An unmounted katana, horizontal, on a dark background.

Photo: the smith himself

Those of its swordsmiths at the NBTHK

Prizes

The company does not compete: its swordsmiths do, under their own names. What has been checked in the NBTHK lists and catalogues, and what is missing.

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In the section for tachi, katana, wakizashi, naginata and yari:

YearSwordsmithPrizeWorkLevel
2017Kuromoto Tomoki入選 (nyūsen, selected), at the 新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten)Tachi of 71.8 cm, signed 知輝作 (Tomoki saku)HD
2017Miyagi Tomoyuki入選 (nyūsen, selected), at the 新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten)Tachi of 72.6 cmHD
2018Kuromoto Tomoki努力賞 (Doryokushō, effort prize), according to Waraku Web—AT
2019Kuromoto TomokiAppears in the list, after the heading 入選 (nyūsen, selected); the layout does not allow it to be assigned with certaintyTachi of 76.4 cm, signed 知輝 (Tomoki)PC
2019Miyagi TomoyukiAppears in the list; the prize cannot be assigned with certaintyKatana of 71.5 cm, signed 亀戸住朋幸 (Kameido-jū Tomoyuki)PC
2020Miyagi Tomoyuki優秀賞一席 (Yūshūshō isseki, prize of excellence, first place)Wakizashi of 55.5 cm, signed 亀戸住朋幸 (Kameido-jū Tomoyuki)HD
2021Miyagi Tomoyuki優秀賞 (Yūshūshō), second placeWakizashi of 57.4 cm, signed 玄承亀戸住朋幸 (Genshō Kameido-jū Tomoyuki)HD
2022–2025All threeDo not appear in the catalogues—HD
2026Miyagi Tomoyuki入選 (nyūsen, selected), third place—HD