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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 the mythical country of Yamato:

Poem from the ''Kojiki''
Japanese	Romanized version
大和 は国のまほろばたたなずくあおかき山ごもれるやまとしうるわし。	''Yamato wa''Kuni no mahoroba''Tatanatsuku''Awo-kaki yama-gomoreru''Yamato shi uruhashi

(Note that the Kojiki itself did not use hiragana; the above is a modernized version)

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★ The Space Battleship Yamato had a sister-ship that was named ''Chō Jikū Senkan Mahoroba'' (The Ultimate Time Sweeper Mahoroba)

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★ The anime/manga Mahoraba.

★ In the anime Kannazuki no Miko, the story takes place in the city of Mahoroba.