farmland allotment; allotted rice fields
Historical term referring to the system of state-allocated rice fields under the Ritsuryō codes, especially the 班田収授法.
The Handen Shūju Law was a system of allotting rice fields to farmers under the Ritsuryō codes.
From 班 (distribute) and 田 (rice field). The term is specific to the historical land-allotment system of ancient Japan.