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
Masazane MAS855 正實 Yamato Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / 300 / Jo saku
Masazumi MAS946 正澄 Iwashiro Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Masumori MAS1767 増守 Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Masumori MAS1769 増盛 Bungo Kōji (1555-1558) 15 / 180 /
Matahachi MAT1 又八 Higo Tensho (1573-1592) Dotanuki 15 / 250 /
Michiaki MIC89 通明 Hyūga Eiroku (1558-1570) 15 / 200 /
Michiaki MIC91 通明 Wakasa Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 200 /
Michihide MIC97 通英 Hyūga Eishō (1504-1521) Michiyoshi 15 / 250 /
Michikiyo MIC25 道清 Suō Kōsho (1455-1457) Niō 20 / 280 /
Michishige MIC109 通重 Hyūga Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 200 /
Michishige MIC56 道重 Iwashiro Anei (1772-1781) 15 / 150 /
Michitoki MIC63 道辰 1st Iwashiro Genroku (1688-1704) 30 / 250 /
Michitoki MIC65 道辰 3rd Iwashiro Tenmei (1781-1789) 15 / 200 /
Michitoki MIC66 道辰 4th Iwashiro Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / 250 /
Michitoki MIC68 道辰 6th Iwashiro Bunkyū (1861-1864) 10 / 220 /
Michitoshi MIC70 道俊 Musashi Kaei (1848-1854) 10 / /
Michitoshi MIC72 道壽 Musashi Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 150 /
Michiyasu MIC79 道寧 Iwami Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / 200 /
Michiyoshi MIC111 通吉 Hyūga Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / 300 / Jo saku
Miike MI2 三池 Chikugo Koto (987-1596) Miike 100 / /
Mike MI6 三家 Chikugo Koto (987-1596) Miike 100 / /
Mitsuchika MIT24 光近 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) Osafune 20 / 800 /
Mitsuharu MIT37 光治 1st Kaga Kanei (1624-1644) Mizuta 15 / 220 /
Mitsuharu MIT38 光治 2nd Kaga Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 200 /
Mitsuhide MIT3 三秀 Tōtōmi Kansei (1789-1801) Suishinshi Masahide 50 / 180 /
Mitsuhira MIT46 光平 Musashi Keian (1648-1652) 60 / 600 / Jo-jo saku
Mitsuhiro MIT49 光弘 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND 50 / 550 / Jo saku
Mitsuhiro MIT53 光廣 Echizen Genroku (1688-1704) Shimosaka 15 / 130 /
Mitsuhiro MIT57 光廣 Saga Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Mitsuhiro MIT58 光廣 Shizuoka Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Mitsuhisa MIT61 光久 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND Kozori 30 / 500 /
Mitsuhisa MIT65 光久 1st Echizen Kakei (1387-1389) ND 20 / 500 /
Mitsuhisa MIT66 光久 2nd Echizen Kōsho (1455-1457) 20 / /
Mitsuie MIT72 光家 Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND 20 / 550 /
Mitsukage MIT79 光景 Bizen Koryaku (1379-1381) ND 90 / /
Mitsukane MIT89 光包 Ōmi Kagen (1303-1306) 20 / 900 / Jo-jo saku
Mitsukane MIT94 光包 Yamashiro Kagen (1303-1306) 100 / /
Mitsukane MIT96 光兼 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Mitsukane MIT90 光包 2nd Ōmi Eitoku (1381-1384) ND 20 / /
Mitsukuni MIT100 光圀 1st Kaga Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / 280 /
Mitsukuni MIT101 光國 2nd Kaga Jōō (1652-1655) 15 / 250 /
Mitsukuni MIT102 光國 3rd Kaga Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / 250 /
Mitsukuni MIT105 光國 1st Kaga Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / /
Mitsukuni MIT106 光國 2nd Kaga Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / /
Mitsukuni MIT107 光國 Kaga Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / /
Mitsumasa MIT118 光正 1st Izumi Teiji (1362-1368) ND Kagashirō 60 / 350 /
Mitsumasa MIT127 光昌 Chikuzen Meiwa (1764-1772) Tsukushi Nobukuni 50 / 350 /
Mitsumasa MIT128 光將 Owari Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / 180 /
Mitsumasa MIT116 光正 Hōki Shōan (1299-1302) Hoki Ōhara 20 / /
Mitsumasa MIT119 光正 2nd Izumi Eikyō (1429-1441) Kagashirō 20 / /