Obanazawa

A city in Yamagata Prefecture known for receiving some of the highest snowfall in the world — over two metres in an average winter — Obanazawa has even developed a distinctive sharply peaked "flower hat" (hanagasa) to keep snow from accumulating on the wearer's head. The surrounding Tohoku highlands also make it a source of Obanazawa beef and watermelon, two regional products the area is known for.

• Population20,821
• Nearest water from center0.6 km
• Nearest mountain from center6.5 km