* Image is for illustrative purposes only.Miyaguchi Yasuhiro
宮口靖廣
- Period
- Meiji to Shōwa Period
- School
- Yasukuni-tō (Japanese Sword Forging Association)
- Active Years
- 1933, chief swordsmith for the Yasukuni-tō
- Tradition
- Sōshū-den
Description
Miyaguchi Yasuhiro was a swordsmith active during the Shōwa era, serving as the founding head swordsmith of the Nihontō Tanren Kai (Japanese Sword Forging Association) established on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine. He is regarded as one of the leading "Yasukuni swordsmiths."
Lineage and School
He is traditionally regarded as a disciple of the swordsmith Kasama Ikkansai Shigetsugu.
Career as a Yasukuni Swordsmith
In 1933 (Shōwa 8), when the Army Ministry established the Nihontō Tanren Kai at Yasukuni Shrine, he was appointed head swordsmith, and Army Minister Araki Sadao granted him the craftsman name "Yasuhiro."
Style
He forged sturdy, functional military swords using tamahagane steel smelted in the Yasukuni tatara.
Reputation
Miyaguchi Yasuhiro is counted, alongside Kajiyama Yasunori and Ikeda Yasumitsu, as one of the leading Yasukuni swordsmiths, and is regarded as a central figure in the production of military and Yasukuni blades during the Shōwa era.