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The Eight DO
TOSANDO - The Eight Roads of KOTO

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Omi

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-Lake BIWA is the long standing "Great Wall", holding board-center of the great game. Armorers and their well-armed patrons, ODA, SHINGEN, etc, place history. KOTETSU's family, SAWAYAMA, etc,
-Style schematic
- RAI from YAMASHIRO,
-SOSHU in TAKAGI
-SHIMOSAKA etc.
BIZEN comes with YOSHIHISA's SEIBATSU
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AWATAGUCHI ARIYUKI 
        ______| 
    ___|_  ___|___ 
    GYOKU  ARIMASA 
    BUN-RYAKU 1234


OMI - CHUDO RAI MITSUKANE School

    _____________ 
    RAI KUNITOSHI EN-KEI 1308 
            |__________________________
    ________|____                  ____|____ 
    RAI MITSUKANE(1) SHO-WA 1312   KUNITOSHI SHO-CHU 1324 
   _________|____________________ _____________
  | ________|____        ________|____     ____|____  AWAZU RAI 
  | RAI MITSUKANE(2)     RAI MICHISADA     YOSHIKANE(1) 
  |  EI-TOKU 1381          KEM-MU 1334         | RYAKU-O 1338 
  |                                            |___________ 
  |                                        ____|_____    __|_____
  |                                        YOSHIKANE(2)  NORIKANE
  |________________________                   _|_ - EI-WA 1375 - 
__|______ TOTSU RAI    ____|_____ CHUDO RAI    | 
MORICHIKA BUN-WA 1352  YOSHICHIKA KEM-MU 1334  |
__|_____               ____|_____              | _____________
MORISUKE TEI-JI 1362   YOSHICHIKA EI-WA 1375   | RAI YORISHIGE 
__|_____               ____|_____              |     O-EI 1394
MORISUKE EI-TOKU 1381  YOSHICHIKA O-EI 1394    |
__|_____      _______________  __________  ____|_____  ________
MORISUKE      ISHIDO SUKENAGA  KATSUMITSU  YOSHITSUGU  MASANORI
O-EI 1394     __________| - YOSHIHISA's CHO-KYO 1487 SEIBATSU -
         ____|____  ____|____ 
         MURAYOSHI  SUKETSUGU          CHO-KYO SEIBATSU brings 
           - EI-SHO 1504 -                     BIZEN style to OMI


OMI - CHUDO RAI MITSUKANE School 


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TOTSU RAI is established as CHUDO RAI.

MITSUKANE's travels.         //////////////////////

MITSUKANE SHO-WA (t: RAI KUNITOSHI): At first a student of BIZEN 
          OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU, he traveled to YAMASHIRO to study 
          with RAI KUNITOSHI. He and members of the RAI School 
          moved to TOTSU in OMI and were known as the TOTSU RAI.
          It is said their work for the NEMOTO CHUDO Main Hall of
          the TODAIJI sect in ENRYAKU-JI Temple on HIEIZAN 
          between YAMASHIRO and OMI earned them the moniker, 
          CHUDO RAI. Another story says CHUDO RAI derives from 
          RAI founder, KUNIYUKI working near the CHUDO-JI Temple 
          along the SUSAKA in KYOTO. RAI KUNITOSHI signatures on 
          OMI work spell it a contemporary theme: 
                         RAI MINAMOTO KUNITOSHI OITE CHUDO SAKU

     MITSUKANE: KO-ITAME HADA. Masterfully done JI-NIE and CHIKEI
          in all areas of the blade. HOSO-SUGU resembling 
          RAI KUNIMITSU and the wide CHU-SUGUHA seen through the 
          work of the students of Three-characters RAI KUNITOSHI.
          MITSUKANE SUGUHA may show HOTSURE. NIE is strong.
          BOSHI are KO-MARU or O-MARU and KAERI falls. 
     MEI: While some are regular, it is noted that his MITSU will
          seem somewhat raised on the left, while the KANE tilts
          up on the right. As with all controversy regarding MEI,
          the secret of a master is in the work. 
          Note: MITSUKANE known for SUGUHA, usually HOSO-SUGU,
          and thick blades.
    MEI: MITSUKANE

MIDARE-MITSUKANE

MEIBUTSU BUNKAZAI TANTO - "MIDARE-MITSUKANE"
       NAGASA: 9.8 SUN                        MOTO-HABA: 8 BU
         SORI: MU-SORI
       NAKAGO: 3.2 SUN

