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
Yoshinori YOS683 吉則 3rd Yamashiro Teiji (1362-1368) ND Sanjo Yoshinori 25 / 800 /
Yoshinori YOS682 吉則 2nd Yamashiro Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Sanjo Yoshinori 100 / /
Yoshinori YOS681 吉則 1st Yamashiro Ōchō (1311-1312) Sanjo 20 / /
Yoshinori YOS680 吉則 Yamashiro Chōkyū (1040-1044) Sanjo Yoshinori 40 / /
Yoshinori YOS677 吉則 Satsuma Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / 200 /
Yoshinori YOS673 吉則 Izumo Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Yoshinori YOS672 吉則 2nd Izumo Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / /
Yoshinori YOS671 吉則 Izumo Ōei (1394-1428) 25 / 400 /
Yoshinori YOS663 吉則 4th Bizen Hōtoku (1449-1452) Yoshii 20 / 350 /
Yoshinori YOS662 吉則 3rd Bizen Eikyō (1429-1441) Yoshii 20 / 380 / NMK-1157-2
Yoshinori YOS661 吉則 2nd Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Yoshii 25 / 400 / Chu-jo saku NMK-1157-1
Yoshinori YOS660 吉則 1st Bizen Shitoku (1384-1387) ND Yoshii Unji 50 / 500 / NMK-1156-11
Yoshinobu YOS657 吉信 2nd Yamashiro Enpō (1673-1681) Yoshinobu 25 / 350 /
Yoshinobu YOS656 吉信 1st Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) Myoju 90 / 450 /
Yoshinobu YOS651 吉信 Kōzuke Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 250 /
Yoshiharu YOS65 吉春 Hōki Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / /
Yoshinobu YOS648 吉信 Hizen Genna (1615-1624) Hizen Tadayoshi Tadayoshi 15 / 500 / Jo saku
Yoshinobu YOS646 吉信 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Yoshii 20 / /
NMK-1155-1
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS645 吉信 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND Osafune 25 / /
NMK-1154-23
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS643 吉信 Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Iwato Ichimonji 20 / /
NMK-1154-22
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS642 吉信 Bizen Einin (1293-1299) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / 800 /
NMK-1154-21
SJS-782
Yoshinari YOS638 吉成 Settsu Jōō (1652-1655) 15 / 250 /
Yoshinari YOS633 吉作 Satsuma Eishō (1504-1521) Taniyama 15 / 250 /
Yoshinao YOS628 吉直 Buzen Ōnin (1467-1469) Tsukushi Nobukuni 10 / /
Yoshinaga YOS620 吉長 Yamashiro Eishō (1504-1521) Kurama Seki 15 / 350 /
Yoshinaga YOS618 吉長 Yamashiro Entoku (1489-1492) Heianjō 15 / 350 /
Yoshinaga YOS617 吉長 Yamashiro Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS616 吉長 Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Kurama Seki 25 / 400 /
Yoshinaga YOS615 吉長 Yamashiro Kōwa (1381-1384) Heianjō 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS614 吉長 Yamashiro Gentoku (1329-1331) Heianjō 20 / 650 /
Yoshinaga YOS607 吉長 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) Koyama Seki 15 / 200 /
Yoshifusa YOS60 吉房 2nd Yamashiro Kyōroku (1528-1532) Heianjō 15 / /
Yoshinaga YOS596 吉長 2nd Hizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 25 / /
Yoshinaga YOS595 吉長 1st Hizen Kanei (1624-1644) Hizen Tadayoshi Tadayoshi 50 / 600 / Jo-jo saku
Yoshinaga YOS594 吉長 Harima Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / /
Yoshinaga YOS593 吉長 Harima Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 350 /
Yoshinaga YOS591 吉長 Bizen Bunroku (1592-1596) 15 / /
Yoshinaga YOS590 吉長 Bizen Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Yoshifusa YOS59 吉房 1st Yamashiro Bunmei (1469-1487) Heianjō 20 / 400 /
Yoshinaga YOS589 吉長 Bizen Kyōtoku (1452-1455) 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS588 吉長 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 25 / 400 /
Yoshinaga YOS584 吉長 Bizen Bunpō (1317-1319) Osafune 100 / /
Yoshinaga YOS583 吉長 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS582 吉長 Bizen Tenpuku (1233-1234) Fukuoka Ichimonji 25 / 850 /
Yoshinaga YOS573 吉永 Ise Bunkyū (1861-1864) 10 / /
Yoshinaga YOS572 吉永 Tottori Taishō (1912-1926) 8 / /
Yoshinaga YOS571 吉永 Ise Genji (1864-1865) Sadayoshi 15 / 130 /
Yoshinaga YOS570 吉永 Hōki Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshinaga YOS569 吉永 Hizen Kanei (1624-1644) 25 / 500 /
Yoshimura YOS565 吉村 Bitchū Koto (987-1596) Aoe 15 / / NMK-1173-10