FUDOKI

Literally 'Records of Wind and Earth'; descriptions of the natural features of an area. Regional government records submitted to the imperial court after an order of 713. They include details of names, products and legends associated with the area, thus providing some of the earliest written information on religious practices. The complete Izumo fudoki and partial records from Hizen, Hitachi, Harima and Bungo have survived. There are alsoTokugawaperiod documents with the same name.