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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 Province Erasort icon School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Akitsugu AKI17 見次 Chikugo Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Akimitsu AKI25 明光 Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Akinobu AKI26 明宣 Sado Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Akishige AKI28 明重 Mutsu Koto (987-1596) 10 / /
Akimitsu AKI8 日光 Yamato Koto (987-1596) Ko-Senjuin 15 / /
Amamasa AMA20 天昌 Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI111 有光 Yamashiro Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Arimoto ARI122 有元 Echizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Arimoto ARI123 有元 Etchū Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Aritaka ARI188 有高 Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Aritoshi ARI193 有年 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Aritsuna ARI224 有綱 Izumi Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Ariyasu ARI244 有安 Tōtōmi Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Ariyuki ARI286 有行 Tōtōmi Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Arihiro ARI297 在弘 Bitchū Koto (987-1596) Ko-Aoe 15 / / NMK-23-17
Baitō BAI2 梅藤 Kaga Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Bushin BUS1 佛心 Dewa Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikanori CHI112 近則 Yamato Koto (987-1596) 20 / /
Chikasuke CHI128 近助 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikasue CHI129 近末 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikatomo CHI133 近友 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikatoshi CHI137 近利 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikatoshi CHI138 近俊 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikatsugu CHI141 近次 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikayasu CHI148 近安 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikayoshi CHI156 近吉 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikatada CHI174 親忠 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikayasu CHI18 至康 Dewa Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikahide CHI44 近秀 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikakazu CHI62 近量 Mutsu Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikamura CHI85 近村 Yamato Koto (987-1596) Senjuin 20 / /
Chūa CHU1 中阿 Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chujirō CHU3 忠次郎 Yamato Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Daian DAI1 大安 Bizen Koto (987-1596) Osafune 100 / /
Daijirō DAI48 大次郎 Musashi Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Daiyasu DAI63 大安 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Dainoki DAI70 代之鬼 Yamashiro Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
En EN2 圓 Mutsu Koto (987-1596) Mōkusa 20 / /
Enju ENJ1 延壽 Bungo Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Ensō ENS3 圓宗 Koto (987-1596) 30 / /
Fujishima FUJ23 藤島 Echizen Koto (987-1596) 20 / /
Fuju FUJ41 浮周 Mutsu Koto (987-1596) Gassan 20 / /
Fujihachi FUJ8 藤八 Yamato Koto (987-1596) Taima 15 / /
Fuminaka FUM2 文仲 Bizen Koto (987-1596) Fukuoka Ichimonji 15 / /
Fumiyasu FUM5 文安 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Fusanori FUS21 房則 Bizen Koto (987-1596) Fukuoka Ichimonji 15 / /
Fusanori FUS22 房則 Bizen Koto (987-1596) Ko-Bizen 15 / /
Fusanori FUS24 房徳 Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Fusamasa FUS4 房正 Sagami Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Haruhira HAR16 治平 Yamato Koto (987-1596) Senjuin 15 / /