Swordsmith Index

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Namesort icon ID Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Akikuni AKI137 顯國 1st Nagato Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 100 / 500 /
Akikuni AKI138 顯國 2nd Nagato Ōan (1368-1375) ND Akikuni 20 / 400 / Jo saku
Akikuni AKI139 顯國 3rd Nagato Ōei (1394-1428) Akikuni 70 / /
Akikuni AKI140 顯國 Nagato Chōroku (1457-1460) 20 / /
Akikuni AKI141 顯國 Nagato Eiroku (1558-1570) 15 / /
Akikuni AKI142 顯國 Koto (987-1596) 10 / /
Akikuni AKI181 曉邦 Bingo Genji (1864-1865) 10 / /
Akikuni AKI23 明國 Mutsu Meiji (1868-1912) 10 / /
Akikuni AKI47 昭國 Nagano Shōwa (1926-1989) Akihide 8 / / 1
Akikuni AKI48 昭國 Tosa Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Akimaro AKI49 昭磨 Niigata Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Akimasa AKI106 秋正 Sagami Ōan (1368-1375) ND 15 / /
Akimasa AKI107 秋正 Sagami Meiō (1492-1501) 15 / /
Akimasa AKI143 顯正 Aki Bunan (1444-1449) 15 / /
Akimasa AKI50 昭正 Fukushima Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Akimasa AKI51 昭正 Niigata Shōwa (1926-1989) Akihide 8 / /
Akimichi AKI52 昭通 Saitama Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Akimichi AKI53 昭道 Dewa Bunsei (1818-1830) Masahide 8 / /
Akimitsu AKI108 秋盈 Harima Genbun (1736-1741) 10 / /
Akimitsu AKI144 顯光 Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487) 15 / /
Akimitsu AKI145 顯光 Ōmi Meitoku (1390-1394) ND 15 / 400 /
Akimitsu AKI146 顯光 Ōmi Bunmei (1469-1487) 15 / /
Akimitsu AKI24 明光 Hyūga Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Akimitsu AKI25 明光 Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Akimitsu AKI54 昭光 Niigata Shōwa (1926-1989) Akihide 8 / 100 /
Akimitsu AKI55 昭光 Shizuoka Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / 100 /
Akimitsu AKI56 昭光 Shinano Ansei (1854-1860) 8 / /
Akimitsu AKI57 昭光 Suruga Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Akimitsu AKI7 日光 Yamato Kagen (1303-1306) Ko-Senjuin 20 / /
Akimitsu AKI8 日光 Yamato Koto (987-1596) Ko-Senjuin 15 / /
Akimizu AKI109 秋水 Echigo Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / /
Akimori AKI166 鑑盛 Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 200 / Chu-jo saku
Akimori AKI58 明守 Miyagi Shōwa (1926-1989) Akihide 8 / /
Akimori AKI59 昭守 Mutsu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Akimori AKI60 昭盛 Tochigi Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Akimoto AKI16 見本 Mutsu Ōei (1394-1428) Mōkusa 20 / /
Akimune AKI61 昭宗 Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989) Akihide 8 / /
Akinaga AKI130 銘長 Bungo Genki (1570-1573) 20 / /
Akinaga AKI147 顯長 Nagato Eikyō (1429-1441) 15 / /
Akinaga AKI148 顯長 Nagato Kakitsu (1441-1444) 20 / /
Akinaga AKI149 顯長 Nagato Chōroku (1457-1460) 15 / /
Akinaga AKI150 顯長 Nagato Meiō (1492-1501) 15 / /
Akinaga AKI167 鑑長 Bungo Genki (1570-1573) Takada 15 / /
Akinaga AKI62 昭長 Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Akinari AKI168 鑑成 Bungo Genki (1570-1573) 15 / /
Akinobu AKI26 明宣 Sado Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Akinobu AKI27 明延 Yamato Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Akinobu AKI63 昭信 Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Akinori AKI10 日乗 Bingo Genchu (1384-1394) 90 / /
Akinori AKI11 日乗 Hōki Hōgen (1156-1159) 30 / /