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
Yoshinaga YOS615 吉長 Yamashiro Kōwa (1381-1384) Heianjō 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS617 吉長 Yamashiro Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS620 吉長 Yamashiro Eishō (1504-1521) Kurama Seki 15 / 350 /
Yoshinaga YOS616 吉長 Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Kurama Seki 25 / 400 /
Yoshinaga YOS618 吉長 Yamashiro Entoku (1489-1492) Heianjō 15 / 350 /
Yoshinaga YOS594 吉長 Harima Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / /
Yoshinaga YOS582 吉長 Bizen Tenpuku (1233-1234) Fukuoka Ichimonji 25 / 850 /
Yoshinaga YOS589 吉長 Bizen Kyōtoku (1452-1455) 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS590 吉長 Bizen Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Yoshinaga YOS591 吉長 Bizen Bunroku (1592-1596) 15 / /
Yoshinaga YOS596 吉長 2nd Hizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 25 / /
Yoshinao YOS1239 能直 Buzen Meiō (1492-1501) Tsukushi Nobukuni 20 / 350 /
Yoshinao YOS1606 義尚 Mino Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshinao YOS628 吉直 Buzen Ōnin (1467-1469) Tsukushi Nobukuni 10 / /
Yoshinari YOS633 吉作 Satsuma Eishō (1504-1521) Taniyama 15 / 250 /
Yoshinari YOS638 吉成 Settsu Jōō (1652-1655) 15 / 250 /
Yoshinobu YOS1294 賀信 Higo Genki (1570-1573) Dotanuki 15 / 200 /
Yoshinobu YOS642 吉信 Bizen Einin (1293-1299) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / 800 /
NMK-1154-21
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS646 吉信 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Yoshii 20 / /
NMK-1155-1
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS648 吉信 Hizen Genna (1615-1624) Hizen Tadayoshi Tadayoshi 15 / 500 / Jo saku
Yoshinobu YOS651 吉信 Kōzuke Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 250 /
Yoshinobu YOS656 吉信 1st Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) Myoju 90 / 450 /
Yoshinobu YOS657 吉信 2nd Yamashiro Enpō (1673-1681) Yoshinobu 25 / 350 /
Yoshinobu YOS643 吉信 Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Iwato Ichimonji 20 / /
NMK-1154-22
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS645 吉信 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND Osafune 25 / /
NMK-1154-23
SJS-782
Yoshinori YOS1119 良則 Ōsumi Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / 130 /
Yoshinori YOS1120 良順 Bungo Jōgen (1207-1211) 150 / /
Yoshinori YOS1628 義則 Shimosa Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 200 /
Yoshinori YOS1629 義則 Yamashiro Eien (987-989) Sanjo 200 / /
Yoshinori YOS1633 義規 Shimotsuke Bunsei (1818-1830) 10 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Yoshinori YOS1635 義憲 Bizen Hōgen (1156-1159) Ko-Bizen 150 / 1500 /
Yoshinori YOS660 吉則 1st Bizen Shitoku (1384-1387) ND Yoshii Unji 50 / 500 / NMK-1156-11
Yoshinori YOS661 吉則 2nd Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Yoshii 25 / 400 / Chu-jo saku NMK-1157-1
Yoshinori YOS662 吉則 3rd Bizen Eikyō (1429-1441) Yoshii 20 / 380 / NMK-1157-2
Yoshinori YOS663 吉則 4th Bizen Hōtoku (1449-1452) Yoshii 20 / 350 /
Yoshinori YOS671 吉則 Izumo Ōei (1394-1428) 25 / 400 /
Yoshinori YOS677 吉則 Satsuma Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / 200 /
Yoshinori YOS683 吉則 3rd Yamashiro Teiji (1362-1368) ND Sanjo Yoshinori 25 / 800 /
Yoshinori YOS684 吉則 4th Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Sanjo Yoshinori 20 / 500 /
Yoshinori YOS685 吉則 Yamashiro Hōtoku (1449-1452) 25 / /
Yoshinori YOS687 吉則 Yamashiro Bunmei (1469-1487) Heianjō Yoshinori 80 / 450 / Jo saku
Yoshinori YOS681 吉則 1st Yamashiro Ōchō (1311-1312) Sanjo 20 / /
Yoshinori YOS682 吉則 2nd Yamashiro Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Sanjo Yoshinori 100 / /
Yoshinori YOS686 吉則 Yamashiro Kyōtoku (1452-1455) Heianjō Yoshinori 20 / 400 /
Yoshinori YOS672 吉則 2nd Izumo Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / /
Yoshinori YOS673 吉則 Izumo Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Yoshinori YOS680 吉則 Yamashiro Chōkyū (1040-1044) Sanjo Yoshinori 40 / /
Yoshinosuke YOS695 吉之充 Rikuzen Kanei (1624-1644) 100 / /
Yoshisada YOS1247 能定 2nd Bungo Ōan (1368-1375) ND 25 / 600 / Chu-jo saku
Yoshisada YOS1126 良貞 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / /