TUFS Kendo Club wins prizes at Fuchu City Individual Kendo Tournament

June 3, 2026

On Sunday, May 31, 2026, members of our university’s kendo club won the championship and other prizes at the Fuchu City Kendo Individual Championship held at the Kyodo no Mori General Gymnasium (Fuchu City, Tokyo).

〈General Men’s Division (2nd Dan and Below)〉

• Mr. Ryosuke MATSUBARA (School of International and Area Studies, Iberian Region / Spanish, 1st year) – Champion
• Mr. Haruto MASHIKO (School of Language and Culture Studies, Chinese / East Asian Studies, 3rd year) – 2nd Place
• Mr. Keb WATANABE (School of Japan Studies, Department of International Japanese Studies, 3rd year) – 3rd Place

〈General Men’s Division (3rd Dan and Below)〉

• Mr. Ritsuki SATO (School of Language and Culture Studies, German / Central European Studies, 4th year) – 2nd Place
• Mr. Sota SUGIURA (School of International and Area Studies, Southwest European Studies / French, 1st year) – 3rd Place
• Mr. Michinaga MORI (School of International and Area Studies, Central European Studies / German, 2nd year) – 3rd Place

〈General Women’s Division 1〉

• Ms. Yuki KIMURA (School of International and Area Studies, Northwest European Studies / English, 2nd year) – 3rd Place

Comments from the winner, Mr. Ryosuke MATSUBARA

This was my first tournament as a college student, and I’m happy to have achieved this result. There’s a national public university tournament this weekend, so I’ll do my best in the remaining practice sessions.

 (This text was translated by AI.)