A core used in an axial gap type rotating electrical machine includes an annular yoke having a plurality of through-holes disposed in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of columnar teeth disposed in the circumferential direction of the yoke, each of the plurality of columnar teeth including one end inserted into each of the plurality of through-holes. The yoke and each of the teeth are composed of a powder compact separate from each other, and the one end of each of the teeth is off-center in the through-hole.