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
Yoshishige YOS788 吉重 2nd Harima Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / /
Yoshishige YOS1660 義重 2nd Suruga Tensho (1573-1592) Shimada 15 / /
Yoshisai YOS1131 良西 Chikuzen Kencho (1249-1256) 120 / /
Yoshisada YOS1247 能定 2nd Bungo Ōan (1368-1375) ND 25 / 600 / Chu-jo saku
Yoshisada YOS1126 良貞 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / /
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
Yoshinosuke YOS695 吉之充 Rikuzen Kanei (1624-1644) 100 / /
Yoshinori YOS1119 良則 Ōsumi Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / 130 /
Yoshinori YOS1120 良順 Bungo Jōgen (1207-1211) 150 / /
Yoshinori YOS1628 義則 Shimosa Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 200 /
Yoshinori YOS1629 義則 Yamashiro Eien (987-989) Sanjo 200 / /
Yoshinori YOS1633 義規 Shimotsuke Bunsei (1818-1830) 10 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Yoshinori YOS1635 義憲 Bizen Hōgen (1156-1159) Ko-Bizen 150 / 1500 /
Yoshinori YOS660 吉則 1st Bizen Shitoku (1384-1387) ND Yoshii Unji 50 / 500 / NMK-1156-11
Yoshinori YOS661 吉則 2nd Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Yoshii 25 / 400 / Chu-jo saku NMK-1157-1
Yoshinori YOS662 吉則 3rd Bizen Eikyō (1429-1441) Yoshii 20 / 380 / NMK-1157-2
Yoshinori YOS663 吉則 4th Bizen Hōtoku (1449-1452) Yoshii 20 / 350 /
Yoshinori YOS671 吉則 Izumo Ōei (1394-1428) 25 / 400 /
Yoshinori YOS677 吉則 Satsuma Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / 200 /
Yoshinori YOS683 吉則 3rd Yamashiro Teiji (1362-1368) ND Sanjo Yoshinori 25 / 800 /
Yoshinori YOS684 吉則 4th Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Sanjo Yoshinori 20 / 500 /
Yoshinori YOS685 吉則 Yamashiro Hōtoku (1449-1452) 25 / /
Yoshinori YOS687 吉則 Yamashiro Bunmei (1469-1487) Heianjō Yoshinori 80 / 450 / Jo saku
Yoshinori YOS681 吉則 1st Yamashiro Ōchō (1311-1312) Sanjo 20 / /