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 IDsort icon Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Banfusa BAN3 幡房 Mutsu Kyūan (1145-1151) 30 / /
Ban BAN2 Genroku (1688-1704) 10 / /
Bankyu BAN1 判久 Manen (1860-1861) 8 / /
Bakusei BAK1 □正 Hitachi Enpō (1673-1681) 20 / /
Baitō BAI2 梅藤 Kaga Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Bairo BAI1 梅蘆 Musashi Genji (1864-1865) 8 / /
Azamaru AZA1 アザ丸 Kaga Kanei (1624-1644) 10 / 180 /
Awajibō AWA1 淡路房 Yamato Shoō (1288-1293) 100 / /
Atsukura ATS2 篤倉 Satsuma Eiroku (1558-1570) 15 / /
Atsufusa ATS1 敦房 Chikuzen Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Asakuni ASA5 暁邦 Bingo Keiō (1865-1868) 8 / /
Asago ASA4 朝郷 Mutsu Manji (1658-1661) 10 / /
Ason ASA3 朝臣 Settsu Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / /
Asahichi ASA2 朝七 Iwaki Kansei (1789-1801) 70 / /
Asahimaro ASA1 朝日麿 Settsu Tenna (1681-1684) 20 / /
Arimitsu ARI99 有光 Bungo Ōnin (1467-1469) 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI98 有光 6th Bizen Genki (1570-1573) Arimitsu 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI97 有光 5th Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555) Arimitsu 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI96 有光 4th Bizen Eishō (1504-1521) Arimitsu 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI95 有光 3rd Bizen Meiō (1492-1501) Arimitsu 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI94 有光 2nd Bizen Ōnin (1467-1469) 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI93 有光 1st Bizen Kanshō (1460-1466) Kozori 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI92 有光 2nd Bizen Kakitsu (1441-1444) Arimitsu 15 / /
Arimitsu ARI91 有光 1st Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / /
Arimitsu ARI90 有光 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 30 / 380 /
Arihira ARI9 有平 Kawachi Shinto (1596-1781) 8 / /
Arimasa ARI89 有正 Yamato Genko (1331-1336) Senjuin 50 / /
Arimasa ARI88 有正 Yamato Hōji (1247-1249) 20 / /
Arimasa ARI87 有正 Tōtōmi Shōchō (1428-1429) 15 / /
Arimasa ARI86 有正 Tōtōmi Bunryaku (1234-1235) 15 / /
Arimasa ARI85 有正 Tamba Ōei (1394-1428) 15 / /
Arimasa ARI84 有正 Tamba Eitoku (1381-1384) ND 15 / /
Arimasa ARI83 有正 Tamba Kenmu (1334-1338) ND 20 / /
Arimasa ARI82 有正 Mutsu Anna (968-970) 50 / /
Arimasa ARI81 有正 Ōmi Bunan (1444-1449) 20 / /
Arimasa ARI80 有正 Ōmi Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 40 / /
Arihira ARI8 有平 Kaga Kanei (1624-1644) 20 / 300 /
Arimasa ARI79 有正 Ōmi Bunryaku (1234-1235) 20 / /
Arimasa ARI78 有正 Kawachi Chōkyū (1040-1044) 20 / /
Arimasa ARI77 有正 Hōki Teiji (1362-1368) ND Hoki Ōhara 15 / /
Arimasa ARI76 有正 Hōki Shoō (1288-1293) 20 / /
Arimasa ARI75 有正 Hōki Heiji (1159-1160) 30 / /
Arimasa ARI74 有正 Bungo Shoō (1288-1293) 20 / /
Arimasa ARI73 有正 Bizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 10 / /
Arimasa ARI72 有正 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND 15 / /
Arimasa ARI71 有正 Bizen Shōwa (1312-1317) 15 / /
Arimasa ARI70 有正 Bizen Genkyū (1204-1206) 20 / /
Arihira ARI7 有平 Hizen Genroku (1688-1704) 10 / /
Arimasa ARI69 有正 Bizen Juei (1182-1184) 85 / /
Arimasa ARI68 有正 Bingo Shoō (1288-1293) 20 / /