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
Shigemasa SHI888 繁昌 Musashi Genna (1615-1624) Hankei 60 / 600 /
Shigemichi SHI251 重道 Mino Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / 250 /
Shigemitsu SHI261 重光 1st Bingo Genchu (1384-1394) Mihara 25 / / Jo saku
Shigemitsu SHI262 重光 2nd Bingo Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 350 /
Shigemitsu SHI267 重光 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND 100 / 500 /
Shigemitsu SHI268 重光 4th Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 100 / 400 /
Shigemitsu SHI270 重光 6th Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487) 25 / 380 / Jo saku
Shigemitsu SHI283 重光 Tosa Meiji (1868-1912) 10 / 100 /
Shigemitsu SHI284 重光 Yamashiro Eitoku (1381-1384) ND Daruma 80 / 500 / Jo saku
Shigemitsu SHI289 重光 Yamato Kagen (1303-1306) Senjuin 25 / /
Shigemitsu SHI263 重光 3rd Bingo Kakitsu (1441-1444) 25 / /
Shigemitsu SHI264 重光 4th Bingo Bunmei (1469-1487) Shimbō 20 / /
Shigemune SHI305 重宗 Chikuzen Genroku (1688-1704) 30 / 350 /
Shigemura SHI316 重村 Harima Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / /
Shigemura SHI318 重村 Yamato Jōan (1171-1175) Ko-Senjuin 120 / 1000 /
Shigemura SHI317 重村 Hitachi Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 120 /
Shigenaga SHI330 重永 Hōki Ninna (885-889) Hoki Ōhara Sanemori 100 / /
Shigenaga SHI344 重長 Dewa Kansei (1789-1801) Shimosaka 15 / 130 /
Shigenaga SHI349 重長 Mutsu Gennin (1224-1225) Mōkusa 20 / /
Shigenaga SHI331 重永 Hōki Ninan (1166-1169) Hoki Ōhara 20 / /
Shigenami SHI357 重並 Ōsumi Kyōroku (1528-1532) 15 / /
Shigenao SHI894 繁直 Harima Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / 200 /
Shigenobu SHI385 重信 1st Yamashiro Ōan (1368-1375) ND 25 / 700 /
Shigenori SHI388 重則 Akita Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Shigenori SHI397 重則 Bizen Shōchū (1324-1326) 80 / 850 /
Shigenori SHI398 重則 Bizen Enbun (1356-1361) ND 20 / /
Shigenori SHI399 重則 Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND Yoshii 30 / 450 /
Shigenori SHI391 重則 Bingo Eishō (1504-1521) 20 / 220 /
Shigesada SHI440 重貞 Bizen Gentoku (1329-1331) 20 / /
Shigesada SHI452 重貞 Tajima Ōan (1368-1375) ND 20 / /
Shigesada SHI453 重貞 Tajima Bunan (1444-1449) Hōjōji 20 / 300 /
Shigesada SHI899 繁定 Yamashiro Bunsei (1818-1830) 10 / /
Shigesuke SHI477 重助 Bizen Kareki (1326-1329) Fukuoka Ichimonji 60 / 850 /
Shigesuke SHI910 稠助 Tokyo Meiji (1868-1912) 8 / 150 /
Shigesumi SHI483 重純 Satsuma Hōtoku (1449-1452) Sue-Naminohira 20 / 280 /
Shigetaka SHI505 重高 1st Echizen Keichō (1596-1615) 60 / 350 / Chu-jo saku 2
Shigetaka SHI506 重高 2nd Echizen Kanei (1624-1644) Shigetaka 20 / 350 / Chu-jo saku 2
Shigetaka SHI507 重高 3rd Echizen Kanbun (1661-1673) Shigetaka 15 / 300 /
Shigetake SHI530 重武 Satsuma Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / /
Shigetake SHI902 繁武 Wakasa Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / 150 /
Shigetane SHI539 重胤 Iwashiro Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / 200 / Chu-jo saku
Shigeto SHI543 重遠 Yamashiro Kenryaku (1211-1213) Sanjo 20 / /
Shigetoshi SHI575 重俊 1st Bingo Enbun (1356-1361) ND Shimbō 20 / 450 /
Shigetoshi SHI906 繁壽 Suruga Keiō (1865-1868) Kasama Ikkansai 10 / 200 / Chu-jo saku
Shigetoshi SHI576 重俊 2nd Bingo Ōei (1394-1428) Shimbō 20 / /
Shigetoshi SHI577 重俊 3rd Bingo Kanshō (1460-1466) 25 / /
Shigetoshi SHI578 重俊 4th Bingo Eishō (1504-1521) Shimbō 20 / /
Shigetoshi SHI558 重利 Hōki Engi (901-923) Hoki Ōhara 80 / /
Shigetsugu SHI588 重次 Bitchū Kencho (1249-1256) Ko-Aoe 100 / / NMK-408-9
Shigetsugu SHI597 重次 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 25 / /