Watermelon harvest in Yamagata Prefecture becomes active mainly in summer, especially in August; its production in the peak month ranks first among all prefectures in Japan, and about 80 percent of that are sourced from Obanazawa City.

#346 Watermelon

Type

Local specialties

Place

Road Station Obanazawa

Area

Obanazawa, Yamagata

Country

Japan

Date

23 June 2012

The place and area names are as of the visited points of time.