Sources

Sources

NBTHK: catalogues and lists

1. NBTHK, catalogue of the 新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten) exhibition of fiscal year 2017
2. NBTHK, catalogue of the 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten) 2019
3. NBTHK, catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2020
4. NBTHK, catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2021
5. NBTHK, catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2022
6. NBTHK, catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2023
7. NBTHK, judges of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2023, forging section
8. NBTHK, catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2024
9. NBTHK, catalogue of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2025
10. NBTHK, mukansa and results of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2025
11. NBTHK, mukansa and results of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2026
12. NBTHK, English catalogues of the Gendai Tōshokuten 2025 and 2026
13. NBTHK, catalogue of 平成の名刀・名工展 (Heisei no Meitō Meikōten), 2019
14. NBTHK, 平成の名刀・名工展 (Heisei no Meitō Meikōten): table of prizewinners, with his 名工大賞 (Meikō Taishō)

Press and references

1. Nippon.com, “Body and Soul”, 2018 interview (in English)
2. Nippon.com, the same interview (in Japanese)
3. Japanese Wikipedia: 宮入行平 (Miyairi Yukihira), which lists him as a nephew
4. Japanese Wikipedia: 燭台切光忠 (Shokudaikiri Mitsutada)
5. Japanese Wikipedia: 骨喰藤四郎 (Honebami Tōshirō)
6. Japanese Sword Index: the Miyairi family
7. Markus Sesko, list of mukansa and Living National Treasures (2018)

Consulted, without a link

1. Tōmi city council, film “東御の刀鍛冶 宮入法廣” (Tōmi no katanakaji Miyairi Norihiro), 2026 (in “Videos”)
2. ONBEAT, 2026 interview (in “Videos”)
3. NIHONMONO, 2022 article
4. Waza Collection

Image credits

1. Miyairi Norihiro in 2018. (retrato-nippon.jpg)

   Photo: Kimura Naoto (nippon.com). © nippon.com.

2. At the forge. (forja-fuego-nippon.jpg)

   Photo: Kimura Naoto (nippon.com). © nippon.com.

3. Heating a bar in the forge. (forja-banner-nippon.jpg)

   Photo: Kimura Naoto (nippon.com). © nippon.com.

4. Tamahagane (玉鋼, tamahagane), the steel of the tatara. (tamahagane-nippon.jpg)

   Photo: Kimura Naoto (nippon.com). © nippon.com.

5. Working a small blade. (trabajo-hoja-nippon.jpg)

   Photo: Kimura Naoto (nippon.com). © nippon.com.

6. The point of one of his blades. (hamon-detalle-nippon.jpg)

   Photo: Kimura Naoto (nippon.com). © nippon.com.

7. One of his tachi, whole. (tachi-entero-nippon.jpg)

   Photo: Kimura Naoto (nippon.com). © nippon.com.

8. One of his tantō. (tanto-nippon.jpg)

   Photo: Kimura Naoto (nippon.com). © nippon.com.

9. A tōsu (刀子, tōsu) in the manner of the Shōsōin. (tosu-rojo-nippon.jpg)

   Photo: Kimura Naoto (nippon.com). © nippon.com.

10. A tōsu with a decorated scabbard. (tosu-bachiru-nippon.jpg)

    Photo: Kimura Naoto (nippon.com). © nippon.com.

11. The reconstruction of the Shokudaikiri Mitsutada (燭台切光忠, Shokudaikiri Mitsutada). (reconstruccion-shokudaikiri.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.

12. The reconstruction of the Honebami Tōshirō (骨喰藤四郎, Honebami Tōshirō). (reconstruccion-honebami.jpg)

    Photo: the smith himself.

13. Poster of the film by Tōmi city council (video-CcA5YvGY3z0.jpg)

    Still: 東御市刀剣文化振興 (Tōmi-shi tōken bunka shinkō), on YouTube.

14. Poster of “刀剣談義” (tōken dangi) (video-5r6zxa9mMcs.jpg)

    Still: 東御市刀剣文化振興 (Tōmi-shi tōken bunka shinkō), on YouTube.

15. Poster of the ONBEAT interview (video-gaWkUfY5pXM.jpg)

    Still: ONBEAT, on YouTube.