land of the dead; netherworld
In Japanese mythology, a distant land beyond the sea where the dead reside; often equated with 黄泉の国.
See also: 黄泉の国
In the Kojiki, Izanami is said to have departed to the land of the dead.
distant country
Archaic use for a faraway land, often with a mythical or otherworldly connotation.
In old tales, the distant country was said to lie beyond the sea.