Honda/Honda - Hondenhonbata

Japanese: 本田･本畑 - ほんでんほんばた

This refers to fields that have existed for a long time, as opposed to newly developed shinden (new rice fields). They are also called koden or furuhata (old fields). In the Edo period, this usually refers to fields that were assigned rice yields by land surveys conducted before the Genroku era (1688-1704) and were incorporated into the village tax, but the distinction between hondahata and shindahata varies depending on the region and time period. Hondahata is generally more productive than shindahata, so tax was heavy and cultivation of crops other than rice was strictly restricted. Shinden (New rice fields) [Oishi Manabu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

新しく開発された新田畑に対して，古くからあった田畑のことをいう。古田（こでん）･古畑ともいう。江戸時代においては，ふつう元禄(1688‐1704)以前の検地によって石高をつけられ，村高に組み入れられた田畑を指すが，地域･時期によって本田畑･新田畑の区分は多様である。本田畑は新田畑に比べ一般に生産力が高いため貢租が重く，稲以外の作付けも厳しく制限されていた。新田【大石学】

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