Fudoki

Fudoki

nihongo|Fudoki|風土記| are ancient records of the culture and geography of provinces of Japan. They contain agricultural, geographical, historical, and mythological records as well as folklore.

Compilation of "Fudoki" began in 713 and were completed over a 20-year period.

Following the Taika Reform of 646, there was need to centralize and solidify the power of the imperial court. This included accounting for lands under its control. According to Shoku Nihongi, Empress Gemmei issued a decree in 713 requiring the following information from each province:
*Name
*Natural resources
*Land fertility
*Etymology of name for geographical regions
*Folklore

There were conditions for the name: must be written with two kanji characters. This occasionally required name changes. For example, nihongo|Hayatsuhime|速津媛| became nihongo|Hayami|速見| and nihongo|Ishinashi no Oki|無石堡| became nihongo|Ishii|石井|.

At least 48 provinces contributed to their records but only that of Izumo remains nearly complete. Partial records of Hizen, Bungo, Harima, and Hitachi remain and a few passages from various volumes remain scattered throughout various books.

External links

* [http://applepig.idv.tw/kuon/furu/text/fuudo/fundo_top.htm 風土記] (Big5 Chinese) texts of the remaining Fudoki & scattered passages in other books.
*Manuscript scans at Waseda University Library: [http://archive.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kosho/ru04/ru04_04794/ru04_04794.html Hizen, 1800] , [http://archive.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kosho/ru04/ru04_04764/ru04_04764.html Bungo, 1800] , [http://archive.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kosho/ru04/ru04_01062/ru04_01062.html Bungo, unknown]

References

* cite book
last = Akimoto
first = Kichirō
title = Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 2: Fudoki
publisher = Iwanami Shoten
date = 1958
location = Tōkyō
id = ISBN 4-00-060002-8


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