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May 15, 2026
Two Kendo Club have qualified to participate in the All Japan Intercollegiate Kendo Championships.
On Wednesday, May 6th and Sunday, May 10th, 2026, the 72nd Kanto Intercollegiate Kendo Championship and the 58th Kanto Women's Intercollegiate Kendo Championship were held, and two Kendo Club qualified to participate in the All Japan Intercollegiate Kendo Championship.
This tournament was held over two days at Keio Arena TOKYO (Chofu City, Tokyo) and Nippon Budokan (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo), with individual men's and women's competitions taking place in a tournament format. Approximately 90 universities from the Kanto region participated, and heated matches unfolded.
Five female and six male students from our university participated, and Kanta Eto (4th year, Faculty of Medical Technology) and Ikuya Takahashi (4th year, Faculty of Education) qualified to compete in the All Japan Intercollegiate Kendo Championships. Both will represent Teikyo University and the Kanto Intercollegiate Kendo Federation at the tournament to be held in July, aiming to become the best in Japan.
We would appreciate your continued support for our university's Kendo Club.
Women's individual competition participants
Yuzuki Shijimoto (4th year, Faculty of Medical Technology) *Top 64
Sakura Kakii (3rd year student, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Hinako Hasegawa (2nd year student, Faculty of Law)
Kanna Sato (2nd year student, Faculty of Education)
Mio Nishiyama (2nd year student, Faculty of Economics)
Men's individual competition participants
Kanta Eto (Faculty of Medical Technology 4 years) * Best 32, won the right to participate in the All Japan Student Kendo Championship
Ikuyoshi Takahashi (Faculty of Education 4th year) *Won the right to participate in the All Japan Student Kendo Championships
Ryuki Yasuhiko (Faculty of Medical Technology 4 years)
Sota Nagaza (Faculty of Economics 4 years)
Rui Kawahara (Faculty of Medical Technology 4th year)
Yoshigo Amanai (1st year, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Click here for information about the tournament.
Click here for information about the Teikyo University Kendo Club
