mountain hamlet; mountain village
A small settlement in the mountains, often with a rustic or secluded feel.
その山里には十軒ほどの家しかない。
There are only about ten houses in that mountain hamlet.
彼は都会を離れて山里に移り住んだ。
He left the city and moved to a mountain village.
remote mountain village
remote mountain village
Compound of 山 (やま, 'mountain') and 里 (さと, 'village'), with rendaku voicing of さと to ざと.