ECHIGO 

MOMOKAWA side comes from OMI, but the HOKURIKU is RAI and SOSHU 
mix. Styles blend when the O-EI wave washes everyone. From TEI-JI
1362, ECHIGO is YAMATO/SOSHU until the O-EI when NOBUKUNI style 
and the OEI mixes with HOKURIKU steel.

         ______
         ECHIGO
            |___________________
      ______|__________         |
     |                 |   _____|_________
     |    MOMOKAWA     |  |               |
     |   TEI-JI 1362   |  |   YAMAMURA    |
     |________________ |  |   O-EI 1394   |
                          |_______________|



TOSHINAGA along with a raft of others was a YAMATO stylist and 
SOSHU student - then traveling to ECHIGO where the 
YAMASHIRO/SOSHU NOBUKUNI styles are of the YAMAMURA.

        _______________
        HOKURIKU ECHIGO

           _________________________________________________
          |  GO YOSHIHIRO teaches NORISHIGE(2) TEI-JI 1362  |
          | This is YAMATO/SOSHU with YAMATO/SOSHU MOMOKAWA |
          |_________________________________________________|
 ________   ________________     ___________   ________________
|        | |                |   |           | |                |
| YAMATO | | SOSHU SADAMUNE |   | YAMASHIRO | | SOSHU SADAMUNE |
|____ ___| |_____ __________|   |_______ ___| |___ ____________|
   __|___________|_______             __|_________|___
  |                      |           |                |
  | OMI TAKAGI TOSHINAGA |           |  KYO NOBUKUNI  |
  |__________ ___________|           |_______ ________|
  ___________|____________          ________|_____________
 |                        |        |                      |
 |   MOMOKAWA NAGAYOSHI   |        |  YAMAMURA MASANOBU   |
 |      TEI-JI 1362       |        |     O-EI 1394        |
 | YAMATO stands strongly |        | KYO/SOSHU in the OEI |
 |________________________|        |______________________| 

OMI was RAI until BIZEN stylists came along on the ROKKAKU 
SEIBATSU of YOSHIHISA. TAKAGI was about SOSHU and YAMATO style 
mixing. Always with sword schools, step back and see just what 
the main style influences were. These men worked along side each
other in an environment just as people do today. 

ECHIGO KANRO - MOMOKAWA School

    KANRO Shallow TORII. ITAME AYASUGI mix.  Possibly SUGUHA but 
    GUNOME-MIDARE or KO-NOTARE MIDARE with SUNAGASHI is expected.

KANRO - MOMOKAWA School                ______________ 
TOSHINAGA (OMI) EN-BUN 1356            HATA NAGAYOSHI BUN-WA 1352
    |__________________________
____|____                  ____|____      _________     
NAGAYOSHI(1) TEI-JI 1362   MITSUNOBU      KUNIYOSHI O-EI 1394    
    |                      TEI-JI 1362    __________             
____|____                                 TSUGUYOSHI EI-KYO 1429 
NAGAYOSHI(2) O-EI 1394                    __________             
    |_______________                      YOSHITSUGU KAN-SHO 1460
____|____       ____|_____                      
NAGAYOSHI(3)    TSUGUYOSHI(1) KA-KICHI 1441  
 BUN-MEI 1469   ____|_____                   _______             
                TSUGUYOSHI(2) BUN-MEI 1469   NAONAGA BUN-MEI 1469
                ____|_____                   _______             
                TSUGUYOSHI(3) EI-SHO 1504    NAONAGA MEI-O 1492  
                __________             
                TSUGUYOSHI TEN-MON 1532
            _________  _________            ________
            KANETATSU  KUNIYOSHI            KANENORI
              - TEN-MON 1532 -              TEN-SHO 1573


HATA NAGAYOSHI BUN-WA: TANTO maker. JI-NIE and CHIKEI on running 
          and standing ITAME HADA. NIE GUNOME KO-MIDARE HA with 
          SUNAGASHI and KINSUJI in clear NIOI-FUKASHI.
    MEI: HATA NAGAYOSHI
         ECHIGO-no-KUNI JU HATA NAGAYOSHI

