Lineages

系図

Sword School Lineages

Interactive genealogies of the great Japanese sword traditions — the masters, their students, and the schools that carried each style across the centuries. Choose a lineage to explore its kakeizu.

青江The Bitchū Aoe SchoolBitchū Province · 1100–1500413 smiths · 55 Tokujū · 223 Jūyō13 on the market 一文字The Bizen Ichimonji SchoolBizen Province · 1175–1394389 smiths · 81 Tokujū · 223 Jūyō12 on the market 関The Mino Seki SchoolMino Province · 1330–1600310 smiths · 3 Tokujū · 229 Jūyō94 on the market 古備前The Ko-Bizen (Old Bizen) SchoolBizen Province · 1100–1230273 smiths · 73 Tokujū · 211 Jūyō3 on the market 千手院The Yamato Senjuin SchoolYamato Province · 1150–1390219 smiths · 8 Tokujū · 70 Jūyō3 on the market 備前長船The Bizen Osafune SchoolBizen Province · 1238–1596205 smiths · 221 Tokujū · 1,596 Jūyō133 on the market 手掻The Yamato Tegai SchoolYamato Province · 1200–1700130 smiths · 8 Tokujū · 93 Jūyō16 on the market 横谷The Edo Yokoya SchoolEdo · 1620–1870126 smiths · 20 Tokujū · 337 Jūyō69 on the market 古曽利The Bizen Kozori SchoolBizen Province · 1350–1500114 smiths · 3 Tokujū · 129 Jūyō23 on the market 三原The Bingo Mihara SchoolBingo Province · 1288–159680 smiths · 7 Tokujū · 99 Jūyō10 on the market 奈良The Edo Nara SchoolEdo · 1650–185077 smiths · 13 Tokujū · 129 Jūyō50 on the market 左文字The Chikuzen Sa SchoolChikuzen Province · 1300–150074 smiths · 42 Tokujū · 252 Jūyō5 on the market 来The Yamashiro Rai SchoolYamashiro Province · 1250–137074 smiths · 117 Tokujū · 704 Jūyō32 on the market 当麻The Yamato Taima SchoolYamato Province · 1280–145073 smiths · 3 Tokujū · 72 Jūyō4 on the market 粟田口The Yamashiro Awataguchi SchoolYamashiro Province · 1180–132070 smiths · 48 Tokujū · 117 Jūyō3 on the market 三条・五条The Sanjō & Gojō SchoolsYamashiro Province · 987–118464 smiths · 4 Tokujū · 21 Jūyō 肥前The Hizen SchoolHizen Province · 1596–186863 smiths · 23 Tokujū · 468 Jūyō105 on the market 信国The Yamashiro Nobukuni SchoolYamashiro Province · 1356–149061 smiths · 10 Tokujū · 143 Jūyō17 on the market 波平The Satsuma Naminohira SchoolSatsuma Province · 987–190056 smiths · 3 Tokujū · 17 Jūyō5 on the market 吉井The Bizen Yoshii SchoolBizen Province · 1280–155050 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 40 Jūyō2 on the market 宇多The Etchū Uda SchoolEtchū Province · 1310–159648 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 118 Jūyō11 on the market 伯耆The Hōki SchoolHōki Province · 966–160047 smiths · 11 Tokujū · 63 Jūyō4 on the market 志津The Mino Shizu SchoolMino Province · 1320–145045 smiths · 23 Tokujū · 158 Jūyō9 on the market 平安城The Kyōto Heianjō SchoolYamashiro Province · 1400–157043 smiths · 0 Tokujū · 35 Jūyō9 on the market 延寿The Higo Enju SchoolHigo Province · 1275–139042 smiths · 15 Tokujū · 93 Jūyō7 on the market 相州The Sagami Sōshū SchoolSagami Province · 1280–160039 smiths · 146 Tokujū · 542 Jūyō35 on the market 大宮The Bizen Ōmiya SchoolBizen Province · 1288–145035 smiths · 4 Tokujū · 106 Jūyō5 on the market 石堂The Ishidō SchoolŌmi Province · 1600–180035 smiths · 3 Tokujū · 96 Jūyō36 on the market 肥後金工The Higo Kinkō TraditionHigo Province · 1600–187034 smiths · 6 Tokujū · 173 Jūyō45 on the market 三池The Chikugo Miike SchoolChikugo Province · 1050–150029 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 