 Ryukishi07 is the creator of the novel series focusing on a group of friends living in what rural village?
Ryukishi07: Ryukishi07 (竜騎士07 , Ryūkishi Rei-Na , born November 19, 1973) is the pen name of a Japanese man originally from Chiba Prefecture, and the original creator for the idea of the visual novel series "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" and "Umineko no Naku Koro ni". Higurashi When They Cry:  The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the rural village of Hinamizawa and the strange events that occur in 1983.
Hinamizawa