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Here are also the results from the NBTHK's 2010 competition.

NBTHK 2010 Shinsaku-Meitoten Results
Long swords
Mukansa Category
Tachi Mei: Kokaji Yoshindo hori do saku Heisei 22 nen haru
Nagasa: 62.2 cm Tokyo Yoshihara Yoshindo

Katana Mei: Hasedo ju Tsunehira Saku / Heisei 22 nen 3 gatsu bi
Nagasa: 74.6 cm Yamagata Pref. Kambayashi Yuji

Wakizashi Mei: Rikuchu no kuni ju Kiyofusa saku / Heisei kanoe-tora no toshi ni gatsu jitsu
Nagasa: 38.7 cm Iwate Pref. Yawaguchi Takeshi

Tachi Mei: Hashida Hiroshi ke judai Kunihira Sanjin kore wo tsukuru (kokuin)/Heisei 22 nen kanoe-tora no nen gantan
Nagasa: 75.6 cm Nara Pref. Kawachi Michio

Tanto Mei: Shinano no kuni junin Norihiro / Heisei 21 nen aki (Masamune Award)
Nagasa: 26.9 cm Nagano Pref. Miyairi Norihiro

Katana Mei: Sagami no kuni Hiroki Hirokuni tsukuru / Heisei 22 kanoe-tora no toshi haru
Nagasa: 69.6 cm Kanagawa Pref. Hiroki Junichi

Tachi Mei: Toto Takasago ju Yoshikazu kore wo tsukuru / Heisei 22 nen yayoi kichi jitsu
Nagasa: 75.0 cm Tokyo Yoshihara Yoshikazu

Katana Mei: Noshu Mugei Hachiman ju Kanekuni kinsaku / Heisei 22 nen haru kichi jitsu
Nagasa: 72.3 cm Gifu Pref. Ogawa Kunihiko

Katana Mei: Shinano no kuni Kiyoyuki / Heisei 22 nen haru
Nagasa: 74.1 cm Nagano Pref. Yoshikawa Nobuo

Kodachi Mei: Tame Kogura Kyoichi shi Tsuguyasu saku / Heisei 22 nen haru kichi jitsu
Nagasa: 57.8 cm Chiba Pref. Matsuda Shuji

Tachi Mei: Mino no kuni ju Kanekuni kore wo tsukuru / Heisei 22 nen 2 gatsu kichi jitsu
Nagasa: 78.0 cm Gifu Pref. Ogawa Mitsutoshi

Tachi, Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto and Yari Category.

The NBTHK Chairman’s Award
Katana Mei: Harima no kuni junin Takami Kuniichi kore wo tsukuru / Heisei kanoe-tora no toshi Ichi Yo Rai Fuku
Nagasa: 75.5cm Hyogo Pref. Takami Kazuyoshi

Kunzan Award
Hyuga no kuni ju Kunimasa kore wo tsukuru / Heisei 22 nen haru
Nagasa: 89.4 cm Miyazaki Pref. Matsuba Kazumichi

Award for Excellence
Tachi Mei: Kitagawa Masatada kore wo tsukuru / Heisei 22 nen 3 gatsu jitsu
Nagasa: 70.6 cm Nagano Pref. Kitagawa Tetsushi

Award for Effort
Katana Mei: Date ju Tsunehira saku/ Heisei 22 nen gatsu jitsu
Nagasa: 75.0 cm Hokkaido Watanabe Toru

Tachi Mei: Suo no kuni Sugita Yoshiaki saku / Heisei 21 nen 8 gatsu jitsu
Nagasa: 78.1 cm Yamaguchi Pref. Sugita Shoji

Katana Mei: Sugiyama Masatoshi kore wo tsukuru / Heisei 22 nen 3 gatsu jitsu
Nagasa: 69.2 cm Tokushima Pref. Sugiyama Toshio

Tachi Mei: Izumo no kuni ju Masanori saku / Heisei 22 nen haru
Nagasa: 74.0 cm Shimane Pref. Sone Hiroshi

Nyusen
Tachi Mei: Miike ju Kokuten kore wo tsukuru / Heisei 22 nen mutsuki kichi jitsu
Nagasa: 78.8 cm Fukuoka Pref. Komiya Haruki

Tachi Mei: Kamihata Makoto kore wo tsukuru / Heisei 22 nen haru kichi jitsu
Nagasa: 79.3 cm Chiba Pref. Kamihata Makoto

Katana Mei: Hokke Saburo Nobufusa/ Heisei ni ju ni kanoe-tora no toshi 2 gatsu jitsu
Nagasa: 75.4 cm Miyagi Pref. Takahashi Daiki (?)

Katana Mei: Sa Motohira / Heisei kanoe-tora no toshi haru kissho jitsu
Nagasa: 73.2 cm Niigata Pref. Shinpo Motoharu

Katana Mei: Buzen no kuni ju Kaku Michinaga Saku / Heisei 22 nen 3 gatsu
Nagasa: 66.9 cm Fukuoka Pref. Kaku Michio

Katana Mei: Noshu Seki Ju Kanehiro saku / Heisei 22 nen 2 gatsu kichi jitsu
Nagasa: 77.6 cm Gifu Pref. Isa Jitoku (?)

