山里

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 山里 (やまざと) is a small village in or near mountains. It appears as a bloom location and an inn's setting.
• Basic usage: Flowers open in a quiet mountain village; a traveler spends a night at a small inn there.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Village where spring appears and village lodging travelers
  • 山里に marks where a phenomenon occurs; 山里の宿 links settlement and facility. The noun is neither the mountain itself nor one house.