world map; map
Archaic term for a world map or general map, used in historical contexts. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 世界地図 or 地図.
The 'yochizu' from the Edo period is a valuable document showing the worldview of that time.
General modern term for 'map'. 輿地図 is an archaic synonym.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling 輿地図 combines characters for 'earth/land' and 'map', and the reading よちず is likely a Sino-Japanese compound. The term is now archaic.