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
Yasuyuki YAS666 安幸 Echigo Ōei (1394-1428) Yamamura Masanobu 25 / /
Yasuyuki YAS626 安行 Bitchū Jōei (1232-1233) Katayama Ichimonji 90 / / SJS-743
Yori YOR54 Bitchū Teiō (1222-1224) Ko-Aoe 160 / / NMK-1212-25
Yorihisa YOR11 仍久 Yamashiro Bunki (1501-1504) 25 / / Chu-jo saku
Yoriie YOR65 頼家 Yamashiro Kagen (1303-1306) Awataguchi 150 / /
Yorikuni YOR70 頼國 1st Etchū Meitoku (1390-1394) ND Uda 25 / 350 /
Yorimitsu YOR78 頼光 Bizen Chōkyō (1487-1489) 20 / 280 / Jo saku
Yorimitsu YOR79 頼光 Shimotsuke Eiroku (1558-1570) 20 / 250 /
Yorimoto-oni YOR16 代元鬼 Yamashiro Shoō (1288-1293) 200 / /
Yorimune YOR34 依宗 Bizen Genryaku (1184-1185) Fukuoka Ichimonji 90 / /
Yorisada YOR86 頼貞 Hitachi Kyōhō (1716-1736) 25 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Yorisuke YOR24 自助 Kaga Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / 200 /
Yoritsugu YOR47 依次 Bitchū Ōchō (1311-1312) Aoe 90 / / NMK-1212-12
Yoritsugu YOR96 頼次 Bitchū Kōchō (1261-1264) Ko-Aoe 100 / / NMK-1214-8
Yoritsugu YOR98 頼次 Bitchū Bunpō (1317-1319) Chu-Aoe 90 / 800 / Jo saku NMK-1214-10
Yoritsugu YOR46 依次 Bitchū Kenji (1275-1278) Aoe 20 / 850 / NMK-1212-11
Yoritsugu YOR45 依次 Bitchū Kencho (1249-1256) Ko-Aoe 20 / / NMK-1212-10
Yoriuji YOR51 依氏 Bizen Kagen (1303-1306) Osafune 100 / /
Yoriyasu YOR110 頼安 Mutsu Daiji (1126-1131) Mōkusa 20 / 750 /
Yoriyasu YOR111 頼安 Mutsu Shōan (1299-1302) Mōkusa 20 / /
Yoriyasu YOR112 頼安 Mutsu Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Mōkusa 20 / /
Yoriyasu YOR113 頼安 Mutsu Bunna (1352-1356) ND Mōkusa 35 / /
Yoriyoshi YOR28 自珍 Mino Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / 250 /
Yorizane YOR38 依眞 Bitchū Bunryaku (1234-1235) Ko-Aoe 50 / 1000 / NMK-1212-8
Yorizane YOR39 依眞 Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND Chu-Aoe 20 / 600 / NMK-1212-9
Yorizane YOR41 依眞 Bizen Kangen (1243-1247) Fukuoka Ichimonji 120 / /
Yoshiaki YOS11 吉明 Settsu Kōka (1844-1848) Osaka Gassan Sadayoshi 20 / 130 /
Yoshiaki YOS1300 善明 Suruga Kennin (1201-1204) 200 / /
Yoshiaki YOS1354 喜昭 Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshiaki YOS1398 義明 Mino Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshiaki YOS1400 義明 Shimotsuke Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 200 /
Yoshichika YOS1067 良近 Tokyo Taishō (1912-1926) 8 / /
Yoshichika YOS15 吉近 Bizen Eiwa (1375-1379) ND Iwato Ichimonji 70 / / Jo saku NMK-1146-3
Yoshichika YOS18 吉近 Mino Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshichika YOS20 吉近 Musashi Kanbun (1661-1673) Zenjō 15 / 200 /
Yoshifusa YOS35 吉房 Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND Aoe 150 / /
Yoshifusa YOS37 吉房 Bizen Jōkyū (1219-1222) Fukuoka Ichimonji 100 / / Jo-jo saku NMK-1162-23
Yoshifusa YOS38 吉房 1st Bizen Jōei (1232-1233) Fukuoka Ichimonji 40 / 3000 /
NMK-1163-1
SJS-763
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Yoshifusa YOS39 吉房 2nd Bizen Hōji (1247-1249) Fukuoka Ichimonji 300 / 2500 / Jo-jo saku
NMK-1163-2
SJS-763
Yoshifusa YOS40 吉房 3rd Bizen Bunei (1264-1275) Fukuoka Ichimonji Yoshifusa 90 / 2500 /
NMK-1163-3
SJS-763
Yoshifusa YOS44 吉房 Echizen Enpō (1673-1681) 25 / 200 /
Yoshifusa YOS45 吉房 Hizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND 35 / /
Yoshifusa YOS47 吉房 1st Hizen Kanei (1624-1644) 20 / 500 / Jo saku
Yoshifusa YOS48 吉房 2nd Hizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 400 /
Yoshifusa YOS56 吉房 Tochigi Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshifusa YOS59 吉房 1st Yamashiro Bunmei (1469-1487) Heianjō 20 / 400 /
Yoshifusa YOS60 吉房 2nd Yamashiro Kyōroku (1528-1532) Heianjō 15 / /
Yoshiharu YOS65 吉春 Hōki Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / /
Yoshiharu YOS1378 賢春 Higo Genki (1570-1573) 15 / 200 /
Yoshihide YOS1415 義秀 Ehime Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / 150 /