also: ふうどき
noun
fudoki; ancient regional chronicle
Historical term for 8th-century Japanese provincial reports covering geography, products, folklore, and local culture. Often used in historical or academic contexts.
風土記は奈良時代に編纂された地誌です。
Fudoki are regional gazetteers compiled during the Nara period.
出雲国風土記には多くの神
Many myths are recorded in the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki.
地誌 is a general term for topography or regional geography, while 風土記 specifically refers to the ancient Japanese provincial records.
From 風土 (ふうど, 'natural features, climate') + 記 (き, 'record, chronicle'). The reading ふどき is a contraction of ふうどき.