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{{nihongo|'''Hinamizawa'''|雛見沢}} is a fictional village in Japan based off of [[Wikipedia:Shirakawa, Gifu (village)|Shirakawa, Gifu]]. Hinamizawa serves as the primary location in which {{higurashi}} takes place. Many residents of Hinamizawa believe in the village god [[Oyashiro-sama]], an ancient deity believed to be guarding the village. Oyashiro-sama is tied to the village's annual [[Watanagashi Festival|cotton-drifting festival]] and the tragedies that occur on the night of that festival are attributed to Oyashiro-sama.
 
== History ==
Hinamizawa was originally named Onigafuchi.
 
== Known Residents ==
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*[[Satoshi Houjou]]
*[[Rika Furude]]
 
== Trivia ==
* [[Mamoru Akasaka]] remarks that Hinamizawa could've been a UNESCO heritage site like "that place in Gifu", likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Shirakawa, Gifu (village)|Shirakawa]], the village which Hinamizawa is based off of.