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ID Name Province Era Mei
NAO189 Naotomo Higo Bunsei (1818-1830)
肥後國直友作
higo kuni naotomo saku
NAO190 Naotomo Iwami Eishō (1504-1521)
石州長濱住人直友
sekishū nagahama junin naotomo
NAO192 Naotoshi Etchū Tenpō (1830-1844)
於北越中條来鏡子直壽
oite hokuetsu chūjō raikyōshi naotoshi
NAO192 Naotoshi Etchū Tenpō (1830-1844)
八幡於社内来鏡子直壽造之
hachiman oite shanai raikyōshi naotoshi tsukuru kore
NAO193 Naotsugu Bingo Bunki (1501-1504)
備後國尾道五阿彌直次
bingo kuni onomichi goami naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中國住人左衛門尉直次
bitchū kuni junin saemonjō naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
直次
naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中國住人直次
bitchū kuni junin naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中國住直次
bitchū kuni ju naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中國住人佐兵衛尉直次
bitchū kuni junin sabejō naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中州住佐兵衛尉直次
bitchū-shū ju sabejō naotsugu saku
NAO195 Naotsugu Bitchū Teiwa (1345-1350) ND
備中國住人直次
bitchu kuni junin naotsugu
NAO196 Naotsugu Bitchū Ōei (1394-1428)
備中國住直次
bitchu kuni ju naotsugu
NAO197 Naotsugu Bitchū Kōji (1555-1558)
備中國住直次
bitchū kuni ju naotsugu
NAO198 Naotsugu Bungo Manen (1860-1861)
高田直次
takata naotsugu
NAO199 Naotsugu Harima Kyōhō (1716-1736)
攝州住藤原直次
sesshū ju fujiwara naotsugu
NAO2 Naoaki Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989)
莊司彌門直諒
sōji yamon naoaki
NAO20 Naohira Bungo Kansei (1789-1801)
豊州高田住藤原直平
hōshū takata ju fujiwara naohira
NAO201 Naotsugu Izu Ansei (1854-1860)
豆州住直次作
dzushū ju naotsugu saku
NAO206 Naotsugu Mutsu Ansei (1854-1860)
仙臺住直次
sendai ju naotsugu
NAO208 Naotsugu Yamashiro Meiji (1868-1912)
大槻太朗源直次
ōtsuki-tarō minamoto naotsugu
NAO209 Naotsugu Meiji (1868-1912)
藤原直繼造之
fujiwara naotsugu tsukuru kore
NAO21 Naohira Higo Kansei (1789-1801)
田中直平
tanaka naohira
NAO210 Naotsuna Bizen Angen (1175-1177)
直綱
naotsuna
NAO211 Naotsuna Iwami Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
石州出羽住直綱
sekishū izuha ju naotsuna
NAO212 Naotsuna Iwami Teiji (1362-1368) ND
出羽直綱作
izuha naotsuna saku
NAO212 Naotsuna Iwami Teiji (1362-1368) ND
石州出羽住直綱作
sekishū izuha ju naotsuna saku
NAO213 Naotsuna Iwami Ōei (1394-1428)
出羽住直綱
izuha ju naotsuna
NAO214 Naotsuna Iwami Bunmei (1469-1487)
直綱作
naotsuna saku
NAO215 Naotsuna Iwami Genroku (1688-1704)
石州住淀原直綱
sekishū yodohara ju naotsuna
NAO217 Naotsuna Settsu Enpō (1673-1681)
攝州住直綱
sesshū ju naotsuna
NAO218 Naotsune Bizen Genryaku (1184-1185)
備前國直恒
bizen kuni naotsune
NAO220 Naotsune Bizen Koto (987-1596)
備前國直經
bizen kuni naotsune
NAO221 Naoyasu Chikugo Tenpō (1830-1844)
柳川住人藤原直安造
yanagawa junin fujiwara naoyasu tsukuru
NAO223 Naoyone Iwami Tenmon (1532-1555)
石州長濱住直米
sekishū nagahama ju naoyone
NAO224 Naoyoshi Bizen Teiō (1222-1224)
直吉
naoyoshi
NAO225 Naoyoshi Bizen Shoō (1288-1293)
直吉
naoyoshi
NAO226 Naoyoshi Hitachi Ansei (1854-1860)
源直吉
minamoto naoyoshi
NAO226 Naoyoshi Hitachi Ansei (1854-1860)
萬歳源直吉造之
banzai minamoto naoyoshi tsukuru kore
NAO230 Naoyoshi Owari Tenpō (1830-1844)
泉心子直吉
senshinshi naoyoshi
NAO230 Naoyoshi Owari Tenpō (1830-1844)
尾張國眠龍子直吉
owari kuni minryūshi naoyoshi
NAO231 Naoyoshi Tango Tenmon (1532-1555)
丹州宮田兵衛尉直吉
tanshū miyata beijō naoyoshi
NAO234 Naoyoshi Bungo Ōan (1368-1375) ND
了戒直能
ryōkai naoyoshi
NAO235 Naoyoshi Bungo Eishō (1504-1521)
了戒直能
ryōkai naoyoshi
NAO236 Naoyoshi Buzen Eikyō (1429-1441)
了戒直能作
ryōkai naoyoshi saku
NAO237 Naoyoshi Buzen Hōtoku (1449-1452)
了直能
ryō naoyoshi
NAO238 Naoyoshi Buzen Bunmei (1469-1487)
了戒直能作
ryōkai naoyoshi saku
NAO239 Naoyoshi Buzen Eishō (1504-1521)
了戒直能
ryōkai naoyoshi
NAO24 Naohiro Musashi Heisei (1989-present)
壽王武州高倉住人直弘造
juō bushū takakura junin naohiro tsukuru
NAO241 Naoyoshi Buzen Tensho (1573-1592)
了戒直能
ryōkai naoyoshi