Mahoroba
Mahoroba is an ancient Japanese word describing a far-off land full of bliss and peace. It is roughly comparable to the western concepts of Arcadia, a place surrounded by mountains full of harmony and quiet.
Translations of the word into English in the 21st century include "promised land" and "the splendid land among the nations."
Mahoroba is now written only in hiragana as まほろば. The origins of the word are not clear; it is described in a poem in the ancient Kojiki (古事記) as being the perfect place in Yamato:
The original spelling employed Man'yogana, which have been replaced by the usuall Japanese spelling using Kanji and Kana in the modernized version.
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