
There are areas such as Takatsudo and Yagouchi in the mountains further away from the main Hinamizawa area, but there are few houses and some of these settlements are considered ghost towns. Villages are scattered at the bottom of the valley, and the surrounding area is shrouded by deep forests, blessed with abundant nature. It is located in a valley formed by a stream originating from a swamp called Onigabuchi in an inland area near the Sea of Japan. Hinamizawa is distant from urban settlements. The population of Hinamizawa village is estimated to be around 2,000. Initially, the village was an isolated and independent settlement but was later included as a part of Shishibone City administratively. "Hinamizawa" is also a common name for the several small rural settlements located in the outskirts of Shishibone city which are isolated from the other areas by the mountainous forest cover in that region. Hinamizawa village, officially recognized as the Hinamizawa district of Shishibone City, is located in an unnamed prefecture in Chuubu, adjacent to Gifu.
