also: おうち
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
interior; hinterland; remote back region
Refers to a place deep inside a region, especially far from towns, coasts, roads, or centers of activity. Common in phrases like 山の奥地 and ジャングルの奥地.
調査隊はジャングルの奥地へ向かった。
The survey team headed into the depths of the jungle.
山の奥地に小さな
There is a small village deep in the mountains.
More general word for the inner or back part of something; 奥地 specifically means a remote inland or deep regional area.
Means inland as opposed to coastal; it does not necessarily imply remoteness or being deep in undeveloped territory.
Emphasizes remoteness and inconvenience; 奥地 emphasizes being deep inside a region or terrain.
A transparent compound of 奥, meaning an inner or deep part, and 地, meaning land or place. The spelling directly reflects the meaning of land deep inside a region.