Swordsmith Index

Swordsmith Index is intended to be a non-commercial resource to support Nihonto studies and raise awareness of history and appreciation of genuine Japanese swords. Find more information about the Index, its description and methods of use here. See how to read swordsmith records here.

Namesort icon ID Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Naritsuna NAR95 成綱 Bizen Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND 20 / 700 /
Naritsuna NAR96 成綱 Bizen Eitoku (1381-1384) ND Yoshii 20 / /
Naritsune NAR100 成恒 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND 20 / /
Naritsune NAR97 成恒 Bizen Genei (1118-1120) 25 / /
Naritsune NAR98 成恒 Bizen Genkyū (1204-1206) Ko-Bizen 20 / /
Naritsune NAR99 成恒 Bizen Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND 20 / /
Nariyasu NAR101 成保 Settsu Kansei (1789-1801) 15 / /
Nariyasu NAR102 成泰 Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND Kozori 20 / /
Nariyoshi NAR125 業吉 Sanuki Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Narizane NAR116 業實 Bitchū Koto (987-1596) Ko-Aoe 15 / / NMK-694-22
Narizane NAR117 業實 Bizen Koto (987-1596) Ko-Bizen 15 / /
Narizane NAR56 成眞 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) 20 / /
Nekomaru NEK1 猫丸 Izumo Engi (901-923) 50 / /
Nichi NI9 Hōki Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 20 / /
Nichiaki NI10 日昭 Sagami Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Nichijō NI12 日乗 Bingo Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / /
Nichijō NI13 日乗 Hōki Shūwa (834-848) Hoki Ōhara Takeyasu 50 / 900 /
Nichijo NI14 日乗 Kawachi Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Nichijō NI15 日乗 Nagato Tenju (1375-1381) 20 / /
Nichijō NI11 日乗 Bingo Genchu (1384-1394) 90 / 380 /
Nichimyō NI16 日明 Mutsu Bunji (1185-1190) Mōkusa 20 / /
Nichio NI17 日王 Yamato Bunei (1264-1275) Senjuin 30 / /
Nichio NI18 日王 Yamato Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 350 /
Nihonichi NI19 日本一 Bungo Shoō (1288-1293) 20 / /
Nihonichi NI20 日本一 Higo Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / /
Nihonichi NI21 日本一 Yamashiro Koto (987-1596) 40 / /
Nihonichi NI22 日本一 Yamashiro Juei (1182-1184) Sanjo 20 / /
Niigoshiyosaku NI30 新御所作 Yamashiro Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Niisei NI31 新井 Tajima Kakei (1387-1389) ND 20 / /
Nikko NI23 日光 Hōki Eien (987-989) Hoki Ōhara 150 / /
Nikkō NI24 日光 Yamato Kagen (1303-1306) Senjuin 25 / /
Nindo NIN1 忍道 Bungo Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Ninpei NI8 仁平 Tokyo Meiji (1868-1912) 20 / /
Nio NI1 二王 Suō Kareki (1326-1329) 25 / /
Nio NI2 二王 Suō Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Nio NI3 二王 Suō Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Nio NI4 二王 Suō Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / /
Niro NI7 二郎 Mino Kōwa (1381-1384) Kanenaga 20 / /
Nishizumi NIS1 西純 Suruga Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / /
Nisshō NI25 日正 Dewa Bunsei (1818-1830) 10 / /
Nisshō NI26 日照 Hōki Genryaku (1184-1185) Hoki Ōhara 20 / /
Nitsuko NI27 日向 Sagami Kenji (1275-1278) 20 / /
Nitsusoku NI28 日則 Mutsu Bunji (1185-1190) Mōkusa 20 / /
Niyoinosuke NI29 如意介 Tosa Meiji (1868-1912) 10 / /
Nobu NOB5 Buzen Kanshō (1460-1466) 20 / /
Nobu NOB6 Satsuma Koto (987-1596) 50 / /
Nobuaki NOB124 信明 Tokyo Taishō (1912-1926) Taneaki 8 / /
Nobuaki NOB125 信秋 Satsuma Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / /
Nobuaki NOB126 信監 Kii Meiji (1868-1912) 10 / /
Nobuaki NOB642 信明 Higo Tensho (1573-1592) Dotanuki 15 / /