KUNIMURA WAS BORN IN "YAMATO" PROVINCE, AND WAS THE SON OF
"HIROMURA", AN EXCELLENT SWORD MAKER WHO STUDIED IN "1245 AD." UNDER THE
FAMOUS "NORIHIRO", FOUNDER OF THE "SHIKKAKE" LINE OF SWORDSMITHS.
HIROMURA WHO WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED, WAS HIS SON'S (KUNIMURA) FIRST TEACHER.

DURING KUNIMURA'S YOUTHFUL YEARS HE MOVED TO THE NEIGHBORING "YAMASHIRO"
PROVINCE, TO BECOME A STUDENT OF "RAI KUNIYUKI", A SWORDSMITH OF
"NATIONAL FAME"! WHILE STUDYING WITH KUNIYUKI HE WAS GRANTED PERMISSION
TO MARRY KUNIYUKI'S DAUGHTER, AS THE SON IN LAW, AND FOREMOST STUDENT HE
BEGAN TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR HIS SUPERB ABILITIES.