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
Kazuaki KAZ3 一口 Yamashiro Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / 200 /
Kazuhide KAZ4 一秀 Dewa Bunsei (1818-1830) Suishinshi Masahide 10 / 250 /
Kazuhira KAZ63 和平 Sagami Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kazukiyo KAZ14 一清 Suō Kakitsu (1441-1444) 20 / 250 /
Kazukiyo KAZ15 一清 Suō Eishō (1504-1521) Niō 15 / /
Kazukiyo KAZ16 一清 Suō Tenmon (1532-1555) Niō 15 / /
Kazumitsu KAZ26 一光 Dewa Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kazunao KAZ33 一直 Uzen Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / 150 /
Kazunori KAZ37 一則 Aichi Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / 100 /
Kazunori KAZ38 一則 Aichi Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kazunori KAZ40 一則 Shinano Keiō (1865-1868) Ishido 10 / 150 /
Kazusada KAZ45 一定 Dewa Kaei (1848-1854) 10 / 180 /
Kazutora KAZ50 一虎 Musashi Hōreki (1751-1764) 15 / 180 /
Kazuyasu KAZ56 一安 Ōsumi Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / 300 /
Kazuyasu KAZ75 量慰 Hitachi Kaei (1848-1854) 10 / 150 /
Kazuyoshi KAZ58 一吉 Saga Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kazuyoshi KAZ76 量能 Yamashiro Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / 250 /
Kei tmpKEI10 Shōwa (1926-1989) Masahira 8 / /
Keinin KEI1 慶任 Yamashiro Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / 180 /
Kiho KI3.0 紀邦 Yamato Hōei (1704-1711) 80 / /
Kihō KI2 紀峰 Settsu Genroku (1688-1704) 25 / 400 /
Kiju KI3 紀充 Yamato Genroku (1688-1704) 80 / 400 /
Kiku Gyosaku KIK2 菊御作 Yamashiro Jōgen (1207-1211) 200 / 2000 /
Kikuhira KIK4 菊平 Hizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / / Chu saku
Kikuhira KIK6 菊平 Hizen Jokyō (1684-1688) 15 / 250 /
Kikuhiro KIK7 菊廣 Yamashiro Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / 200 /
Kikumitsu KIK9 菊光 Shimane Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kikusaku KIK11 菊作 Yamashiro Jōgen (1207-1211) 200 / /
Kinjū KIN13 金重 Harima Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 200 / Chu saku
Kinjū KIN16 金重 1st Mino Genō (1319-1321) Masamune 90 / /
Kinjū KIN17 金重 2nd Mino Kōkoku (1340-1346) Kinjū 70 / 800 / Jo-jo saku
Kinjū KIN24 金重 Mino Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 180 /
Kinmichi KIN43 金道 1st Yamashiro Keichō (1596-1615) Mishina Kanemichi 80 / 650 / Jo-jo saku
Kinmichi KIN44 金道 1st Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) Mishina Kanemichi 45 / 550 / Jo saku
Kinmichi KIN45 金道 2nd Yamashiro Keian (1648-1652) Mishina Kinmichi 30 / 350 / Jo saku 1
Kinmichi KIN46 金道 2nd Yamashiro Kanbun (1661-1673) Mishina Kinmichi 40 / 350 /
Kinmichi KIN47 金道 Yamashiro Kanbun (1661-1673) Mishina Kinmichi 15 / /
Kinmichi KIN48 金道 3rd Yamashiro Enpō (1673-1681) Mishina Kinmichi 15 / 280 / Jo saku
Kinmichi KIN50 金道 4th Yamashiro Kyōhō (1716-1736) Mishina Kinmichi 15 / 200 / Chu-jo saku
Kinmichi KIN51 金道 3rd Yamashiro Enpō (1673-1681) Mishina Kinmichi 30 / 300 / Jo saku
Kinmichi KIN52 金道 4th Yamashiro Kyōhō (1716-1736) Mishina Kinmichi 20 / /
Kinmichi KIN53 金道 5th Yamashiro Hōreki (1751-1764) Mishina Kinmichi 15 / /
Kinmichi KIN54 金道 5th Yamashiro Hōreki (1751-1764) Mishina Kinmichi 15 / /
Kinmichi KIN55 金道 6th Yamashiro Anei (1772-1781) Mishina Kinmichi 15 / /
Kinmichi KIN56 金道 7th Yamashiro Kansei (1789-1801) Mishina Kinmichi 15 / /
Kinmichi KIN57 金道 8th Yamashiro Bunsei (1818-1830) Mishina Kinmichi 15 / /
Kinmichi KIN58 金道 9th Yamashiro Tenpō (1830-1844) Mishina Kinmichi 10 / 180 /
Kinmichi KIN59 金道 10th Yamashiro Kōka (1844-1848) Mishina Kinmichi 10 / /
Kishi KI8 神子 Hōki Daidō (806-810) 200 / /
Kisho KI24 喜昭 Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989) Okimasa 8 / /