Obanazawa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Yamagata
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 20,821
• Coordinates: 38.6033° N, 140.4019° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 330 km (205 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yamagata Airport (GAJ): 21 km (13 mi), straight line
• Shonai Airport (SYO): 58 km (36 mi), straight line
• Sendai Airport (SDJ): 68 km (42 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Murayama: 15 km (9 mi)
• Higashine: 18 km (11 mi)
• Shinjo: 19 km (12 mi)
• Yachi: 22 km (14 mi)
• Tendo: 28 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Yamagata, 41 km (26 mi)