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…In local jargon from the Edo period, it refers to restoring fields that have become devastated due to disasters such as floods or the abandonment of cultivation due to labor shortages to their original state. It can also be read as "okoshikaeri" or "okikaeri." In addition, fields that have become "kikaeri" are called "kikaerichi" or "kikaeribasho." …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okoshikaeri" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…江戸時代の地方(じかた)用語で,洪水などの災害や労働力不足による耕作放棄などのために荒廃した田畑を,再び元のように復興すること。〈おこしかえり〉〈おきかえり〉と読むこともある。また起返になった田畑を起返地あるいは起返場所と言う。…

※「おこしかえり」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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