Map of the country - Kokuzu

Japanese: 国図 - こくず

Maps used as tools for the Ritsuryo administration. Although there is no clear definition of the concept, it is safe to assume that it is a general term for kokugunzu (district maps), gō (school maps), and han (field maps) from the Ritsuryo period. Kokugunzu (district maps) were probably created for each district and then submitted to the central government for each province, and they show the provinces, districts, villages, and villages, the distance and location of postal routes, and the state of the mountains and fields. Their origin dates back to the Taika Reform Edict, and while partial maps were created during the reign of Emperor Tenmu, they were not made nationwide until after 738 (Tenpyō 10), and were further expanded during the Enryaku period (782-806). They were likely modeled after the traditional Chinese map system, but the actual situation is unclear.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

律令行政の具とされた地図。明確な概念規定はなされていないが律令時代の国郡図，校･班田図の総称とみて大過ない。国郡図はおそらく郡単位に作成され国ごとにまとめて中央に提出されたもので，国郡郷邑，駅路の遠近，山野の形勢などを表した図。発生は大化改新詔までさかのぼり，天武朝には部分的に作成されたが，全国的に造られるに至ったのは738年(天平10)以降で，延暦期(782‐806)にはいっそう拡充された。中国の伝統的な地図の制度にならったものであろうが実態はつまびらかでない。

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