Is is believed many of the toraijin (people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced Continental culture to the Japanese) technical experts who came to Japan in groups after the late 5th century belonged to shinabe. |
また、5世紀後半以後に渡来した渡来人の技術者集団の中には品部に属した者が多いとされている。 |