7th 8 Dan Taikai HAMASAKI (Tokyo) hit Kote and Men, and beat Furukawa (Hokkaido) at the Final Match !!! The 7th All Japan Kendo 8-Dan holder's Invitational Tournament was held at Nakamura sport center in Nagoya on 19th April 2009.                                                Final Match, Hamasaki vs Furukawa 1st Place  Mitsuru Hamasaki ( Tokyo ) 2nd Place Kazuo Furukawa ( Hokkaido ) 3rd Place Isao Okido( Ehime ), Takashi Shigematsu ( Shiga ) The results of best 8 are as follows M.Hamasaki M.Hamasaki M.K  K.Furukawa M M.Hamasaki K.M T.Shigematsu  K.Furukawa M.K I.Okido K M.Hamasaki D S.Mizuta   T.Shigematsu  K.M E.Sueno A.Toyomura K.Furukawa M.M I.Okido M,D S.Funatsu