Obanazawa Shi

Obanazawa is a city in . Obanazawa's main claim to fame is that it has one of the highest snowfalls in the entire world, with over two meters falling in an average winter, and they've even developed a special sharply peaked "flower hat" to stop snow accumulating on your head.
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  • …has 18,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 172 metres (564 feet)
  • …is also known as “Obanazawa”

Obanazawa Shi

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Latitude
38.5936° or 38° 35′ 37″ north
Longitude
140.4768° or 140° 28′ 37″ east
Open location code
8RC2HFVG+CP
Geo­Names ID
7450018

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In Other Languages

“Obanazawa Shi” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “おばなざわし”
  • Japanese: “オバナザワシ”
  • Japanese: “尾花沢”
  • Japanese: “尾花沢市”

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