1.
hinterland; remote interior; backcountry
An area far from cities and coasts, deep in the interior of a country or region. Often implies a place that is difficult to access, undeveloped, or sparsely populated.
アマゾンの奥地を探検する。
To explore the depths of the Amazon.
その村は山の奥地にある。
That village is deep in the mountains.
奥地にはまだ}{未開拓の土地が広がっており、調査チームが派遣された。
There is still unexplored land stretching across the interior, and a survey team was dispatched.
USAGE:
Used for remote, hard-to-reach areas, especially in geographical or adventure contexts. Often appears in descriptions of jungles, mountain regions, and wilderness areas. Carries a sense of being far from civilization.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 山の奥地 (deep in the mountains)
- アフリカの奥地 (the interior of Africa)
- 奥地に分け入る (to venture into the backcountry)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 僻地: remote area — emphasizes isolation and inconvenience
- 辺境: frontier, borderland — suggests the edge of settled territory