Hidehira
秀平 (Hidehira)
A smith from the city of Nagano; a katana of his received the encouragement prize at the Heisei no Meitō Meikō-ten exhibition.
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Hidehira (秀平) is a present-day smith who has his forge in the city of Nagano, according to the member list of the Zen Nihon Tōshōkai (全日本刀匠会), the All Japan Swordsmiths Association.
A 74.5 cm katana of his from 2015, signed Shinano no Kuni Hidehira (信濃國秀平), received the encouragement prize at the Heisei no Meitō Meikō-ten exhibition at the Japanese Sword Museum (2019).