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 ????. The origins of the word are not clear; it is described in a poem in the ancient Kojiki (???) as being the perfect place in the mythical country of Yamato: Note that the Kojiki itself did not use hiragana; the above is a modernized version. Notes · The Space Battleship Yamato had a sister-ship that was named Ch? Jik? Senkan Mahoroba (The Ultimate Time Sweeper Mahoroba) · Song Book - Mahoroba · The anime/manga Mahoraba. · In the anime Kannazuki no Miko, the story takes place in the city of Mahoroba. ???? Japanese mythologyUtopias

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