Home

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
Unji UNJ1 雲次 1st Bizen Bunpō (1317-1319) Unrui 160 / 1500 / Jo saku NMK-61-5
Unji UNJ2 雲次 2nd Bizen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Unrui Unji 100 / / NMK-61-6
Unji UNJ3 雲次 3rd Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND Unrui Unji 70 / 800 / NMK-61-7
Unji UNJ5 雲次 4th Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Unrui 20 / / NMK-61-8
Unjō UNJ6 雲上 Bizen Kōan (1278-1288) Unrui 20 / / NMK-62-6
Unjō UNJ7 雲上 Bizen Bunna (1352-1356) ND Unrui 50 / / NMK-62-7
Unjū UNJ21 雲重 1st Bizen Bunna (1352-1356) ND Unrui 90 / 600 / Jo saku NMK-61-10
Unjū UNJ22 雲重 2nd Bizen Shitoku (1384-1387) ND Unrui 50 / / NMK-61-11
Unrinin UNR3 雲林院 Ise Bunki (1501-1504) 15 / 300 /
Unshō UNJ12 雲生 1st Bizen Kagen (1303-1306) Unrui 160 / 1000 / Jo saku NMK-62-2 1
Unshō UNJ13 雲生 Bizen Bunpō (1317-1319) Unrui 100 / /
Urizane URI1 瓜實 Bungo Shōji (1199-1201) 150 / /
Urizane URI3 瓜實 Yamato Bunpō (1317-1319) 200 / /
Washitsuka WAS1 鷲塚 Suō Genji (1864-1865) 10 / 130 /
Yakuoji YA16 薬王寺 Mikawa Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Yakuoji YA15 薬王寺 Mikawa Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / 300 /
Yamaura YAM2 山浦環 Musashi Tenpō (1830-1844) 50 / /
Yasuaki YAS1033 靖要 Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989) Yasumitsu 8 / 100 /
Yasuaki YAS12 安明 Satsuma Anei (1772-1781) 15 / 200 / Chu-jo saku
Yasuaki YAS5 安明 1st Satsuma Ōan (1368-1375) ND Taniyama 20 / 400 /
Yasuaki YAS6 安明 2nd Satsuma Ōei (1394-1428) Taniyama 20 / /
Yasuaki YAS7 安明 3rd Satsuma Bunan (1444-1449) 20 / /
Yasuaki YAS8 安明 4th Satsuma Entoku (1489-1492) 20 / /
Yasuaki YAS9 安明 5th Satsuma Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Yasuaki YAS10 安明 6th Satsuma Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Yasuaki YAS11 安明 7th Satsuma Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / /
Yasuari YAS16 安在 Satsuma Enkyō (1744-1748) 60 / 350 /
Yasuchika YAS25 安周 Satsuma Hōei (1704-1711) Taniyama 15 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Yasufusa YAS34 安房 Mutsu Shūhei (931-938) Mōkusa 140 / / NMK-1062-13
Yasufusa YAS35 安房 Mutsu Kōhei (1058-1065) Mōkusa 20 / 1500 /
Yasufusa YAS36 安房 Mutsu Daiji (1126-1131) Mōkusa 20 / / NMK-1062-14
Yasuharu YAS782 康春 1st Sagami Taiei (1521-1528) 50 / 400 / Jo saku 1
Yasuhide YAS45 安秀 1st Chikuzen Bunka (1804-1818) Samonji 10 / /
Yasuhide YAS47 安秀 Hokkaidō Shōwa (1926-1989) 20 / /
Yasuhide YAS55 安秀 Satsuma Eishō (1504-1521) Sue-Naminohira 15 / 200 /
Yasuhide YAS57 安英 Musashi Bunka (1804-1818) Suishinshi Masahide 10 / 180 /
Yasuhide YAS671 保秀 Hokkaidō Shōwa (1926-1989) 20 / /
Yasuhira YAS63 安平 3rd Satsuma Taishō (1912-1926) 10 / /
Yasuhira YAS707 泰平 2nd Kaga Kanen (1748-1751) 15 / 150 /
Yasuhira YAS708 泰平 Kaga Kaei (1848-1854) 10 / /
Yasuhira YAS706 泰平 1st Kaga Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / 200 /
Yasuhiro YAS1038 靖廣 Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989) Shigetsugu 8 / 180 /
Yasuhiro YAS1039 靖博 Kumamoto Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yasuhiro YAS66 安弘 Bitchū Kenpō (1213-1219) Ko-Aoe 25 / 1000 / NMK-1062-3
Yasuhiro YAS675 保弘 Bizen Tokuji (1306-1308) Osafune 50 / 800 /
Yasuhiro YAS677 保弘 Yamato Gentoku (1329-1331) Senjuin 30 / 650 /
Yasuhiro YAS680 保廣 Saga Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yasuhiro YAS72 安弘 1st Chikuzen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Samonji 90 / 450 /
Yasuhiro YAS74 安弘 Echizen Eishō (1504-1521) Chiyozuru 25 / 250 /
Yasuhiro YAS77 安泰 Iwashiro Genji (1864-1865) 10 / 150 /