In the 1941 sword
exhibition, he ranked 1 seat! Very high for all
the smiths at that time who entered. In 1942 he
became head swordsmith
for the Izumo Seiko
(Izumo Steel Works
Company) located in Shimane prefecture. He sold
his blades for the same prices that the yasukuni shrine smiths sold
theirs for at that time, He formed his own
school and had two renowned
students.
He signed also Yakumo
Amatsu Masakiyo
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