fairy tale; Märchen
A German loanword used in Japanese to refer to fairy tales, often with a romantic or whimsical nuance. Can also describe something storybook-like or idyllic.
from German Märchen
As a child, I often read Grimm's fairy tales.
この街並みはまるでメルヘンの世界のようだ。
This townscape is just like a fairy-tale world.
This village looks like a fairy-tale world.
Picture books with a fairy-tale style are popular.