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
Yoshimitsu YOS424 吉光 Hizen Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / /
SJS-777
NMK-1171-8
Yoshimochi YOS483 吉用 Bizen Bunryaku (1234-1235) Fukuoka Ichimonji Sukeyoshi 70 / 1500 / Jo-jo saku
Yoshimochi YOS485 吉用 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / /
Yoshimori YOS1208 美守 Harima Kaei (1848-1854) 10 / /
Yoshimori YOS1234 能守 Aki Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 350 /
Yoshimori YOS1236 能盛 Chikuzen Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 350 /
Yoshimori YOS1326 善盛 Miyazaki Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshimori YOS1388 賢守 1st Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) Takada 15 / 200 /
Yoshimori YOS489 吉守 Bizen Shōgen (1259-1260) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / 1500 /
Yoshimori YOS490 吉守 Bizen Kōan (1278-1288) 120 / / Jo saku 1
Yoshimori YOS492 吉守 1st Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND Iwato Ichimonji 100 / /
NMK-1174-20
SJS-778
Yoshimori YOS493 吉守 2nd Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Iwato Ichimonji 20 / 350 /
NMK-1174-21
SJS-778
Yoshimori YOS507 吉盛 Chikuzen Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 250 /
Yoshimori YOS488 吉守 Bizen Genryaku (1184-1185) Ko-Bizen 40 / /
Yoshimori YOS491 吉守 Bizen Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND Iwato Ichimonji 25 / /
NMK-1174-19
SJS-778
Yoshimori YOS502 吉盛 Chikuzen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Kongōbyōe 20 / /
Yoshimori YOS503 吉盛 Chikuzen Eitoku (1381-1384) ND 25 / /
Yoshimori YOS504 吉盛 Chikuzen Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / /
Yoshimori YOS505 吉盛 Chikuzen Kyōtoku (1452-1455) Kongōbyōe 25 / /
Yoshimori YOS506 吉盛 Chikuzen Eishō (1504-1521) Kongōbyōe 15 / /
Yoshimori YOS1387 賢守 2nd Bungo Genki (1570-1573) 15 / /
Yoshimori YOS508 吉盛 Yamashiro Tengi (1053-1058) Sanjo 40 / /
Yoshimori YOS509 吉盛 Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Sanjo Yoshinori 25 / /
Yoshimori YOS494 吉守 Hōki Kankō (1004-1012) Hoki Ōhara Sadatsuna 50 / /
Yoshimori YOS497 吉林 Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / / NMK-1175-1
Yoshimoto YOS511 吉元 Bizen Shōgen (1259-1260) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / 1500 /
Yoshimoto YOS512 吉元 1st Bizen Ryakunin (1238-1239) Fukuoka Ichimonji Sukeyoshi 120 / /
Yoshimoto YOS513 吉元 2nd Bizen Kenji (1275-1278) Fukuoka Ichimonji Yoshimoto 35 / /
Yoshimune YOS1106 良宗 Ōsumi Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / 150 /
Yoshimune YOS1109 良宗 Shimotsuke Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / 120 /
Yoshimune YOS1587 義宗 Osaka Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshimune YOS1589 義胸 1st Tosa Genna (1615-1624) 15 / 250 /
Yoshimune YOS533 吉宗 Bizen Jōkyū (1219-1222) Fukuoka Ichimonji Muneie 100 / / Jo-jo saku 1
Yoshimune YOS535 吉宗 Bizen Shōgen (1259-1260) Muneyoshi 35 / 1500 /
Yoshimune YOS546 吉宗 Hizen Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 130 /
Yoshimune YOS1590 義胸 2nd Tosa Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / / Chu-jo saku
Yoshimura YOS565 吉村 Bitchū Koto (987-1596) Aoe 15 / / NMK-1173-10
Yoshinaga YOS1111 良永 Chikugo Kōsho (1455-1457) Ōishi Sa 25 / 350 / Chu-jo saku
Yoshinaga YOS569 吉永 Hizen Kanei (1624-1644) 25 / 500 /
Yoshinaga YOS570 吉永 Hōki Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshinaga YOS571 吉永 Ise Genji (1864-1865) Sadayoshi 15 / 130 /
Yoshinaga YOS572 吉永 Tottori Taishō (1912-1926) 8 / /
Yoshinaga YOS573 吉永 Ise Bunkyū (1861-1864) 10 / /
Yoshinaga YOS583 吉長 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS584 吉長 Bizen Bunpō (1317-1319) Osafune 100 / /
Yoshinaga YOS588 吉長 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 25 / 400 /
Yoshinaga YOS593 吉長 Harima Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 350 /
Yoshinaga YOS595 吉長 1st Hizen Kanei (1624-1644) Hizen Tadayoshi Tadayoshi 50 / 600 / Jo-jo saku
Yoshinaga YOS607 吉長 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) Koyama Seki 15 / 200 /
Yoshinaga YOS614 吉長 Yamashiro Gentoku (1329-1331) Heianjō 20 / 650 /