5 Jūyō1 on the market 金剛兵衛The Chikuzen Kongōbyōe SchoolChikuzen Province · 1200–160028 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 25 Jūyō5 on the market 堀川The Horikawa SchoolYamashiro Province · 1573–166028 smiths · 22 Tokujū · 425 Jūyō59 on the market 正阿弥The Shōami SchoolYamashiro Province · 1500–185027 smiths · 0 Tokujū · 29 Jūyō19 on the market 後藤The Gotō Kinkō HouseYamashiro Province · 1440–186023 smiths · 20 Tokujū · 469 Jūyō63 on the market 綾小路The Yamashiro Ayanokōji SchoolYamashiro Province · 1230–135019 smiths · 8 Tokujū · 35 Jūyō6 on the market 保昌The Yamato Hōshō SchoolYamato Province · 1290–139019 smiths · 6 Tokujū · 18 Jūyō 水戸The Mito Kinkō SchoolHitachi Province · 1750–189017 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 40 Jūyō23 on the market 尾張The Owari Tsuba SchoolOwari Province · 1500–170017 smiths · 5 Tokujū · 73 Jūyō20 on the market 大月The Kyoto Ōtsuki SchoolYamashiro Province · 1750–187016 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 63 Jūyō15 on the market 瀬尾The Bitchū Senoo SchoolBitchū Province · 1180–135015 smiths · 6 Tokujū · 14 Jūyō 畠田The Bizen Hatakeda SchoolBizen Province · 1230–137015 smiths · 14 Tokujū · 109 Jūyō4 on the market 鵜飼The Bizen Ukai SchoolBizen Province · 1280–140015 smiths · 11 Tokujū · 223 Jūyō4 on the market 清麿The Musashi Kiyomaro SchoolMusashi Province · 1830–188014 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 127 Jūyō13 on the market 尻懸The Yamato Shikkake SchoolYamato Province · 1290–144014 smiths · 6 Tokujū · 29 Jūyō4 on the market 安芸輝広The Aki Teruhiro SchoolAki Province · 1589–186813 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 41 Jūyō2 on the market 長谷部The Yamashiro Hasebe SchoolYamashiro Province · 1330–140013 smiths · 6 Tokujū · 86 Jūyō1 on the market 文珠The Yamato Monju SchoolYamato Province · 1450–170412 smiths · 6 Tokujū · 49 Jūyō12 on the market 豊後The Bungo SchoolBungo Province · 950–150011 smiths · 6 Tokujū · 24 Jūyō 村正The Ise Muramasa SchoolIse Province · 1500–165010 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 72 Jūyō5 on the market 赤坂The Edo Akasaka SchoolEdo · 1624–18609 smiths · 0 Tokujū · 12 Jūyō17 on the market 島田The Suruga Shimada SchoolSuruga Province · 1430–16009 smiths · 0 Tokujū · 30 Jūyō1 on the market 直綱The Iwami Naotsuna SchoolIwami Province · 1300–14308 smiths · 2 Tokujū · 81 Jūyō3 on the market 助広The Settsu Sukehiro SchoolSettsu Province · 1624–17007 smiths · 11 Tokujū · 150 Jūyō19 on the market 虎徹The Musashi Kotetsu SchoolMusashi Province · 1650–17005 smiths · 10 Tokujū · 133 Jūyō3 on the market 尾張政常The Owari Masatsune SchoolOwari Province · 1580–16505 smiths · 0 Tokujū · 18 Jūyō6 on the market 直宗The Bizen Naomune SchoolBizen Province · 1220–13304 smiths · 10 Tokujū · 57 Jūyō1 on the market 仙台國包The Sendai Kunikane SchoolRikuzen Province · 1624–18604 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 39 Jūyō6 on the market 加納The Kanō Natsuo SchoolYamashiro Province · 1850–18983 smiths · 10 Tokujū · 66 Jūyō1 on the market 和気The Bizen Wake SchoolBizen Province · 1280–14002 smiths · 1 Tokujū · 13 Jūyō 左行秀The Sa Yukihide SchoolChikuzen Province · 1840–18802 smiths · 2 Tokujū · 61 Jūyō2 on the market 繁慶The Musashi Hankei SchoolMusashi Province · 1596–16441 smiths · 6 Tokujū · 35 Jūyō4 on the market