遥はるか昔むかし

noun

long ago; far in the past

Emphasizes a distant, often indefinite time in the past. Used in narrative or reflective contexts.

• 遥はるか昔むかし、この地ちには大おおきな湖みずうみがあった。

  Long ago, there was a large lake in this area.

• それは遥はるか昔むかしの出で来き事ごとだ。

  That is an event from the distant past.