        MITSUKANE was a RAI KUNITOSHI student and is famous for
        his adherence to RAI KUNITOSHI style SUGUHA. The
        KATAOCHI "Stooped-shoulders" GUNOME-MIDARE this TANTO
        displays is in the OSAFUNE school style originated by
        OSAFUNE KAGEMITSU. MITSUKANE first studied sword making
        as a youth under KAGEMITSU's father, NAGAMITSU and
        speculation has naturally followed placing this piece as
        early, or made in reverence of his early roots. The name
        MIDARE MITSUKANE defines it an unusual SUGUHA departure.
        It is considered unique among his works. HIRA-TSUKURI,
        MU-SORI TANTO has strongly placed HI walking \the MUNE.
        MOKUME HADA has rather weak JI-NIE when compared with
        other MITSUKANE, RAI-style examples. GUNOME leans softly
        in different directions. Small KO-ASHI drop occasionally
        while a few YO try puckering the mid. SUNAGASHI runs
        quietly and fine KINSUJI drape delicate threads.INAZUMA
        arcs through the URA lower. KO-MARU BOSHI resists the
        sweep of HAKIKAKE brushing NIOI and NIE to the SAKI. UBU,
        two MEKUGI-ANA NAKAGO has his two-character MEI where the
        MITSU curtseys' right and the KANE back-bends' left.

OMI - RAI MITSUKANE School

YOSHIKANE(1) RYAKU-O (f: MITSUKANE): AWAZU JU smiths were called 
          the AWAZU RAI. Old FURISODE style TANTO. HOSO-SUGUHA 
          with TOGARI-ASHI. Small MEI on SUJIKAI YASURI.
    MEI: YOSHIKANE

YOSHIKANE(2) EI-WA (f: YOSHIKANE): Makes swords at TOTSU, the
        scene of the OTSU Battle, ROKKAKU TAKAYORI's MEI-O 1492
        loss and retreat from SHOGUN ASHIKAGA YOSHITANE's forces.
        OTSU saw YOSHITANE defeated by YOSHIZUMI seven years 
        later; and NOBUNAGA built SAKAMOTO Castle there. ASHIKAGA
        YOSHIHISA had died in OMI during his CHO-KYO SEIBATSU and
        was replaced by YOSHITANE who met ROKKAKU TAKAYORI at 
        OTSU. The armaments support group for these ventures 
        transformed the RAI MITSUKANE sword style with BIZEN 
        influence for descendant, YOSHITSUGU, MEI-O 1492.
        See YOSHITSUGU below. The TOTSU group of YOSHIKANE(2) and
        fellows, MORICHIKA and group, is called the TOTSU RAI. 
    MEI: YOSHIKANE

NORIKANE EI-WA (t: YOSHIKANE): AWAZU RAI. MOKUME. SUGUHA and
        NOTARE BA. 
    MEI: RAI NORIKANE
         OMI RAI NORIKANE
         GOSHU RAI NORIKANE

MORICHIKA BUN-WA (t: MITSUKANE): MOKUME. HOSO-SUGUHA and NOTARE.
    MEI: MORICHIKA

MORISUKE TEI-JI (f: MORICHIKA): TOTSU RAI. MOKUME. KO-MIDARE BA. 

YOSHICHIKA KEM-MU (t: MITSUKANE):  CHUDO RAI.  Fine MOKUME or RAI
        style NASHIJI. HOSO-SUGUHA and NOTARE BA.
    MEI: YOSHICHIKA

YOSHITSUGU MEI-O:ASHIKAGA YOSHIHISA brought BIZEN SAKYO-no-SHIN
        students to OMI including BIZEN KATSUMITSU accompanying
        AKAMATSU MASANORI (HARIMA - MIMASAKA). AWAZU YOSHIKANE
        line finishes with BIZEN influencein CHO-KYO. HADA is 
        KO-MOKUME. YOSHITSUGU shows KATSUMITSU's SUE-BIZEN style
        GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO, a style 
        patterned after BIZEN's famous O-EI roots. BIZEN style 
        KURIKATA HORIMONO. See SUE-BIZEN MUNEMITSU/KATSUMITSU. 
    MEI: OMI-no-KUNI YOSHITSUGU 
         GOSHU YASU-GORI TAMATSUKURI-SHO YOSHITSUGU SAKU

KATSUMITSU CHO-KYO: See SUE-BIZEN

MASANORI CHO-KYO: DAIMYO. Also maker. Warrior first, however. 
               See MIMASAKA and HARIMA.

OMI - RAI MITSUKANE School

SUKENAGA CHO-KYO:   ISHIDO Founder at GAMO-GORI ISHIDO-JI Temple.
        ICHIMONJI SUKEMUNE descendant from BIZEN. He followed 
        ASHIKAGA YOSHIHISA for the siege of SASAKI ROKKAKU 
        TAKAYORI with SAKYOnoSHIN MUNEMITSU students. One was 
        KATSUMITSU of AKAMATSU MASANORI's HARIMA. SUKENAGA aided
        BIZEN influence in OMI with drawn MOKUME HADA and 
        KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA, ICHIMONJI-style. Result: OMI offers 
        BIZEN style to the SENGOKU
    MEI: GOSHU GAMO JU SUKENAGA SAKU

SUKETSUGU EI-SHO (t: ISHIDO SUKENAGA): GOSHU GAMO JU SUKETSUGU

MURAYOSHI EI-SHO (grf: SUKENAGA): SUE-BIZEN Style. 
    MEI: GAMO JU MURAYOSHI
         GOSHO GAMO JU MURAYOSHI

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