Silverin wrote:A yokai/ghost village with a hot spring hotel serviced by sparrows and snow monkeys interests me most.
Alternatively...
A western setting with abandoned mines, gold panning, saloons, cowboys, robbers, etc.
A comic book setting with heros and villains, the stylized shading.
Spending time exploring stories in a library would also be cool, entering the books and exploring the stories.
Story book inspired theme sounds awesome!!