unexplored region; secluded place; off the beaten track
Refers to remote, little-known, or hard-to-reach places, often with a sense of mystery or pristine nature. Used in travel writing, adventure contexts, and figurative expressions.
I joined a tour to explore the unexplored regions of the Amazon.
They visited a secluded region deep in the Amazon.
This hot spring is located in a secluded place deep in the mountains.
This village is known as one of Japan's hidden, unexplored spots.
I want to visit an island called a hidden gem of Okinawa.
As a travel lover, he's always searching for new hidden places.
桃源郷 evokes an idyllic, almost utopian hidden paradise, while 秘境 simply refers to any remote, hard-to-reach place regardless of its beauty.
秘境 (an unexplored, secluded place) and 卑怯 (cowardly, underhanded) share the same reading ひきょう but have completely unrelated meanings.
secluded station; out-of-the-way station; unfrequented station
Compound of 秘 (ひ, 'secret') and 境 (きょう, 'region' or 'boundary'), literally 'secret region'. The reading ひきょう is the standard on'yomi combination.