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 Provincesort icon Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Norisada NOR272 則定 1st Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / /
Norisada NOR273 則定 2nd Yamashiro Jokyō (1684-1688) Norisada 15 / 200 /
Norisada NOR283 則貞 Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Sanjo 20 / /
Norishige NOR318 則重 Yamashiro Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / /
Norisuke NOR328 則助 Yamashiro Jokyō (1684-1688) 15 / /
Norisue NOR342 則末 Yamashiro Tengi (1053-1058) Sanjo 30 / /
Norisue NOR343 則末 Yamashiro Koto (987-1596) Ayanokōji 15 / /
Noritsugu NOR381 則次 Yamashiro Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Noriyoshi NOR441 則吉 Yamashiro Bunmei (1469-1487) Heianjō 20 / /
Norihito NOR474 教仁 Yamashiro Genryaku (1184-1185) 35 / /
Norikuni NOR492 卿城 Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) 25 / /
Noritomo NOR522 徳友 Yamashiro Manji (1658-1661) 15 / /
Noriyoshi NOR530 徳能 Yamashiro Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Norifusa NOR56 則房 Yamashiro Shōji (1199-1201) Ōmiya 100 / /
Norifusa NOR57 則房 Yamashiro Kencho (1249-1256) 20 / / NMK-749-8
Norihiro NOR6 法天 Yamashiro Hōgen (1156-1159) Sanjo 20 / /
Norihiko NOR62 則彦 Yamashiro Kōhei (1058-1065) 50 / /
Norimichi NOR8 法道 1st Yamashiro Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 280 / Jo saku
Norimichi NOR9 法道 2nd Yamashiro Jokyō (1684-1688) Norimichi 15 / /
Ōshizu O13 大室 Yamashiro Kenji (1275-1278) Ōmiya 20 / /
Ryōkai RYO10 了戒 Yamashiro Shoō (1288-1293) Ryōkai 200 / 800 / Jo saku
Ryōkai RYO11 了戒 2nd Yamashiro Enkei (1308-1311) Ryōkai 20 / 800 /
Ryōami RYO2 了阿彌 Yamashiro Bunei (1264-1275) 100 / /
Sadanari SAD111 定業 1st Yamashiro Kōan (1278-1288) Ayanokōji Sadatoshi 20 / /
Sadanari SAD112 定業 2nd Yamashiro Kareki (1326-1329) Ayanokōji Sadanari 100 / 800 / Jo-jo saku
Sadanori SAD132 定則 Yamashiro Genko (1331-1336) 20 / /
Sadanori SAD133 定則 Yamashiro Shōan (1299-1302) Ayanokōji Sadatoshi 120 / 800 /
Sadatoshi SAD172 定利 Yamashiro Jōei (1232-1233) Ayanokōji 200 / 2000 / Sai-jo saku
Sadatoshi SAD174 定利 Yamashiro Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Ayanokōji Sadatoshi 100 / /
Sadayoshi SAD251 定吉 Yamashiro Kōan (1278-1288) Ayanokōji Sadatoshi 20 / 1000 / Sai-jo saku
Sadakane SAD403 貞包 Yamashiro Taishō (1912-1926) 8 / /
Sadamitsu SAD505 貞光 Yamashiro Meiji (1868-1912) Osaka Gassan Sadakazu 10 / 150 /
Sadachika SAD7 定近 Yamashiro Chōwa (1012-1017) Sanjo 100 / /
Sadakuni SAD70 定國 Yamashiro Teiji (1362-1368) ND Yamashiro Nobukuni 40 / 380 /
NMK-338-14
NMK-714-2
Sadamori SAD94 定盛 Yamashiro Tenna (1681-1684) 15 / 180 /
Sanekuni SAN105 真國 Yamashiro Kōhei (1058-1065) Sanjo Sanetoshi 120 / /
Sanetoshi SAN311 真利 Yamashiro Kannin (1017-1021) Sanjo Munechika 150 / /
Shigemitsu SHI284 重光 Yamashiro Eitoku (1381-1384) ND Daruma 80 / 500 / Jo saku
Shigenobu SHI385 重信 1st Yamashiro Ōan (1368-1375) ND 25 / 700 /
Shigeyasu SHI671 重泰 Yamashiro Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / /
Shigeyoshi SHI731 重義 Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) 90 / 450 /
Suketada SUK510 助忠 Yamashiro Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Suketoshi SUK558 助利 1st Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / 250 /
Sueyuki SUY188 末行 Yamashiro Bunna (1352-1356) ND 25 / 450 / Chu-jo saku
Tadatsugu TAD256 忠次 Yamashiro Tenpuku (1233-1234) Awataguchi 20 / /
Tadatsugu TAD257 忠次 Yamashiro Katei (1235-1238) Awataguchi 25 / /
Tadatsugu TAD258 忠次 1st Yamashiro Shōhō (1644-1648) 15 / /
Tadatsugu TAD259 忠次 2nd Yamashiro Kanbun (1661-1673) Shimosaka Tadatsugu 15 / 200 /
Tadatsugu TAD264 忠繼 Yamashiro Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Tadayoshi TAD300 忠吉 Yamashiro Kencho (1249-1256) Awataguchi Hisakuni 90 / /