The Japanese Village was an ethnic Japanese community (Nihonmachi) outside the capital of the Ayutthaya Kingdom that flourished from the 14th to the mid-18th century. It is located in Ayutthaya District, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, facing the Portuguese Village on the west bank, and adjacent to the British and Dutch Villages. It is estimated that around 1,000 to 1,500 Japanese lived here.