故こ地ち

noun

former residence; former land

Refers to a place where one used to live or own land; often carries a nostalgic tone.

• 彼かれは故こ地ちを訪たずねて、昔むかしの家いえの跡あとを探さがした。

  He visited his former land and looked for the remains of his old house.

noun

place remembered for a connection to someone

A place associated with memories of a person, not necessarily one's own former home.

• この町まちは、亡なき祖そ母ぼとの思おもい出でが詰つまった故こ地ちです。

  This town is a place filled with memories of my late grandmother.