eternalness; forever unchanging
Abstract quality of being eternal and unchanging, often associated with the mythological realm.
The land of Tokoyo is said to be a place that never changes.
distant land over the sea; world of the dead
Abbreviation of 常世の国; refers to the mythical faraway land or afterlife in Japanese mythology.
See also: 常世の国
Ancient people believed that Tokoyo existed beyond the sea.
land of the dead; netherworld · distant country
From Old Japanese; 常 (eternal) + 世 (world). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has long been used in mythology to refer to an eternal, unchanging realm.