Koshibito

The Koshibito (in Japanese, variously: 高志人, 古志人 or 越人, all pronounced identically) were a people of ancient Japan,^[1] believed to have lived on the southern portion of the shore of the Sea of Japan^[2] in the ancient province of Koshi during the Jōmon period.

References

^ Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. Vol. 37. 1965. p. 261.
^ Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric. Japan Encyclopedia. Belknap Press, 2005. 563. Print.

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[1] Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. Vol. 37. 1965. p. 261.

[2] Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric. Japan Encyclopedia. Belknap Press, 2005. 563. Print.

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v t e Ethnic groups of Japan
Prehistoric	Jōmon Yayoi Toraijin
Ancient	Azumi Emishi Hayato Koshibito Kumabito Kumaso Kuzu Mishihase Okhotsk Saeki Satsumon Tsuchigumo Wajin
Post-classical	Ainu Ishikari Ainu Menasunkur Ainu Sumunkur Ainu Hāfu Ogasawara Islanders Ryukyuans Matagi Sanka Yamato
Related	Ethnic nationalism in Japan
See also: Japanese people Category