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Articles |MONDONOSHÔ MASAKIYO 主水小正清
While swords were produced in the Satsuma Kuni from the Heian Jidai, they were primarily produced by katana kaji referred…
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Articles |EDO SANDAI YASUTSUGU 江戸三代康継
The story of the Yasutsugu (康継) lineage starts with the birth of the first generation, Ichizaemon (市左衛門) , who born…
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Articles |OMI NO KAMI TSUGUHIRO 近江守継廣 And the ECHIZEN SEKI SCHOOL 越前関系
Omi no Kami Tsuguhiro (近江守継廣) was a member of the Echizen Seki (越前関) school. He was one of many swordsmiths…
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Articles |BIZEN ÔMIYA MORIKAGE 備前大宮盛景
The founder of the Bizen Ômiya (備前大宮) School is generally thought to have been Kunimori (国盛). He was active around…
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Articles |NIDAI TADAHIRO 二代忠廣
The second generation Tadahiro (忠廣) was born Hashimoto Heishiro in Saga, Hizen in 1614. At the time of his birth,…
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Articles |THE TADATSUNA SCHOOL 忠綱系
Asai Omi no Kami Tadatsuna (浅井近江守忠綱) moved from Himeji in Harima province to Osaka around 1648. He then became one…
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Articles |BITCHU NO KAMI YASUHIRO 備中守康廣 and the THE KII ISHIDO SCHOOL 紀伊石堂
The Ishido Kei (石堂系) had its foundations in Omi Province. Omi Province was the home of many well-known smiths from…
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Articles |NANKI SHIGEKUNI 南紀重国
Shigekuni (重国) belonged to the Monju-ha (文珠) of the Yamato Tegai School. He located to Fuchu in Suruga-no-kuni during the…
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Articles |SHIZU SABURO KANEUJI 志津三郎兼氏
Kaneuji (兼氏) was born in the late 13th century in the Yamato area. Around the Geno Era (1319-1321), the latter…
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Articles |SOSHU HIROMITSU 柤州廣光
Hiromitsu (廣光), according to the old authorized books, Kodensho and Kokon Mei-zukashi, is unanimously considered a student of Masamune (正宗). …
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Articles |BIZEN MITSUTADA 備前光忠
Perhaps the most famous of all schools of sword making is the Bizen School (備前). Within the Bizen School (備前),…
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Articles |GÔ YOSHIHIRO 江義弘
Yoshihiro (義弘) is one of the most famous sword smiths of all time. Yoshihiro’s (義弘) given name was Matsukura Go…
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Articles |CHOUNSAI TSUNATOSHI 長運齋綱俊
Tsunatoshi’s (綱俊) family name was Kato (加藤) and he was born around 1800. He was the son of Dewa (no)…
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Articles |BIZEN GOROSAEMON no JÔ NORIMITSU 備前五郎左衛門尉則光
Bizen Gorozaemon-no- Jô Norimitsu （備前五郎左衛門尉則光）was born around the twelfth year of Oei (1407). He was the son of Sukezaemon Norimitsu …
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Articles |BIZEN OSAFUNE MOTOSHIGE 備前長船元重
Bizen Osafune Motoshige (備前長船元重) is generally thought to be the son of Morishige (守重) of the Hatakeda School (畠田系). Other…
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Articles |THE YAMATO SENJÛIN SCHOOL 大和千手院系
The Yamato (大和) school of sword making originated in the Yamato Province and gave rise to the five oldest sword…
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Articles |SÔSHÛ YUKIMITSU 相州行光
The Sôshû (相州)tradition denotes swords that were made in Kamakura in Sôshû (相州) also known as Sagami (相模) province. This…
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Articles |THE UDA SCHOOL 宇多系
The founder of the Uda School (宇多) is considered to have been Kunimitsu (国光). He was originally from the Uda…
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Articles |BIZEN OSAFUNE CHIKAKAGE 備前長船近景
Bizen Osafune Chikakage (備前長船近景) was the son of Chikatsune(近恒). He was the student of Nagamitsu (長光) and a contemporary of…
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Articles |SHODAI HIZEN TADAYOSHI 初代肥前忠吉
Hashimoto Shinzaemon (橋本新左衛門) was born in Takagise-cho, saga, Hizen (肥前) in 1572 to Hashimoto Michihiro (橋本道弘) who was the son…
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Articles |HIGO DAIJÔ SADAKUNI 肥後大掾貞国
Higo Daijô Sadakuni (肥後大掾貞国) was from Echizen (越前) Province. He worked around the beginning of the Shinto Era, around Keicho…
