Obanazawa

Obanazawa is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the city had an predicted populace of 16,551, and a populace density of 44 humans in step with km². The general location is 372.32 square kilometres. The place of gift-day Obanazawa became part of historical Dewa Province. After the start of the Meiji duration, the region have become a part of Kitamurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The cutting-edge village of Obanazawa was hooked up on April 1, 1889, and changed into raised to city repute on July 26, 1897.

It turned into made a metropolis on April 10, 1959. Obanazawa is the foundation of one version of the Dontsuki song, the Hanagasa Dance Song', a music sung in lots of parts of Yamagata Prefecture. The economy of Obanazawa is based on agriculture and forestry. In agriculture, Obanazawa is nice recognized for its watermelons. Obanazawa is placed in a mountain valley northeast Yamagata Prefecture, bordered with the aid of the Mogami River to the west and the Ou Mountains to the east.