ominous, mysterious place beyond human habitation
A literary or dramatic term for a remote, eerie region untouched by people, often with supernatural or dangerous overtones. Not an everyday word; found in fiction, folklore, or poetic descriptions.
According to the legend, a mysterious, uninhabited realm stretches deep in the mountains.
The expedition advanced through a jungle that felt like an ominous, otherworldly place.
秘境 is a more common, neutral term for an unexplored or secluded region, without the supernatural or ominous nuance of 人外魔境.
魔境 emphasizes a haunted or dangerous area, often with evil spirits, while 人外魔境 stresses the absence of humans and the otherworldly atmosphere.
Compound of 人外 (じんがい, 'outside the human world') and 魔境 (まきょう, 'haunted/dangerous place'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term appears in modern literary and fantasy contexts.