山里(やまざと)

やまざと
noun
mountain village; secluded village in the hills
geographynature
1. mountain village; secluded village in the hills
A small village set deep in the mountains, away from towns. The word carries a quiet, remote, somewhat poetic image.
静(しず)かな山里(やまざと)で暮(く)らす。
to live in a quiet mountain village
山里(やまざと)の秋(あき)は紅葉(こうよう)が美(うつく)しい。
Autumn in the mountain village is beautiful with the colored leaves.
祖父母(そふぼ)の家(いえ)は、バスが一日(いちにち)に数本(すうほん)しか来(こ)ない山里(やまざと)にある。
My grandparents' house is in a mountain village where only a few buses come each day.

A village located deep in the mountains, far from urban areas. The word has a calm, somewhat poetic and nostalgic flavor and appears often in literature and poetry.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 田舎(いなか): countryside; rural area — the general term for the country, not specifically mountainous
  • 村(むら): village — a neutral administrative or geographic term

Related Words

Compare: 田舎(いなか) (countryside)
Compare: 村(むら) (village)
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Added 2026.5.19 13:03 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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