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The Eight DO
SAIKAIDO - The Eight Roads of KOTO
SUE-ENJU (OEI forward): HADA remains similar but greater 
blade width marks the distinction from Old ENJU. Known for 
SUGUHA of particularly fine NIOI. KAERI-FUKASHI (deep turnback).
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KUNITOKI SHO-CHO 1428              KUNIYASU EI-KYO 1429
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KUNITOKI KAN-SHO 1460              ________           
___|____                           KUNIMUNE EN-BUN 1356   
KUNITOKI BUN-MEI 1469              ________  
___|____                           KUNIMUNE KAN-SHO 1460  
KUNITOKI EI-SHO 1504               ________   
___|____                           KUNIHIRO BUN-MEI 1469  
KUNITOKI TEN-MON 1532                    
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KUNITSUNA EI-SHO 1504                 
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KUNIMOTO KYO-ROKU 1528 


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MASATOSHI(1) KYO-TOKU 1452
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MASATOSHI(2) BUN-MEI 1469 

MASATOSHI(1) KYO-TOKU (f: ENJU KUNIMUNE): SUGU-GUNOME HA.


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MASAKUNI BUN-MEI 1469  
MASAME HADA. KO-NIE HOSO-SUGU ASAKI-NOTARE BA.


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BITCHU-no-KAMI KUNIMITSU EI-SHO 1504
          Excellent tight steel. SUGUHA, HOTSURE  and KUDZURE BA.
     KUNIMITSU
     KIKUCHI JU KUNIMITSU
     KIKUCHI JU BITCHUnoKAMI KUNIMITSU


SUE-ENJU - ISHINUKI
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KUNIHARUSHO-CHO 1428 
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KUNIHARU EI-SHO 1504  

KUNIHARU: ISHINUKI. In MASAME. HOSO-SUGU ASAKI-NOTARE BA.

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KOREYOSHI(1) O-EI 1394
     HIGO-no-KUNI TAMANA ISHINUKI KOREYOSHI
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KOREYOSHI(2) KA-KICHI 1441
     ISHINUKI KOREYOSHI
     HISHU TAMANA ISHINUKI KOREYOSHI
     HIGO-no-KUNI TAMANA ISHINUKI KOREYOSHI

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YOSHISUKE TAI-EI 1521  
ISHINUKI. TAMANA JU. Even ITAME. SUGU ASAKI-NOTARE BA in KO-NIE.

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HARUKUNI TEN-MON 1532  -  KIKUCHI. ISHINUKI. Running ITAME with 
standing SHIRA-KE. Tight NIOI-DEKI CHU-SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE.

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KUNIMOTO  KUNITSUGU  KUNIAKI  KUNIKADO       KUNIKATSU 
           - TEN-MON 1532 -                 TEN-SHO 1573 
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