Wakasa no Kami Ujifusa is one of the representative swordsmiths of the group, active during the Genki and Tensho eras at the close of the period. He is traditionally said to have been a son of Kanefusa, and it is related that he received the character uji from Imagawa Ujizane. He received the court title Wakasa no Kami in Eiroku 13 (1570) and was highly active through the succeeding decades. In his later years he moved from Seki in Province to Kiyosu in Owari, as attested by residence inscriptions on several extant blades.
His characteristic style centers on a boldly vigorous executed on a powerful . The is typically forged in with a tendency toward , accompanied by and frequent . The is fundamentally -toned, mixing and , with appearing in places; the tends toward tightness with well-adhering , and runs through the tempered area. His characteristically present a wide with and an extended , producing an imposing, dignified that some note can even call to mind the appearance of greatly shortened -period blades. Among Seki works of this period, copies of Yamashiro-style workmanship are also encountered, and his demonstrate this refined approach, with exceedingly well-composed and elegant feeling.
Ujifusa's technical ability is considered excellent for a smith of the closing period, and his surviving are notably few compared to his . Examples of such high quality as his finest pieces are described as rare, and the best among them is regarded as the of his extant works. His blades further serve as valuable historical corroboration that by the Genki era the had grown longer, supplanting the as a weapon intended for two-handed use.