The lower part of a blade and its tang from both sides, with characters engraved on each.

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Eight special prizes · mukansa

Prizes

From the 努力賞 (Doryokushō) of his first competition, in 1981, to the rank of mukansa: eight special prizes along the way. Those before 2009 are told by sources that cannot be cited.

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Year by year

YearCompetitionPrizeWork
1981新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten), NBTHK努力賞 (Doryokushō), the first time he exhibits; afterwards, five 優秀賞 (Yūshūshō)—
1996Shinsaku Meitōten会長賞 (Kaichōshō), NBTHK president’s prizeA sword of the early Kamakura period, in the style of the Kobizen
2005Shinsaku Meitōten文化庁長官賞 (Bunkachō Chōkanshō)—
2006Shinsaku Meitōten高松宮記念賞 (Takamatsu-no-miya Kinenshō)—
2009 or 2010NBTHKRank of mukansa—
2014Chiba PrefectureHolder of the intangible cultural property “日本刀の鍛錬” (Nihontō no tanren)—
2019平成の名刀・名工展 (Heisei no Meitō Meikōten), NBTHKChosen for the catalogue (名工選, meikō sen), no. 27Tachi of 2007, 81.1 cm