Backwater

"Backwater" in Japanese

僻地

hekichi

(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

奥地

okuchi

(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

辺境

henkyou

(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

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