noun
Hitachi Fudoki
An 8th-century Japanese provincial record describing the geography, products, and folklore of Hitachi Province. Used as a proper noun for this specific historical text.
常陸国風土記は、奈良時代に編纂された地誌の一つです。
The Hitachi Fudoki is one of the provincial gazetteers compiled in the Nara period.
Refers to the genre of ancient Japanese provincial records; 常陸国風土記 is one specific example.
From 常陸国 (Hitachi Province) + 風土記 (fudoki, 'record of local customs and geography'). The exact derivation of the province name is uncertain.