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
Ariyuki ARI288 有行 Yamato Bunei (1264-1275) 20 / /
Ariyuki ARI289 有行 Yamato Genkyū (1204-1206) 20 / /
Ariyuki ARI290 有行 Yamato Einin (1293-1299) Senjuin 20 / /
Ariyuki ARI291 有行 Sagami Shōgen (1259-1260) 20 / /
Ariyuki ARI292 有行 Yamashiro Shōan (1299-1302) 15 / /
Ariyuki ARI293 有行 Yamashiro Kareki (1326-1329) 15 / /
Ariyuki ARI294 有行 Yamashiro Genko (1331-1336) Awataguchi 15 / /
Ariyuki ARI295 有行 Yamato Jōgen (1207-1211) Senjuin 20 / /
Ariyuki ARI309 在行 Bizen Bunryaku (1234-1235) 20 / /
Arizane ARI156 有眞 Bizen Daiji (1126-1131) Osafune 20 / /
Arizane ARI157 有眞 Bizen Hōgen (1156-1159) 20 / /
Arizane ARI158 有眞 Bizen Juei (1182-1184) 40 / /
Arizane ARI159 有眞 Bizen Hōji (1247-1249) Osafune 20 / /
Arizane ARI160 有眞 Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND 15 / /
Arizane ARI306 在實 Kii Bunmei (1469-1487) 15 / /
Asago ASA4 朝郷 Mutsu Manji (1658-1661) 10 / /
Asahichi ASA2 朝七 Iwaki Kansei (1789-1801) 70 / /
Asahimaro ASA1 朝日麿 Settsu Tenna (1681-1684) 20 / /
Asakuni ASA5 暁邦 Bingo Keiō (1865-1868) 8 / /
Ashū A1 阿州 Awa (阿波) Eishō (1504-1521) Kaifu 15 / /
Ason ASA3 朝臣 Settsu Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / /
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 / /
Ban BAN2 Genroku (1688-1704) 10 / /
Banfusa BAN3 幡房 Mutsu Kyūan (1145-1151) 30 / /
Bankyu BAN1 判久 Manen (1860-1861) 8 / /
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 / /
Chidori CHI3 千鳥 Hōki 15 / /
Chigusamaru CHI2 千種丸 Harima Kanbun (1661-1673) 20 / /