Kikujūmonji

is a yōkai sword wielded by the Inu-hanyō Towa Higurashi.

History
Legend says it once belonged to the esteemed shogun. However, the one wielded by Towa Higurashi is revealed to be a mere replica given to the Higurashis on loan from a museum.

Towa later receives from Riku what appears to be the real Kikujūmonji, recently stolen from Deputy Shogun Ogigayatsu, though it is quickly recovered by his retainers.

Powers & Abilities
While the blade is merely normal steel, Towa can use her yōkai powers to create a yōkai energy blade strong enough to impale Mistress Three-Eyes, whose skin was hard enough to break the replica.


 * TBA

Physical Description
The Kikujūmonji originally brought by Towa is a plain looking uchigatana with a brass-colored circular tsuba (guard) and kashira (pommel), and a red tsuka (wrap). The blade seems to have no hamon (temper line) or hi (fuller). Following battle with Mistress Three-Eyes, it is currently broken a quarter of the way from the tsuba. Towa apparently has not kept the remainder of the blade.

Towa is later given what appears to be the real Kikujūmonji, which has the hamon and hi expected of a genuine blade.

Trivia

 * The Sōryūha is a reference to the holy 'Azure Dragon' of Chinese legend who opposes the four evil Taotie, themselves represented by the Shikyō. Riku calls it by this name.