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
Kaneyasu KAN2941 兼安 1st Mino Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / 350 /
Kaneyasu KAN2944 兼安 3rd Mino Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / 350 /
Kaneyasu KAN2945 兼安 4th Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 280 /
Kaneyasu KAN2949 兼安 Mino Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 200 / Chu-jo saku
Kanezane KAN295 包眞 1st Yamato Kōan (1361-1362) ND Tegai 30 / 550 /
Kaneyasu KAN2954 兼安 Yamashiro Chōryaku (1037-1040) Sanjo Kanenaga 100 / /
Kaneyasu KAN2955 兼安 Yamashiro Kaō (1169-1171) Sanjo 40 / /
Kaneyasu KAN2957 兼安 Yamashiro Bunna (1352-1356) ND 20 / /
Kanezane KAN296 包眞 2nd Yamato Ōei (1394-1428) Tegai Kanezane 40 / 500 /
Kanezane KAN297 包眞 3rd Yamato Kakitsu (1441-1444) Tegai 40 / 400 / Jo saku
Kanezane KAN298 包眞 4th Yamato Eishō (1504-1521) Tegai Kanezane 15 / /
Kaneyori KAN2986 兼自 Mino Genki (1570-1573) 15 / 250 /
Kaneyori KAN2988 兼依 Tōtōmi Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / 250 /
Kanezane KAN299 包眞 5th Yamato Eishō (1504-1521) Tegai Kanezane 15 / /
Kaneyoshi KAN2998 兼吉 Aichi Shōwa (1926-1989) Kanenaga 8 / 100 /
Kan KAN3 Shimotsuke Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / /
Kaneharu KAN30 包春 Yamato Bunki (1501-1504) Tegai 15 / 350 /
Kanezane KAN300 包眞 6th Yamato Tensho (1573-1592) Tegai Kanezane 15 / /
Kaneyoshi KAN3007 兼吉 1st Mino Meitoku (1390-1394) ND Zenjō 50 / 400 /
Kaneyoshi KAN3008 兼吉 Mino Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / / Chu-jo saku
Kaneyoshi KAN3009 兼吉 2nd Mino Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 300 /
Kaneshige KAN301 包重 Bitchū Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / / NMK-106-15
Kaneyoshi KAN3010 兼吉 3rd Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 50 / 300 /
Kaneshige KAN302 包重 Harima Eishō (1046-1053) 40 / /
Kaneshige KAN303 包重 Harima Shoō (1288-1293) 40 / 600 /
Kaneyoshi KAN3031 兼吉 Mino Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Kaneyoshi KAN3033 兼吉 Mino Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 200 /
Kaneshige KAN304 包重 Harima Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 20 / /
Kaneshige KAN305 包重 Harima Ōan (1368-1375) ND 20 / /
Kaneshige KAN306 包重 Harima Shōchō (1428-1429) 20 / /
Kaneyoshi KAN3067 兼吉 Mino Ansei (1854-1860) Zenjō 10 / 250 /
Kaneyoshi KAN3068 兼吉 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kaneshige KAN307 包重 1st Higo Kanbun (1661-1673) Sue-Enju 15 / /
NMK-106-16
SJS-194
Kaneyoshi KAN3072 兼吉 Rikuchu Kansei (1789-1801) 15 / 100 /
Kaneyoshi KAN3079 兼良 Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / /
Kaneshige KAN308 包重 2nd Higo Jokyō (1684-1688) Sue-Enju 15 / /
NMK-106-17
SJS-195
Kaneyoshi KAN3080 兼良 Mino Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / 200 /
Kaneyoshi KAN3087 兼傅 Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / 250 /
Kaneshige KAN309 包重 2nd Higo Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 200 /
Kaneyoshi KAN3099 兼義 Hōki Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 300 /
Kanehide KAN31 包秀 Mutsu Bunka (1804-1818) Suishinshi Masahide 10 / /
Kaneshige KAN310 包重 Kai Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / /
Kaneyoshi KAN3105 兼義 Mino Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / 250 /
Kaneshige KAN311 包重 Mino Meiji (1868-1912) 8 / /
Kaneyoshi KAN3112 兼義 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kaneyoshi KAN3113 兼義 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kaneshige KAN312 包重 Owari Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN313 包重 Owari Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN314 包重 Mutsu Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / /
Kaneyuki KAN3141 兼行 4th Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / 300 /