一いち里り

noun

one ri; approx. 2.44 miles; approx. 3.93 km

Traditional Japanese unit of distance, roughly 3.93 km. Still used in historical contexts, place names, and idiomatic expressions.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、一いち里りは約やく四よんキロメートルだった。

  In the Edo period, one ri was about four kilometers.

• この道みちを一いち里りほど行いくと、古ふるいお寺てらがあります。

  If you go about one ri along this road, you'll find an old temple.