nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
each locality; each place; each region
vernacular; local dialect
land speculation; real-estate speculation; speculation in land
land investment; investment in land
incentives to promote land transactions
Land Improvement Act (1949, reformed in 2001); Land Improvement Law
cadastral map of Japan (first published in 1892)