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.

Namesort icon ID Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Yoshinori YOS682 吉則 2nd Yamashiro Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Sanjo Yoshinori 100 / /
Yoshinori YOS686 吉則 Yamashiro Kyōtoku (1452-1455) Heianjō Yoshinori 20 / 400 /
Yoshinori YOS672 吉則 2nd Izumo Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / /
Yoshinori YOS673 吉則 Izumo Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Yoshinori YOS680 吉則 Yamashiro Chōkyū (1040-1044) Sanjo Yoshinori 40 / /
Yoshinobu YOS1294 賀信 Higo Genki (1570-1573) Dotanuki 15 / 200 /
Yoshinobu YOS642 吉信 Bizen Einin (1293-1299) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / 800 /
NMK-1154-21
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS646 吉信 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Yoshii 20 / /
NMK-1155-1
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS648 吉信 Hizen Genna (1615-1624) Hizen Tadayoshi Tadayoshi 15 / 500 / Jo saku
Yoshinobu YOS651 吉信 Kōzuke Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 250 /
Yoshinobu YOS656 吉信 1st Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) Myoju 90 / 450 /
Yoshinobu YOS657 吉信 2nd Yamashiro Enpō (1673-1681) Yoshinobu 25 / 350 /
Yoshinobu YOS643 吉信 Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Iwato Ichimonji 20 / /
NMK-1154-22
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS645 吉信 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND Osafune 25 / /
NMK-1154-23
SJS-782
Yoshinari YOS633 吉作 Satsuma Eishō (1504-1521) Taniyama 15 / 250 /
Yoshinari YOS638 吉成 Settsu Jōō (1652-1655) 15 / 250 /
Yoshinao YOS1239 能直 Buzen Meiō (1492-1501) Tsukushi Nobukuni 20 / 350 /
Yoshinao YOS1606 義尚 Mino Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshinao YOS628 吉直 Buzen Ōnin (1467-1469) Tsukushi Nobukuni 10 / /
Yoshinaga YOS1111 良永 Chikugo Kōsho (1455-1457) Ōishi Sa 25 / 350 / Chu-jo saku
Yoshinaga YOS569 吉永 Hizen Kanei (1624-1644) 25 / 500 /
Yoshinaga YOS570 吉永 Hōki Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshinaga YOS571 吉永 Ise Genji (1864-1865) Sadayoshi 15 / 130 /
Yoshinaga YOS572 吉永 Tottori Taishō (1912-1926) 8 / /
Yoshinaga YOS573 吉永 Ise Bunkyū (1861-1864) 10 / /
Yoshinaga YOS583 吉長 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS584 吉長 Bizen Bunpō (1317-1319) Osafune 100 / /
Yoshinaga YOS588 吉長 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 25 / 400 /
Yoshinaga YOS593 吉長 Harima Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 350 /
Yoshinaga YOS595 吉長 1st Hizen Kanei (1624-1644) Hizen Tadayoshi Tadayoshi 50 / 600 / Jo-jo saku
Yoshinaga YOS607 吉長 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) Koyama Seki 15 / 200 /
Yoshinaga YOS614 吉長 Yamashiro Gentoku (1329-1331) Heianjō 20 / 650 /
Yoshinaga YOS615 吉長 Yamashiro Kōwa (1381-1384) Heianjō 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS617 吉長 Yamashiro Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS620 吉長 Yamashiro Eishō (1504-1521) Kurama Seki 15 / 350 /
Yoshinaga YOS616 吉長 Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Kurama Seki 25 / 400 /
Yoshinaga YOS618 吉長 Yamashiro Entoku (1489-1492) Heianjō 15 / 350 /
Yoshinaga YOS594 吉長 Harima Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / /
Yoshinaga YOS582 吉長 Bizen Tenpuku (1233-1234) Fukuoka Ichimonji 25 / 850 /
Yoshinaga YOS589 吉長 Bizen Kyōtoku (1452-1455) 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS590 吉長 Bizen Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Yoshinaga YOS591 吉長 Bizen Bunroku (1592-1596) 15 / /
Yoshinaga YOS596 吉長 2nd Hizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 25 / /
Yoshimura YOS565 吉村 Bitchū Koto (987-1596) Aoe 15 / / NMK-1173-10
Yoshimune YOS1106 良宗 Ōsumi Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / 150 /
Yoshimune YOS1109 良宗 Shimotsuke Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / 120 /
Yoshimune YOS1587 義宗 Osaka Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshimune YOS1589 義胸 1st Tosa Genna (1615-1624) 15 / 250 /
Yoshimune YOS533 吉宗 Bizen Jōkyū (1219-1222) Fukuoka Ichimonji Muneie 100 / / Jo-jo saku 1
Yoshimune YOS535 吉宗 Bizen Shōgen (1259-1260) Muneyoshi 35 / 1500 /