陸りくの孤こ島とう

expression, noun

isolated place; remote area; landlocked island

Figurative expression for a place that is cut off from surrounding areas, like an island on land. Often used for remote villages or areas with poor transportation links.

• その村むらは山やまに囲かこまれた陸りくの孤こ島とうだ。

  That village is a remote place surrounded by mountains.

• 新あたらしい道どう路ろができるまで、ここは陸りくの孤こ島とうだった。

  Until the new road was built, this place was isolated from the rest of the land.