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The five swords regarded as the supreme masterpieces of Japanese swordmaking
Mikazuki Munechika
Sanjō Munechika
Regarded as the foremost of the Five Greatest Swords Under Heaven, Mikazuki Munechika is considered …
Dōjigiri Yasutsuna
Ōhara Yasutsuna
One of the Five Greatest Swords, Dōjigiri Yasutsuna has been revered and feared for a millennium as …
Onimaru Kunitsuna
Awataguchi Kunitsuna
One of the Five Greatest Swords, Onimaru Kunitsuna served as the guardian blade of the Hōjō clan and…
Ōdenta Mitsuyo
Tenta Mitsuyo
One of the Five Greatest Swords, Ōdenta Mitsuyo is distinguished by its imposing proportions and pow…
Juzumaru Tsunetsugu
Aoe Tsunetsugu
One of the Five Greatest Swords, Juzumaru Tsunetsugu is famed as the sword carried by the Buddhist m…
The three spears regarded as the finest in all of Japan
Tonbokiri
Fujiwara Masazane
Counted among Japan's Three Great Spears, Tonbokiri was the beloved weapon of Honda Tadakatsu — the …
Nihongō
Attributed to Fujiwara Kanemoto (debated)
One of the Three Great Spears of Japan, Nihongō is hailed as 'the finest spear in all Japan.' Origin…
Otegine
Gojō Yoshisuke
One of the Three Great Spears of Japan, Otegine was commissioned by Yūki Harutomo. Its spearhead mea…
Legendary blades and spears renowned throughout the land
Muramasa
Sengo Muramasa (1st–3rd generation)
Known as 'yōtō' (cursed blade), 'Muramasa' refers collectively to the swords made by the Sengo Muram…
Masamune
Okazaki Masamune (Gorō Nyūdō Masamune)
Masamune — widely regarded as the greatest swordsmith in Japanese history — perfected the Sōshū trad…
Nagasone Kotetsu
Nagasone Okisato (Kotetsu)
Rated among the supreme masters of the shintō era, Nagasone Kotetsu had the unusual background of be…
Daihannya Nagamitsu
Osafune Nagamitsu
Considered the supreme masterpiece of Osafune Nagamitsu, founder of the Bizen Osafune school. During…
Nikkō Ichimonji
Fukuoka Ichimonji school
Hailed as the supreme masterpiece of the Fukuoka Ichimonji school, this National Treasure tachi take…
Ōkanehira
Kanehira
Called 'the yokozuna of Japanese swords' — the very highest rank — Ōkanehira is considered one of th…
Kogitsune-maru
A legendary tachi said to have been forged by Sanjō Munechika with the divine assistance of a fox sp…
Tsurumaru Kuninaga
Gojō Kuninaga
Forged by Gojō Kuninaga of the Heian period, Tsurumaru takes its name from the crane-circle crest (t…
Yagen Tōshirō
Awataguchi Yoshimitsu
A tantō by Awataguchi Yoshimitsu — one of the 'Three Greatest Smiths' — and among his most celebrate…
Honebami Tōshirō
A wakizashi by Awataguchi Yoshimitsu, believed to have been originally forged as a naginata and late…
Kogarasu-maru
Attributed to Amakuni
Often called the origin of the Japanese sword, Kogarasu-maru features the extraordinarily rare kissa…
Hizamaru
Unknown (legendary blade)
The 'brother blade' paired with Higekiri, Hizamaru was passed down as a guardian sword of the Minamo…
Shishiō
Unknown (attributed to Yamato tradition)
A famed tachi said to have been bestowed upon Minamoto no Yorimasa by Emperor Konoe as a reward for …
Higekiri
The 'elder brother' of the paired Genji clan treasure swords, complementing Hizamaru. Named 'Higekir…
Ichigo Hitofuri
Named 'Ichigo Hitofuri' (Once in a Lifetime) because it is the only tachi ever forged by Awataguchi …
Izuminokami Kanesada
Kanesada (2nd generation 'Nosada' / 11th generation)
Izuminokami Kanesada refers to the lineage of famed smiths named Kanesada from Seki in Mino Province…
Kashū Kiyomitsu
Kashū Kiyomitsu (6th generation and others)
Kashū Kiyomitsu refers to the generations of smiths named Kiyomitsu from Kaga Province (present-day …
Kasen Kanesada
Kanesada (2nd generation, 'Nosada')
A celebrated blade wielded by Hosokawa Tadaoki (Sansai), forged by the second-generation Kanesada ('…
Dōtanuki Masakuni
Dōtanuki Masakuni (Higo Dōtanuki school)
Dōtanuki Masakuni represents the Dōtanuki school of Higo Province (present-day Kumamoto Prefecture).…
Ōkurikara
Hiromitsu
Forged by Hiromitsu, a master of the Sōshū tradition, this blade bears a kurikara dragon carving (de…