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
Amamasa AMA20 天昌 Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Amashō AMA22 天庄 Yamato Tenpyō (729-749) 100 / /
Amasuke AMA23 天祐 Mino Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Amatoshi AMA24 天壽 Ugo Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / /
Amatsugu AMA25 天次 Kumamoto Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Amayasu AMA28 天安 Bizen Kōan (1278-1288) 15 / /
Amayuki AMA29 天行 Yamato Daidō (806-810) Amakuni 100 / /
Aoi AOI1 青井 Suō Shōwa (1312-1317) Niō 15 / /
Arazane ARA1 荒實 Chikuzen Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / /
Arifumi ARI4 有文 Kyoto Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / /
Arihira ARI5 有平 Bungo Jōkyū (1219-1222) 20 / /
Arihira ARI6 有平 Bungo Kōchō (1261-1264) 15 / /
Arihira ARI7 有平 Hizen Genroku (1688-1704) 10 / /
Arihira ARI8 有平 Kaga Kanei (1624-1644) 20 / 300 /
Arihira ARI9 有平 Kawachi Shinto (1596-1781) 8 / /
Arihiro ARI10 有弘 Bitchū Bunna (1352-1356) ND Aoe 15 / / NMK-18-19
Arihiro ARI11 有弘 Bitchū Eitoku (1381-1384) ND Aoe 30 / / 1
Arihiro ARI12 有弘 Bizen Ninji (1240-1243) 20 / /
Arihiro ARI296 在弘 Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND Aoe 15 / / NMK-23-18
Arihiro ARI297 在弘 Bitchū Koto (987-1596) Ko-Aoe 15 / / NMK-23-17
Arihōshi ARI13 有法師 Yamato Einin (1293-1299) 30 / /
Arihōshi ARI14 有法師 Yamato Teiji (1362-1368) ND Tomokiyo 60 / /
Arihoshi ARI3 アリホシ Yamato Kakitsu (1441-1444) 15 / 350 /
Ariie ARI15 有家 Yamashiro Kencho (1249-1256) 30 / /
Arikane ARI16 有包 Hōki Hōgen (1156-1159) 20 / /
Arikane ARI17 有包 Hōki Kencho (1249-1256) 15 / /
Arikane ARI18 有包 Hōki Kagen (1303-1306) 15 / /
Arikane ARI19 有包 Hōki Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Hoki Ōhara 20 / /
Arikane ARI20 有包 Hōki Genō (1319-1321) 30 / /
Arikaze ARI21 有風 Bizen Kennin (1201-1204) 40 / /
Arikaze ARI22 有風 Kōzuke Jōgen (1207-1211) 20 / /
Arikiyo ARI23 有清 Yamashiro Kōhei (1058-1065) Sanjo 20 / /
Arikiyo ARI24 有清 Yamashiro Einin (1293-1299) 20 / /
Arikiyo ARI25 有清 Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) 10 / /
Arikoto ARI26 有功 Kyoto Kaei (1848-1854) 20 / 180 /
Arikuni ARI27 有國 Bizen Chōkyū (1040-1044) 20 / /
Arikuni ARI28 有國 Bizen Hōgen (1156-1159) 20 / /
Arikuni ARI29 有國 Bizen Hōji (1247-1249) Osafune 15 / /
Arikuni ARI298 在國 Yamashiro Kankō (1004-1012) Sanjo Munechika 100 / / NMK-23-14
Arikuni ARI30 有國 Bizen Kagen (1303-1306) 15 / /
Arikuni ARI31 有國 Bizen Kōei (1342-1345) ND 15 / /
Arikuni ARI32 有國 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 15 / /
Arikuni ARI33 有國 Bizen Kakitsu (1441-1444) 15 / /
Arikuni ARI34 有國 Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Arikuni ARI35 有國 Bungo Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / /
Arikuni ARI36 有國 Higo Ōei (1394-1428) 15 / /
Arikuni ARI37 有國 Higo Eiroku (1558-1570) Enju 15 / 400 /
Arikuni ARI38 有國 Hizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND 15 / 350 /
Arikuni ARI39 有國 Hizen Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 300 /
Arikuni ARI40 有國 Hizen Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /