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
Arimasa ARI86 有正 Tōtōmi Bunryaku (1234-1235) 15 / /
Arimasa ARI87 有正 Tōtōmi Shōchō (1428-1429) 15 / /
Arimasa ARI88 有正 Yamato Hōji (1247-1249) 20 / /
Arimasa ARI89 有正 Yamato Genko (1331-1336) Senjuin 50 / /
Arihira ARI9 有平 Kawachi Shinto (1596-1781) 8 / /
Arimitsu ARI90 有光 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 30 / 380 /
Arimitsu ARI91 有光 1st Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / /
Arimitsu ARI92 有光 2nd Bizen Kakitsu (1441-1444) Arimitsu 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI93 有光 1st Bizen Kanshō (1460-1466) Kozori 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI94 有光 2nd Bizen Ōnin (1467-1469) 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI95 有光 3rd Bizen Meiō (1492-1501) Arimitsu 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI96 有光 4th Bizen Eishō (1504-1521) Arimitsu 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI97 有光 5th Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555) Arimitsu 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI98 有光 6th Bizen Genki (1570-1573) Arimitsu 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI99 有光 Bungo Ōnin (1467-1469) 15 / /
Asahimaro ASA1 朝日麿 Settsu Tenna (1681-1684) 20 / /
Asahichi ASA2 朝七 Iwaki Kansei (1789-1801) 70 / /
Ason ASA3 朝臣 Settsu Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / /
Asago ASA4 朝郷 Mutsu Manji (1658-1661) 10 / /
Asakuni ASA5 暁邦 Bingo Keiō (1865-1868) 8 / /
Atsufusa ATS1 敦房 Chikuzen Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Atsukura ATS2 篤倉 Satsuma Eiroku (1558-1570) 15 / /
Awajibō AWA1 淡路房 Yamato Shoō (1288-1293) 100 / /
Azamaru AZA1 アザ丸 Kaga Kanei (1624-1644) 10 / 180 /
Bairo BAI1 梅蘆 Musashi Genji (1864-1865) 8 / /
Baitō BAI2 梅藤 Kaga Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Bakusei BAK1 □正 Hitachi Enpō (1673-1681) 20 / /
Bankyu BAN1 判久 Manen (1860-1861) 8 / /
Ban BAN2 Genroku (1688-1704) 10 / /
Banfusa BAN3 幡房 Mutsu Kyūan (1145-1151) 30 / /
Banryūken BAN4 幡龍軒 Suō Meiji (1868-1912) 8 / /
Bensuke BEN1 辨助 Hizen Kōka (1844-1848) 8 / /
Bodaiji BOD1 菩提寺 Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / /
Boju BOJ1 帽重 Iwami Bunmei (1469-1487) 15 / /
Bokuden BOK1 卜傅 Hitachi Enpō (1673-1681) 40 / 380 / Jo saku
Bokurei BOK2 卜靈 Musashi Genbun (1736-1741) 15 / /
Bokusen BOK3 卜扇 Owari Kanbun (1661-1673) 10 / /
Bokuyūken BOK4 朴宥軒 Musashi Kyōhō (1716-1736) Shitahara 15 / /
Botan BOT1 牡丹 Tango Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / /
Bu BU1 Yamato Kangen (1243-1247) 20 / /
Bun BUN1 Bizen Hōgen (1156-1159) 20 / /
Bunnari BUN2 分成 Yamato Genryaku (1184-1185) 20 / /
Bushin BUS1 佛心 Dewa Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Bushin BUS2 佛心 Dewa Shōchū (1324-1326) Tegai 20 / /
Bushin BUS3 佛心 Mino Meiō (1492-1501) 20 / /
Bushin BUS4 佛心 Yamato Shōchū (1324-1326) 20 / /
Butsusho BUT1 佛性 Echizen Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / /
Chiyozuru CHI10 千代鶴 Kaga Genroku (1688-1704) 10 / /
Chikanori CHI100 近則 2nd Kaga Kakitsu (1441-1444) 20 / 350 /
Chikanori CHI101 近則 3rd Kaga Bunmei (1469-1487) Chikanori 20 / /