none of which supports the theory. Kokeshi were first produced by kijishi (木地師), artisans proficient with a lathe, at the Shinchi Shuraku, near the Tōgatta...

include: kijishi (木地師, lit. wood specialist), kijikuri (木地くり, lit. wood gouger), rokuroshi (轆轤師, lit. lathe specialist), kijihiki (木地挽き, lit. woodturner)...

八幡堀と西の湖のヨシ群生地 Ōmihachiman, Shiga 6 Eigen-ji temple and kijiya village 永源寺と木地師の里 Higashiōmi, Shiga 7 Kōra Seseragi Yūen (Kōra Stream Parks) 甲良せせらぎ遊園 Kōra...

production tools (北陸地方の木地製作用具, hokuriku chihō no kiji seisaku yōgu) 1.2, 2.3, 2.5 1,296 articles, including: 279 tools for round cores (椀木地, wan kiji) and ladle...