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 IDsort icon Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Kanenori KAN1924 兼則 Mino Bunroku (1592-1596) 15 / 180 /
Kanenori KAN1925 兼則 Mino Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1926 兼則 Mino Kanbun (1661-1673) Sanami 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1927 兼則 Mino Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1928 兼則 Mino Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1929 兼則 Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kanenaga KAN193 包永 Bizen Genkyū (1204-1206) Fukuoka Ichimonji 30 / /
Kanenori KAN1930 兼則 Mino Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kanenori KAN1931 兼則 Musashi Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / /
Kanenori KAN1932 兼則 Noto Bunki (1501-1504) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1933 兼則 Settsu Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1934 兼則 Shinano Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1935 兼則 Yamashiro Kōhei (1058-1065) 30 / /
Kanenori KAN1936 兼則 Yamashiro Enbun (1356-1361) ND 20 / /
Kanenori KAN1937 兼則 Yamashiro Bunroku (1592-1596) Sanami 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1938 兼紀 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1939 兼廻 Mino Kanshō (1460-1466) Seki 20 / /
Kanenaga KAN194 包永 Bizen Shōchū (1324-1326) 20 / /
Kanenori KAN1940 兼乗 Mino Bunan (1444-1449) 20 / /
Kanenori KAN1941 兼乗 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) Seki 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1942 兼順 Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / /
Kanenori KAN1943 兼應 Mino Tenmei (1781-1789) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1944 兼師 Mino Bunan (1444-1449) 20 / /
Kanenori KAN1945 兼師 Mino Meiō (1492-1501) 20 / /
Kanenori KAN1946 兼師 Mino Bunki (1501-1504) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1947 兼師 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1948 兼師 Mino Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / /
Kanenaga KAN195 包永 Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Yoshioka Ichimonji 20 / /
Kanenori KAN1950 兼徳 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1951 兼徳 Mino Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1952 兼徳 Settsu Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Kaneoka KAN1959 兼岡 Mino Eikyō (1429-1441) Seki 20 / 350 /
Kanenaga KAN196 包永 Higo Kanei (1624-1644) Dotanuki 15 / /
Kaneoki KAN1966 兼興 Mino Bunshō (1466-1467) 20 / /
Kaneoki KAN1969 兼興 Mino Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / 250 /
Kanenaga KAN197 包永 Hizen Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / 150 /
Kanenaga KAN198 包永 Ise Tenmon (1532-1555) Sengo 15 / /
Kanenaga KAN199 包永 Kaga Eiroku (1558-1570) 15 / 280 /
Kaneoto KAN1998 兼音 1st Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 15 / 400 /
Kaneoto KAN1999 兼音 Mino Meiō (1492-1501) 15 / /
Kanri KAN2 完利 Shinano Bunsei (1818-1830) Kiyomaro 15 / /
Kanechika KAN20 包近 Bizen Jōgen (1207-1211) Fukuoka Ichimonji 100 / /
Kanenaga KAN200 包永 Kaga Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / /
Kaneoto KAN2000 兼音 2nd Mino Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / 350 /
Kanenaga KAN201 包永 Kii Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Kanesada KAN2010 兼定 Echizen Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 180 / Chu-jo saku
Kanenaga KAN202 包永 Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / /
Kanesada KAN2022 兼定 1st Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 80 / 500 / Jo saku
Kanesada KAN2023 兼定 2nd Mino Meiō (1492-1501) Kanesada 80 / 800 / Sai-jo saku
Kanesada KAN2024 兼定 3rd Mino Taiei (1521-1528) Kanesada 40 / 450 / Chu-jo saku