-High, staking their entire kendo lives. The fact that they won the prefectural qualifiers is already a great source of pride. The loneliness of standing alone in the arena, and the strength to fight through it regardless. With both in your heart, please give it your all. Sending support to these three who carry the future of the kendo worlds of 佐賀 Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, and Osaka Prefecture. With the school motto of Seimei Gakuin High School, "Strong, Righteous, and Kind," in your heart, 十河, please strive for victory. Ogi High School and Nagano Nichidai High School are also passionately cheering on their respective representatives. Please show us your best kendo on this stage!
School Information
Ogi（小城）
- Official name
- 佐賀県立小城市立小城高等学校
- Reading
- Ogi
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Public (佐賀 Prefecture)
- Location
- 佐賀 Prefecture Ogi City Ogi Town 176
- History
- Founded as the former 佐賀 Prefectural Ogi Middle School (for boys) established in 1899 and the 佐賀 Prefectural Ogi Girls' High School established in 1908, the two were merged during the 1948 educational system reforms to become 佐賀 Prefectural Ogi High School. Counting from its founding in 1899, the school celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2019.
- School motto/philosophy
- The school mottoes are "Originality," "Great Challenge," and "Integrity," which combine to form the acronym "OGI" (Ogi).
- Department.
- Full-time Course, General Studies
- Kendo Club
- In the 2026 Women's Individual competition, 諸岡 史歩 (3rd year, 3rd dan) will participate.
- Notes
- History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).
Nagano Nichidai（長野日大）
- Official name
- 日本大学高등학교 長野高等学校
- Reading
- Nagano Nichidai
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (Nagano Nihon University Gakuen Educational Corporation)
- Location
- 253 Higashi 和田, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
- History
- The first entrance ceremony was held in April 1959. In 1962, it became a semi-affiliated high school of Nihon University, and in April 1988, the school name was changed to Nagano Nihon University High School. Nagano Nihon University Junior High School was opened in 2004.
- School motto/philosophy
- School motto "Suttsubaku Douji"
- Department.
- Full-time Course: General Course / Inquiry and Creation Course / Correspondence Course: General Course
- Kendo Club
- The kendo club has made numerous appearances at the Inter-High. They have a record of 24 appearances in the All Japan High School Championships from 1988 (35th) to 2026 (73rd), and 18 appearances in the All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament from 1991 (1st) to 2025 (35th). The club motto is "Dai-ichi-gi."
- Notes
- History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).
Seimei Gakuin（清明学院）
- Official name
- 清明学院高等学校
- Reading
- Seimei Gakuin
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (coeducational)
- Location
- 2-4-4 Sumie, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.
- History
- Founded in April 1941 as Osaka Sumiyoshi Girls' School. It was renamed a commercial school in 1944 and a higher girls' school in 1946, and became Sumiyoshi Gakuen High School with the school system reform of 1948. In 2000, it was renamed to the current Seimei Gakuin High School along with the introduction of coeducation.
- School motto/philosophy
- The school motto is "Be strong, be upright, be kind." The school aims to cultivate "people who are needed by others – people with the strength to live strongly, uprightly, and kindly."
- Department.
- General academic courses (Science and Humanities Special Advancement Course, Nursing and Medical Special Advancement Course, General Course)
- Kendo Club
- In fiscal year 2026, they advanced to Inter-High in the men's team by winning the Osaka Prefecture qualifying tournament. Let's Kendo reports that they "achieved consecutive Inter-High appearances from Osaka" Seimei Gakuin. This tournament will feature the men's team and the women's individual event (十河杏 player, 3rd year, 2nd dan). We were unable to find the school's official page listing the kendo club's national tournament results.
- Notes
- Formerly known as Sumiyoshi Gakuen High School. It originated from Osaka Sumiyoshi Women's School.
・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 Seimei Gakuin ↗
Which fact comes from which source?
- Block assignments, seeding (No. 96), and the first round match-up (No. 94 vs. No. 95) and match location (Court 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.