Background
He was born around 1320 in Etchu (Toyama Prefecture).
He was born around 1320 in Etchu (Toyama Prefecture).
Gō-no-Yoshihiro was one of the ten noted disciples of Masamune Soshti.
There is left no sword made by him which bears his signature. A popular saying from the Edo Period is: "We have never seen any Go or ghost." All swords attributed to him are without his signature.