Wow, thanks guys!
Those are a lot closer than I would have thought possible to get!
I liked Narai, but wow the train fare to there from Tokyo is sky high, even if I don't take the Shinkansen! XD
Thanks for the future destination though konbini!
And Masaegu, Shirakawa looks amazing! The fare to go there is quite cheap too, even though on Google Maps it actually looks further than Narai. XD
And by a HUGE coincidence, I've literally just today finished watching Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni. Now I swear that up until I researched your village just now... I had no idea it was what the village in that was based on! Now that's gotta be a good coincidence!
I think I'll go there in July. I see that you can have tours of the houses and see some good shrines, so there seems lots to do.
Looks absolutely perfect for photography too.
Thanks a bunch Masaegu!