noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
place near the mountains; mountain side
Refers to an area or direction close to mountains, often contrasted with 海手 (sea side). Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
See also: 海手
この町の山手には古い神社がある。
There is an old shrine on the mountain side of this town.
山手の地域は空気がきれいだ。
The area near the mountains has clean air.
noun
hilly section of a city; Yamate area
Specifically refers to the hilly, often upscale residential parts of a city, such as the Yamate district in Kōbe. Also written as 山の手 in this sense.
See also: 山の手
神戸の山手には異人館がたくさんある。
There are many Western-style houses in the Yamate area of Kōbe.
山手の高級住宅街に住んでいる。
I live in an upscale residential area on the hill.