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Mahoroba is an ancient Japanese word describing a far-off land full of bliss and peace. It is roughly comparable to the western concepts of arcadia, a place surrounded by mountains full of harmony and quiet.
Mahoroba is now written only in hiragana as まほろば. The origins of the word are not clear; it is described in a poem in the ancient Kojiki (古事記) as being the perfect place in Yamato:
| Poem from the Kojiki | ||
|---|---|---|
| Original Spelling | Japanese | Romanized version |
| 夜麻登波 久爾能麻本呂婆 |
大和は 国のまほろば |
Yamato wa |
Note that the Kojiki itself did not use hiragana; the above is a modernized version.