行こう楽らく地ち

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Common word

Meanings

noun

tourist resort; holiday destination

A place people visit for leisure, sightseeing, or recreation; often used for well-known scenic spots, hot spring towns, and amusement areas.

箱はこ根ねは東とう京きょうから近ちかい人にん気きの行こう楽らく地ちです。
Hakone is a popular tourist resort close to Tokyo.
夏なつになると、この行こう楽らく地ちは多おおくの家か族ぞく連づれでにぎわう。
In summer, this holiday destination gets crowded with many families.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉行こう楽らく地ちに出でかけるto go out to a holiday destination
週しゅう末まつは家か族ぞくで行こう楽らく地ちに出でかけた。
We went to a holiday destination with the family over the weekend.
行こう楽らく地ちは〈人ひと〉で賑にぎわうthe resort is crowded with visitors
連れん休きゅう中ちゅう、行こう楽らく地ちは観かん光こう客きゃくで賑にぎわった。
During the long weekend, the resort was bustling with tourists.
行こう楽らく地ちとして知しられるto be known as a holiday destination
この温おん泉せん町まちは昔むかしから行こう楽らく地ちとして知しられている。
This hot spring town has long been known as a holiday destination.
行こう楽らく地ちが混こん雑ざつするthe resort area becomes congested
夏なつ休やすみは各かく地ちの行こう楽らく地ちが混こん雑ざつする。
During summer vacation, holiday destinations everywhere become congested.

Kanji

行going, journey, carry out
楽music, comfort, ease
地ground, earth

Related words

観かん光こう地ちN3
観光地 covers any sightseeing spot broadly, while 行楽地 specifically emphasizes places for leisure and recreation, often day-trip destinations.
リゾート
リゾート is a loanword usually referring to resort facilities or resort-style accommodations, while 行楽地 is a native term for the whole leisure area, not just the facilities.
保ほ養よう地ち
保養地 highlights a place for rest and health recovery (like hot springs), whereas 行楽地 is more general and centers on outings and recreation.

Built from

行こう楽らく+地ち

Etymology

Compound of 行楽 (こうらく, 'outing' or 'excursion') and 地 (ち, 'place' or 'area'). The word 行楽 itself is a Sino-Japanese term combining 行 (go, travel) and 楽 (enjoyment, pleasure).