MITSUNOBU TEI-JI (t: TOSHINAGA): To O-EI. 6.3 SUN MITSU-MUNE, 
        MU-SORI TANTO. Running and standing KO-ITAME with MASAME.
        HOSO-SUGUHA in fine KO-NIE. SUGU KO-MARU KAERI that is
        swept. KIRI YASURI on KURIJIRI NAKAGO.
    MEI: MOMO MITSUNOBU
         MOMO-KI MITSUNOBU
         MOMOKAWA MITSUNOBU

NAGAYOSHI(1) TEI-JI (t: OMI KANRO TOSHINAGA): It has become the
        accepted assumption that NAGAYOSHI is the descendent of
        YAMATO lines and the bringer of its style to ECHIGO. He,
        his teacher, TOSHINAGA and ESSHU NAONAGA have the 
        unmistakable similarity of association. Wide and thin 
        TACHI and TANTO. Running MOKUME with MASAME, AYASUGI mix
        has JI-NIE. CHU-SUGUHA in KO-NIE with ASHI and YO shows 
        SUNAGASHI and KINSUJI. YAKI-KUZURE GUNOME-MIDARE.
        BOSHI: NIE-KUZURE HAKIKAKE of FUKASHI-KAERI. Swords 
        strongly resemble YAMATO style.
    MEI: NAGAYOSHI
         MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI
         MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI SAKU

ECHIGO KANRO - MOMOKAWA School

NAGAYOSHI(2) O-EI: Short KATANA with raised SHINOGI. Made 
      SHOBU, U-no-KUBI and long HIRA-TSUKURI TANTO. BO-HI, 
      FUTASUJI HI, SUKEN and BONJI are seen. AYASUGI HADA 
      with JI-NIE. CHU width SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE BA with 
      SUNAGASHI and KINSUJI. NIE HAKIKAKE pulls UCHINOKE 
      from the HABUCHI.
      KO-MARU hides in a HAKIKAKE BOSHI. HA-AGARI KURI-JIRI
      NAKAGO with KIRI or KATTE SAGARI, left-slanting, 
      YASURI.
  MEI: MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI
       MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI SAKU

NAGAYOSHI(3) BUN-MEI (f: NAGAYOSHI 2): Made CHU-KISSAKI 
      SAKI-ZORI MUROMACHI SUGATA TACHI. NAGAYOSHI roots are 
      said to fall from NAMBOKUCHO YAMATO SENJUIN style. 
      The running ITAME matches his time with his place: 
      HOKURIKU. 
      SUGU NOTARE from GUNOME in NIE that shows SUNAGASHI 
      and KINSUJI. NIE-KUZURE HAKIKAKE BOSHI. 
      His signature is found on the SHINOGI-JI plane of 
      the NAKAGO.
  MEI: MOMOKAWA NAGAYOSHI
       MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI

NAGAYOSHI EI-SHO: AYASUGI-HADA. SUGU KO-MIDARE and 
      KO-GUNOME HA.
  MEI: MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI
       ESSHU MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI TSUGUYOSHI SAKU

KUNIYOSHI O-EI: Running ITAME with O-HADA. SUGUHA, 
      NOTARE-MIDARE with SUNAGASHI.
  MEI: ESSHU MOMOKAWA JU KUNIYOSHI
       ECHIGO MOMOKAWA JU KUNIYOSHI

TSUGUYOSHI KA-KICHI (t: NAGAYOSHI): Large undulating 
      AYASUGI-HADA. SUGU KO-NOTARE or GUNOME-MIDARE in 
      falling NIOI where SUNAGASHI flows below HOTSURE. 
      MIDARE BOSHI to TOGARI and deep KAERI. Said to be a 
      branch of YAMATO SENJUIN.
  MEI: ESSHU JU MOMOKAWA TSUGUYOSHI

TSUGUYOSHI TEN-MON: MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA and 
      GUNOME HA.
  MEI: MOMOKAWA JU TSUGUYOSHI
       ESSHU MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI TSUGUYOSHI



>From MINO: KANEMITSU BUN-ROKU 1592
            TAKADA JU. Transferred to ECHIGO.
            GUNOME HA in tightly defined NIOI.