home town, birthplace, old village, historic village
Example sentences
彼は私に会いにはるばる彼の故郷から来てくれた。
He came to see me all the way from his hometown.
彼は思いを故郷に向けていた。
He turned his thoughts toward home.
彼は再び故郷には帰らぬ運命だった。
He was never to return to his hometown.