The newcomer of 2026

Prizes

Two newcomer’s prizes in 2026, in his first competitions.

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  1. Prizes
  2. How to read them

Prizes

YearCompetitionPrizeWorkLevel
2026NBTHK, 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten), tantō努力賞二席 (Doryokushō niseki) and 新人賞 (Shinjinshō)Tantō of 27.9 cmHD
2026NBTHK, 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten), tachi and katana入選 (nyūsen, selected), the first—HD
2026Zen Nihon Tōshōkai, 19th omamori-gatana刀身の部 一席 (tōshin no bu isseki), with the 岡山県知事賞 (Okayama-ken chiji-shō), and 新人賞 (Shinjinshō)An omamori-gatanaHD

How to read them

  • He is not mukansa.
  • He says he has won the newcomer’s prize in the three new-work competitions he enters.
  • His master, Yoshida Masaya, appears in the NBTHK lists with a Doryokushō in 2019 and another in 2023.
A long, curved blade on a cloth, with the caption 刀 (katana) 銘 (mei) 正寿 (Masatoshi) in white.
A katana signed 正寿 (Masatoshi), in the Seki video. THE・LAST・STAND., for the 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai) · © THE・LAST・STAND., for the 関市観光協会 (Seki-shi Kankō Kyōkai) · source