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.

Name ID Name (Kanji) Gen Provincesort icon Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Nagahiro NAG186 長宏 Iyo Tenna (1681-1684) 15 / /
Nagahisa NAG215 長久 Iyo Bunsei (1818-1830) Hisamichi 10 / /
Nagakatsu NAG234 長勝 1st Iyo Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / /
Nagakatsu NAG235 長勝 2nd Iyo Tenmei (1781-1789) Nagakatsu 15 / /
Nagakiyo NAG246 長清 Iyo Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Nagakuni NAG252 長國 Iyo Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / /
Nagamitsu NAG292 長光 Iyo Kaei (1848-1854) Suishinshi Masahide 10 / /
Nagatsugu NAG472 長次 Iyo Kyōwa (1801-1804) 10 / /
Nagayuki NAG547 長之 Iyo Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / /
Naokuni NAO70 直國 Iyo Kansei (1789-1801) 15 / /
Naomasa NAO78 直正 Iyo Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / /
Nobuhide NOB172 信秀 Iyo Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / /
Nobukiyo NOB247 信清 Iyo Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / /
Nobumasa NOB330 信正 Iyo Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / /
Nobumasa NOB345 信政 Iyo Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / /
Sadatsugu SAD756 貞次 Iyo Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Takayoshi TAK168 堯覺 Iyo Koto (987-1596) 40 / /
Takakuni TAK196 隆國 1st Iyo Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / /
Takakuni TAK197 隆國 2nd Iyo Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / /
Tameyuki TAM226 爲行 Iyo Kansei (1789-1801) Hōjōji 15 / /
Tatsutake TAT12 龍孟 Iyo Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / /
Tatsune TAT7 龍子 Iyo Meiji (1868-1912) 10 / /
Toshihira TOS25 利平 Iyo Bunsei (1818-1830) 10 / /
Toshihisa TOS30 利久 Iyo Kanō (1350-1352) ND 20 / /
Yasukatsu YAS141 安勝 Iyo Eiroku (1558-1570) 25 / 200 /
Kunifusa KUN45 國房 1st Iyo Genna (1615-1624) 15 / 300 /
Kunimasa KUN423 國正 1st Iyo Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 280 /
Kuniteru KUN1272 國輝 1st Iyo Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Kuniteru KUN1273 國輝 2nd Iyo Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / 200 /
Kuniteru KUN1276 國輝 5th Iyo Meiwa (1764-1772) 15 / 200 /
Kuniyoshi KUN1845 國良 2nd Iyo Tenpō (1830-1844) Suishinshi Masahide Masahide 15 / 190 /
Yasusada YAS376 安定 Iyo Tenmon (1532-1555) 35 / 250 /
Echizen ECH1 越前 Sanuki Shōwa (1312-1317) 30 / /
Higetsugu HIG1 髭繼 Sanuki Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 200 /
Kagemune KAG101 景宗 Sanuki Jōkyū (1219-1222) 35 / /
Kagemitsu KAG81 景光 Sanuki Kangen (1243-1247) 20 / /
Kagemitsu KAG82 景光 Sanuki Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Kanetaka KAN343 包高 1st Sanuki Jōō (1652-1655) 15 / 280 /
Kanetaka KAN344 包高 2nd Sanuki Jōō (1652-1655) Kanetaka 15 / 280 /
Kanekiyo KAN77 包清 7th Sanuki Tenmon (1532-1555) Tegai 15 / 350 /
Narimune NAR109 業宗 Sanuki Daiji (1126-1131) 20 / /
Narimune NAR110 業宗 Sanuki Kenpō (1213-1219) 25 / /
Narimune NAR111 業宗 Sanuki Bunei (1264-1275) 60 / /
Narimune NAR112 業宗 Sanuki Tenju (1375-1381) 20 / 400 /
Narimune NAR113 業宗 Sanuki Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / /
Nariyoshi NAR125 業吉 Sanuki Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Norimune NOR470 乗宗 Sanuki Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Takashige TAK199 隆重 Sanuki Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / /
Takaharu TAK221 鷹春 Sanuki Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / /
Takakiyo TAK222 鷹清 Sanuki Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / /