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Regional martial arts tournaments in Japan

Overview

Various martial arts competitions were held across different Japanese prefectures in October 2026.

In Yamanashi, the 38th Chairman’s Cup Yamanashi Prefecture Junior Karate Tournament took place at the Kose Sports Park Budokan Arena, where Eishinkan won the team category championship. Simultaneously, in Okinawa, the 29th Prefectural Junior High School Newcomer Karate Tournament was held at the Okinawa Karate Kaikan, featuring victories in the kata divisions by Reina Higashijima and Ruki Gushichimu.

Later in the month, results from other regional tournaments were reported. In Hyogo Prefecture, the IPU International Pacific University judo team won the All Japan Student Judo Weight Class Team Championship after securing comebacks in every match. In Okinawa, Konan High School won both the men’s and women’s team titles in a prefectural high school kendo newcomer tournament, while Chinen High School won the naginata women’s team competition.

Entities

Reina Higashijima · Yamanashi Prefecture Karate Federation · IPU International Pacific University · Chinen High School · Okinawa Prefecture

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Various regional sports tournament results in Japan

    IPU International Pacific University won the All Japan Student Judo Championship, while Konan High School swept the kendo titles at the Okinawa prefectural newcomer tournament.

  2. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Karate tournaments held in Yamanashi and Okinawa

    Recent karate tournaments in Japan saw Eishinkan win the Yamanashi Junior Championship, while Reina Higashijima and Ruki Gushichimu secured titles at the Okinawa Junior High School Newcomer event.

Sources

hidakashimpo.co.jp · ipu-japan.ac.jp · okinawatimes.co.jp