Translation guide
Describes a location far from cities, people, or activity. Japanese has several words for remote places, each with different nuances: some emphasize isolation, others inaccessibility, or being deep in nature.
A place that feels cut off from society, often with a sense of loneliness or being hard to reach.
The most common and neutral way to say a remote, out-of-the-way place. Often used for inconvenient locations.
彼は辺鄙な場所に住んでいる。
He lives in a remote place.
Literally 'a place far from human habitation.' Emphasizes isolation from people, often in nature.
人里離れた場所でキャンプをした。
We camped in a remote place, far from any town.
Literally 'an isolated island on land.' A dramatic, literary term for a place completely cut off from the outside world.
その村は陸の孤島だ。
That village is a remote place, completely isolated.
A remote place surrounded by nature, often mountains, far from urban areas.
Deep in the mountains. Very common for remote rural areas.
山奥の温泉に行きたい。
I want to go to a hot spring in a remote place deep in the mountains.
The interior or backcountry; a remote, undeveloped area. Often used for unexplored or hard-to-reach regions.
A remote, secluded area, often with a nuance of being underdeveloped or lacking infrastructure. Common in news or formal contexts.
Simply a place that is a long way from here, without necessarily implying isolation or nature.
A straightforward, neutral phrase meaning 'a faraway place.'
遠くの場所から来ました。
I came from a remote place (far away).
A slightly formal term for a distant place. Often used in business or announcements.
遠方よりお越しいただきありがとうございます。
Thank you for coming all the way from a remote place.
辺鄙 (へんぴ) is the most everyday word for an inconvenient, out-of-the-way place. 僻地 (へきち) is more formal and often used in social or administrative contexts (e.g., remote areas lacking services). 山奥 (やまおく) specifically means deep in the mountains and is very common in travel or nature contexts.
The English loanword リモート (rimōto) is used for 'remote control' or 'remote work,' not for physical places. Saying リモートな場所 sounds unnatural.
Explore the remote places of the Amazon.
We need to improve medical care in remote places.