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
Yoshisada YOS1128 良貞 Satsuma Kōji (1555-1558) Taniyama 15 / 250 /
Yoshisada YOS1246 能定 1st Yamashiro Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND 20 / 700 /
Yoshisada YOS1248 能定 3rd Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Ryōkai 20 / /
Yoshisada YOS1278 祥貞 Iwami Taiei (1521-1528) 40 / 250 / Chu saku
Yoshisada YOS1296 賀貞 Yamato Keichō (1596-1615) Kanabō 15 / 250 /
Yoshisada YOS1336 善貞 Kōchi Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshisada YOS1642 義貞 Tōtōmi Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 120 /
Yoshisada YOS704 吉定 Buzen Kanshō (1460-1466) 25 / 300 /
Yoshisada YOS707 吉定 Chikuzen Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Yoshisada YOS713 吉定 Mino Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / /
Yoshisada YOS716 吉定 Yamashiro Meiō (1492-1501) Kurama Seki 25 / 350 /
Yoshisada YOS718 吉定 Yamato Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / 300 /
Yoshisada YOS720 吉貞 Bingo Bunmei (1469-1487) Kai Mihara 25 / 250 /
Yoshisada YOS721 吉貞 Bizen Bunei (1264-1275) Fukuoka Ichimonji Yoshimochi 100 / /
Yoshisada YOS726 吉貞 Chikuzen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 50 / 800 / Jo-jo saku
Yoshisada YOS729 吉貞 Chikuzen Genna (1615-1624) 15 / /
Yoshisada YOS730 吉貞 1st Chikuzen Keichō (1596-1615) Tsukushi Nobukuni 15 / 450 / Jo saku
Yoshisada YOS731 吉貞 2nd Chikuzen Kanbun (1661-1673) Tsukushi Nobukuni 15 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Yoshisada YOS739 吉貞 1st Hizen Genna (1615-1624) Hizen Tadayoshi Tadayoshi 35 / 550 / Jo saku
Yoshisada YOS740 吉貞 2nd Hizen Keian (1648-1652) 15 / 350 /
Yoshisada YOS741 吉貞 3rd Hizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 300 /
Yoshisada YOS705 吉定 Buzen Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Yoshisada YOS719 吉貞 Bingo Ōei (1394-1428) Goami 20 / /
Yoshisada YOS1125 良貞 Bizen Eitoku (1381-1384) ND 25 / 400 /
Yoshisada YOS1249 能定 4th Yamashiro Bunan (1444-1449) Ryōkai 20 / /
Yoshisada YOS1789 慶定 Mino Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / /
Yoshisada YOS700 吉定 Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND Iwato Ichimonji 50 / / NMK-1139-11
Yoshisai YOS1131 良西 Chikuzen Kencho (1249-1256) 120 / /
Yoshishige YOS1368 嘉重 Musashi Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / 200 /
Yoshishige YOS1654 義重 Kōzuke Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / 150 / Chu saku
Yoshishige YOS1658 義重 Sagami Kōka (1844-1848) Hisayoshi 10 / /
Yoshishige YOS1659 義重 1st Suruga Tenmon (1532-1555) Shimada 15 / 250 /
Yoshishige YOS787 吉重 1st Harima Kanbun (1661-1673) Zenjō 15 / 200 /
Yoshishige YOS797 吉重 Settsu Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 180 /
Yoshishige YOS800 吉重 Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Kurama Seki 35 / 400 /
Yoshishige YOS791 吉重 Kii Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 200 /
Yoshishige YOS788 吉重 2nd Harima Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / /
Yoshishige YOS1660 義重 2nd Suruga Tensho (1573-1592) Shimada 15 / /
Yoshishiro YOS1337 善四郎 Musashi Genna (1615-1624) 200 / /
Yoshisue YOS1280 祥末 1st Iwami Bunan (1444-1449) 20 / 350 /
Yoshisue YOS1281 祥末 2nd Iwami Chōkyō (1487-1489) 20 / 350 /
Yoshisue YOS818 吉末 Bitchū Kōchō (1261-1264) Katayama Ichimonji 35 / 900 / NMK-1143-18
Yoshisue YOS1282 祥末 3rd Iwami Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 350 /
Yoshisue YOS1283 祥末 4th Iwami Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / / Chu-jo saku
Yoshisuke YOS1139 良典 Higo Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / /
Yoshisuke YOS1295 賀助 Higo Taiei (1521-1528) Enju 15 / 200 /
Yoshisuke YOS1664 義助 Bizen Tenmei (1781-1789) 15 / /
Yoshisuke YOS1669 義助 1st Suruga Genō (1319-1321) Shimada 60 / /
Yoshisuke YOS1670 義助 2nd Suruga Enbun (1356-1361) ND 20 / /
Yoshisuke YOS1671 義助 3rd Suruga Ōei (1394-1428) Shimada 20 / /