another place; elsewhere
Archaic noun meaning 'another place' or 'elsewhere'. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 別の場所 or よそ.
In old documents, it is written as 'move to another place'.
another country; foreign country
Archaic noun meaning 'another country' or 'foreign country'. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 外国 or 異国.
In old literature, the expression 'customs of a foreign country' can be found.
Literary or slightly old-fashioned word for 'foreign country', closer in nuance to 異所 but still used in modern contexts.
Compound of 異 (こと, 'different') and 所 (どころ, 'place'). The reading ことどころ is archaic; the exact historical derivation is uncertain.