Katana Mei: Soshu ju Shigenori / Heisei 22 nen haru
Nagasa: 70.0 cm Kanagawa Pref. Ozawa Shigenori

Wakzashi, Tanto and Ken Category

NBTHK Chairman’s Award
Ko-wakizashi Mei: Sugita Yoshiaki saku / Heisei 22 nen 2 gatsu jitsu tame Senda Ichiro Shi
Nagasa: 31.3 cm Yamaguchi Pref. Sugita Yoshiaki

Award for Excellence
Ken Mei: Shinpei saku / Soju(?) Yoshihiko Heisei 22 nen 2 gatsu
Nagasa: 31.9 cm Ibaraki Pref. Kato Masaya

Ko-wakizashi Mei: Nisshu ju Kunimasa / Heisei 22 nen haru
Nagasa: 36.8 cm Miyazaki Pref. Matsuba Kazumichi

Award for Effort
Ken Mei: Kanenori / Heisei 22 nen haru
Nagasa: 28.4 cm Nara Pref. Komori Yoshinori

Tanto Mei: Toshimune saku / Tsuchinoto-ushi no toshi 8 gatsu jitsu
Nagasa: 25.3 cm Chiba Pref. Ezawa Toshiharu

Tanto Mei: Shinano ju Kiyonao kore wo tsukuru / Heisei 22 nen ichi gatsu kichi jitsu tame Nishizawa ke judai
Nagasa: 24.2 cm Nagano Pref. Matsukawa Takashi

Nyusen
Tanto Mei: Sa Motohira / Heisei Kanoe-tora no toshi haru kissho jitsu
Nagasa: 25.1 cm Niigata Pref. Shinpo Motoharu

Tanto Mei: Aritoshi / Heisei 22 nen 2 gatsu jitsu
Nagasa: 26.8 cm Nara Pref. Ezumi Shohei

Ko-wakizashi Mei: Kunihisa tsukuru / 2010 nen yamawarau
Nagasa: 40.6 cm Gunma Pref. Ishida Tomohisa

Tanto Mei: Bitchu ju Shinsaku kore wo tsukuru Koiwa Tenshin / Kanoe-tora no toshi ju ni gatsu ju ni nichi hori Munekaze
Nagasa: 22.6 cm Okayama Pref. Akamatsu Shinsaku

Tanto Mei: Hachioji ju Shigetoshi / Heisei 21 nen seika
Nagasa: 27.2 cm Tokyo Sato Toshimi

Horimono Category
Award for Excellence
Wakizashi Omote: Sensho inkoku Ura: Bairyu Tsunehira hori do saku
Yamagata Pref. Kambayashi Yuji

Award for Effort
Wakizashi Fujigoe no ryu Omote: Unryu Ura: Kumofuji
Gyushodo Shigemitsu kore wo horu Tottori Pref. Kashiwagi Koji

Wakizashi Omote: Unryu Ura: Bonji, Tsune-tsuki su-ken
Gyushodo Shigetsune Okayama Pref. Katayama Wataru

Nyusen
Tanto Bairyu no sukisage Takaniku hori Banri horu
France Irie Banri

Soft Metalwork Category
Mukansa
Koi no zu tsuba 87 sai Toshimasa (Kao)
Osaka Sakai Masaichi

Yatsu warabite zougan Daisho tsuba Toshiyuki
Ehime pref. Tamaoka Toshiyuki

Yugao no zu tsuba Nobuie Tanko Kazunari tsukuru
Gifu Pref. Naruki Kazuhiko

Kamon sukashi zougan tsuba Chikuzen Wakamatsu Masaomi saku Heisei 10 nen
Fukuoka pref. Nagamine Masaomi

Nasu zu tsuba Heisei 22 nen Ogaki ju Jozan
Gifu Pref. Koyama Yoshikazu

Yushsusho
Yatsu hashi sukashi Sunshu Shimizu ju Hirotake saku
Shizuoka Pref. Fukuyo Hirotake

Doryoku sho
Guncho no zu tsuba Kashu Komatsu ju Senichiro saku
Ishikawa Pref Ueno Senichiro

Myo-o Tanjo zu tsuba Yanagawa Seiji (kao) Kanoe-tora 22 nen
Chiba pref. Yanagawa Seiji

Namu hachi man Diabosatsu moji sukashi tsuba Yoshiyuki saku
Shizuoka pref. Kawashima Yoshiyuki

Shoju ni tsuruzu tsuba Musashi ju Mitsuyoshi
Kyoto Utsugi Mistuyoshi

Kaihin zu tsuba Norimitsu
Osaka Iwasaki Mitsuo

Nyusen
Tetsu yatsumoko osukashi karekki zu tsuba Sadayoshi Heisei kanoe-tora no toshi
Fukuoka Pref. Matsumoto Sadayoshi

Kuyo Karakusa zougansaya nami sukashi tsuba Hidefumi
Ehime Pref. Yamashita Hidefumi

Mokumemon tsuba Masaki
Tokyo Takahashi Masaki

Take zu sukashi tsuba Toshikazu saku
Shizuoka Pref. Ito Toshikazu

Hisago Sukashi daisho tsuba Nagato ju Shin
Yamaguchi Pref. Masaki Fumio

Okina yasuri tojin kasa sukashi Odawara fukurin tsuba Utsusu Hikozo Sekishu saku
Hyogo Pref Yamaguchi Ishine

Enke tsunagi no tsuba Koichi saku Heisei 22 nen 8 gatsu
Oita Pref. Hashimoto Koichi

Kage boshi no zu tsuba Nobuo
Saitama pref. Ueno Nobuo

Tetsuji yatsumoko namigashira sukashi tsuba Ichijo Kozan
Nara Pref. Mizuyagawa Gensho