soto= outside or abroad, komori= shut oneself up
The meaning is "shut-ins abroad".
In Japan, some people shut themselves up inside their house and never leave.
But recently some Japanese backpackers don't go anywhere in a foreign country- they just stay in the guest house.
This term was created for those people.
It sounds strange that they don't go sightseeing in other countries because if they don't, why travel?.
But they can live without much money in South East Asian countries compared to Japan.
So there is some truth in what they say.
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