Obu City (population 76 000), where the discoverer lived for six and a half years, is located in the center of Aichi Prefecture. Known for its automobile industry, Obu is also famous for the 500-year-old “Doburoku Festival”, held at Nagakusa-Tenjinsha Shrine. (M 39658) _ _.
Discovered on 21-12-1995 in Kuma Kogen by Nakamura, A.