noun
remote countryside; deep rural area
Literary term for a far-off, secluded rural place, often with a nuance of being cut off from civilization.
彼は都会を離れ、僻境で静かな生活を送っている。
He left the city and leads a quiet life in a remote rural area.
Compound of 僻 (へき, 'remote, secluded') and 境 (きょう, 'boundary, region'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conveys a sense of a far-off, isolated area.