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
Kanetomo KAN2585 兼伴 Mino Ōnin (1467-1469) Naoe Shizu 20 / 350 / Chu-jo saku
Kanetomo KAN2596 兼知 Mino Meiō (1492-1501) 20 / 350 /
Kanetomo KAN2597 兼知 Mino Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Kanetomo KAN355 包友 Bizen Daiji (1126-1131) 30 / /
Kanetomo KAN356 包友 Bizen Kenpō (1213-1219) Fukuoka Ichimonji 25 / /
Kanetomo KAN357 包友 Bizen Kōchō (1261-1264) Fukuoka Ichimonji Kanetomo 25 / /
Kanetomo KAN358 包友 Bizen Kagen (1303-1306) 25 / /
Kanetomo KAN359 包友 Mino Teiji (1362-1368) ND 20 / /
Kanetomo KAN360 包友 Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / /
Kanetomo KAN361 包友 1st Yamato Kenmu (1334-1338) ND 50 / 600 /
Kanetomo KAN362 包友 Yamato Teiji (1362-1368) ND Tegai 20 / /
Kanetomo KAN363 包友 2nd Yamato Eikyō (1429-1441) Tegai Kanetomo 20 / /
Kanetomo KAN364 包友 Yamato Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / 350 /
Kanetomo KAN365 包知 Mutsu Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / /
Kanetomo KAN366 包知 Mutsu Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / 200 /
Kanetomo KAN367 包知 Mutsu Bunkyū (1861-1864) 10 / /
Kanetomo KAN368 包知 4th Mutsu Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / /
Kanetomo KAN369 包倫 Mutsu Bunkyū (1861-1864) 10 / /
Kanetora KAN2612 兼虎 Shinano Kaei (1848-1854) 10 / 400 / Jo saku
Kanetoshi KAN2621 兼利 Mino Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 50 / 400 /
Kanetoshi KAN2625 兼利 Mino Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / 200 /
Kanetoshi KAN2630 兼俊 Bizen Keiō (1865-1868) Sukekane 10 / /
Kanetoshi KAN2637 兼俊 Mino Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kanetoshi KAN2638 兼俊 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kanetoshi KAN370 包利 1st Chikuzen Bunsei (1818-1830) 10 / /
Kanetoshi KAN371 包利 2nd Chikuzen Bunsei (1818-1830) Kanetoshi 10 / /
Kanetoshi KAN372 包利 Yamato Teiō (1222-1224) Tegai 20 / /
Kanetoshi KAN373 包利 Yamato Shoō (1288-1293) 80 / /
Kanetoshi KAN374 包利 Yamato Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Tegai 20 / /
Kanetoshi KAN375 包利 1st Yamato Teiji (1362-1368) ND Kanenaga 50 / 500 /
Kanetoshi KAN376 包利 Yamato Ōei (1394-1428) Tegai 25 / /
Kanetoshi KAN377 包利 Yamato Chōroku (1457-1460) Tegai 20 / /
Kanetoshi KAN378 包俊 Settsu Koto (987-1596) 20 / /
Kanetoshi KAN379 包俊 Yamato Kōwa (1381-1384) Tegai 20 / /
Kanetoshi KAN380 包俊 Yamato Kōwa (1381-1384) 20 / /
Kanetoshi KAN381 包俊 2nd Yamato Kyōtoku (1452-1455) Tegai 30 / 350 / Chu-jo saku
Kanetoshi KAN382 包俊 1st Yamato Ōnin (1467-1469) Tegai 20 / 450 /
Kanetoshi KAN383 包俊 Yamato Tenmon (1532-1555) Tegai 20 / /
Kanetoshi KAN384 包歳 Yamato Chōkyō (1487-1489) 20 / /
Kanetoshi KAN385 包壽 Mutsu Bunka (1804-1818) Suishinshi Masahide Masahide 10 / /
Kanetoshi KAN386 包壽 Mutsu Tenpō (1830-1844) Suishinshi Masahide Masahide 10 / /
Kanetoshi KAN557 金利 Dewa Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / /
Kanetoshi KAN558 金利 Mimasaka Kyōwa (1801-1804) 10 / /
Kanetoshi KAN559 金壽 Mimasaka Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / /
Kanetoshi KAN2647 兼歳 Mino Meiō (1492-1501) 20 / 280 /
Kanetoshi KAN2632 兼俊 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kanetoyo KAN2648 兼豊 Kaga Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 150 /
Kanetsugu KAN2655 兼次 Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293) Ko-Aoe 20 / 1000 /
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Kanetsugu KAN2673 兼次 Inaba Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / / Chu-jo saku
Kanetsugu KAN2677 兼次 Mino Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Naoe Shizu 60 / 800 / Jo saku