noun
Waka Office; imperial waka compilation bureau
Historical term for the government office that compiled imperially commissioned waka anthologies (勅撰和歌集).
See also: 勅撰和歌集
和歌所は勅撰和歌集の編纂を担当した。
The Waka Office was responsible for compiling imperially commissioned waka anthologies.
Compound of 和歌 (waka, 'Japanese poem') and 所 (tokoro, 'place' or 'office'). The reading どころ is a rendaku form of ところ.