Kakariko Village

In A Link to the Past, Kakariko Village is the closest settlement to Hyrule Castle and the most major dwelling that Link visits. Here there are several merchants, as well as characters with vital information for Link. Kakariko is the home of Sahasrahla, the famed elder, and his family, and it is with the intention to find him that Link comes to the village. Upon arriving in Kakariko, Link discovers that he has been blamed for the abduction of Princess Zelda, and that some villagers who believe him to be guilty will summon soldiers to arrest him. Others are more sympathetic, and the family of Sahasrahla will provide him with clues as to his whereabouts. Kakariko Village has a number of businesses, including a blacksmith, a shop, a bottle merchant, a fortune teller, and an inn.

In Ocarina of Time, Kakariko village is the main settlement of Hyrule outside of the Castle town, and is a location where Link is faced with several challenges. The town is an entrance to a number of locations, such as the Shadow Temple, the Well, the Graveyard, and the Death Mountain Trail. The small town also contains many buildings of interest, including a potion ship, a shooting gallery (still under construction in the earlier time period,) and a weapon store. Through various actions Link will obtain from this town numerous items, including the Lens of Truth, a bottle, a Hylian Shield, and several Songs. The House of Skulltula is also here, where Link will be rewarded based on how many Gold Skulltulas he has killed.

Little is known about the early history of Kakariko Village. It was originally a Sheikah village while those people lasted, and the village graveyard is where the Royal Family laid their dead. Impa, the last Sheikah, opened the village to the poor and needy, though she vanished shortly after Ganondorf began his reign of evil. Her house is almost a monument.