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The Eight DO

TOKAIDO - The Eight Roads of KOTO

MIKAWA 
             NAKAHARA KUNIMORI has BIZEN origins. Some HITATSURA,
 YAKUOJI     but GUNOME-TOGARI, NOTARE-MIDARE,  or GUNOME-MIDARE 
    Group    with valleys is usual. HAMON is NIOI-DEKI with ASHI.
  ____________________________
 (BIZEN SABURO KUNIMUNE School)
KUNIMUNE(1) NAKAHARA KA-GEN 1303
   |__________________________
___|____                  ____|____
KUNIMUNE(2) KEM-MU 1334   KUNITSUNA SHO-CHU 1324
___|____                  ____|____     
KUNIMORI(1) O-EI 1394     KUNITSUNA O-EI 1394
   |_________________________  
___|____                 ____|____                 _________
KUNIMORI(2) O-NIN 1467   KUNITSUNA EI-KYO 1429     KUNIYOSHI
___|____            _________|___________          BUN-AN 1444
SANEMORI        ___|____  ___|_____  ____|____ 
BUN-GI 1501     NARIMUNE  KUNITSUNA  KUNIYOSHI CHO-ROKU 1457
                  - BUN-MEI 1469 -   ____|_____
                                     YOSHIMITSU CHO-KYO 1487
______________                       ____|____  
OHARA SANEMORI(1) O-CHO 1311         YOSHINORI MEI-O 1492 
   |________________________  
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SANEMORI(2) O-EI 1394    NARIMUNE SHO-CHU 1324
___|____                 ___|_____    
SANEMORI(3) BUN-AN 1444  MITSUMUNE SHO-KEI 1332
___|____                  Also signed MITSUYO
SANEMORI(4) BUN-MEI 1469             

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OTOMO SUKEYOSHI O-EI 1394
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OTOMO SUKEYOSHI SHO-CHO 1428
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OTOMO SUKEYOSHI TEN-MON 1532
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SEKI KANEHARU School      /////CREATE KANEHARU MAP////
SUKETSUGU(1) SHO-CHO 1428
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SUKETSUGU(2) EN-TOKU 1489 
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SUKETSUGU(3) EI-SHO 1504                  KOYAMA SEKI HIROFUSA
                                                  TEN-SHO 1573
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MORIKUNI School                                
SADAYOSHI(1) HO-TOKU 1449                      
    |__________________________________        
____|____                           ___|____   
SADAYOSHI(2) MIKAWA SA EI-SHO 1504  SADAHISA EI-SHO 1504 

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MASAZANE BUN-GI 1501  
   |________________________
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MASAMORI TEN-SHO 1573    MASAHIRO TEN-MON 1532
MIKAWA YAKUOJI

KUNIMUNE KA-GEN (f: SABURO KUNIMUNE): YAKUOJI Founder. NAKAHARA.
        Took NAKAHARA for family name. KO-KISSAKI TACHI of 2 
        SHAKU 5 or 6 SUN. BIZEN KO-MOKUME with strong MIDARE-
        UTSURI. NIOI-DEKI HIRO-SUGU KO-MIDARE that is slightly 
        ASAKI-NOTARE of GUNOME-MIDARE with ASHI.
    MEI: NAKAHARA KUNIMUNE

KUNIMUNE(2) KEM-MU: MOKUME HADA. CHOJI BA.
    MEI: NAKAHARA KUNIMUNE



KUNIMORI O-EI: MORI form: SEI "Prosperous." MOKUME with MASAME.
        NIE-DEKI GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
    MEI: SANSHU KUNIMORI
         NAKAHARA KUNIMORI
         MIKAWA JU KUNIMORI

KUNIMORI KA-KICHI (f: KUNIMORI): MORI form: SHU "Protect." MOKUME
        with MASAME. Undulating GUNOME-TOGARI BA or HITATSURA.
    MEI: SANSHU JU NAKAHARA KUNIMORI

YAKUOJI EI-KYO (t:KUNIMORI): The contemporary influences were
        SADAYOSHI(1) and SEKI KANEHARU. Swords with this MEI are
        seen from EI-KYO 1429 to EI-SHO1504. Standing HADAthat 
        has MASAME is expected. GUNOME-TOGARI BAand HITATSURA-
        style MIDARE showing an undulation of line.

KUNITSUNA EI-KYO (f: KUNIMORI): YAKUOJI. MOKUME. SUGU KO-MIDARE
        and GUNOME-MIDARE KO-MIDARE HA.
    MEI: SANSHU JU KUNITSUNA

KUNIYOSHI BUN-AN: YAKUOJI KUNIYOSHI and NAKAHARA KUNIYOSHI.
    MEI: YAKUOJI KUNIYOSHI
         NAKAHARA KUNIYOSHI

KUNIYOSHI CHO-ROKU (f: KUNITSUNA): MOKUME HADA. Undulating GUNOME
        and HITATSURA BA.
    MEI: SANSHU JU KUNIYOSHI

NARIMUNE BUN-MEI (f: KUNITSUNA): MOKUME - MASAME. SUGU KO-MIDARE,
        undulating GUNOME-TOGARI or HITATSURA BA in NIE.



SUKEYOSHI: YAKUOJI. MOKUME with MASAME. SUGU-like GUNOME-MIDARE
        with squared tops. Undulating GUNOME and HITATSURABA.
        SUKEYOSHI appears in O-EI, KA-KICHI and TEN-MON.
1st MEI: YAKUOJI OTOMO SUKEYOSHI
2nd MEI: OTOMO SUKEYOSHI
         YAKUOJI SUKEYOSHI SAKU
         YAKUOJI OTOMO SUKEYOSHI
3rd MEI: YAKUOJI OTOMO SUKEYOSHI




MIKAWA YAKUOJI MITSUMUNE SHO-KEI (f: NARIMUNE): GUNOME-MIDARE on an undulating line, SOSHU influence. Possibly with MITSUYO MEI. SANSHU JU MITSUYO SANSHU JU MITSUMUNE SUKETSUGU: SEKI KANEHARU School. SEKI-style ITAME with strongly standing MASAME. GUNOME-TOGARI, NOTARE and HITATSURA. 1st MEI: YAKUOJI SUKETSUGU SAKU 2nd MEI: YAKUOJI SUKETSUGU 3rd MEI: SANSHU YAKUOJI SUKETSUGU SADAYOSHI(1) HO-TOKU (f: MORIKUNI): MOKUME HADA. GUNOME-MIDARE HA. MEI: KUHARA JU SADAYOSHI YAKUOJI KUHARA JU SADAYOSHI MIKAWA-no-KUNI SATAKE YAKUOJI JU SADAYOSHI SADAYOSHI(2) EI-SHO: MIKAWA SA are last descendants. MOKUME with MASAME. MURA-NIE and defined NIOI GUNOME HA. MEI: MIKAWA-no-KUNI SA SAKU SANSHU SATAKE YAKUOJI KUHARA JU SADAYOSHI KAWACHI-no-KUNI SATAKE YAKUOJI JU SADAYOSHI
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