noun
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
古事記では、イザナミは常世の国へ去ったとされる。
In the Kojiki, Izanami is said to have departed to the land of the dead.
noun
distant country
Archaic use for a faraway land, often with a mythical or otherworldly connotation.
昔話では、常世の国は海の彼方にあると言われた。
In old tales, the distant country was said to lie beyond the sea.