jōri system; ancient land subdivision system
Historical term for the grid-based land division system used in ancient Japan, based on the jō (条) and ri (里) units. Primarily encountered in historical or archaeological contexts.
The jōri system is one of the land systems of ancient Japan.
Remnants of the jōri system still remain in this area.
The handen shūju system was the broader land-allotment policy; the jōri system was the practical land-division method used to implement it.
From 条 (jō, a unit of land division) + 里 (ri, another unit of land division) + 制 (system). The term describes the grid-based land partitioning system used in ancient Japan.