尾花沢産牛振興協議会｜雪降り和牛尾花沢

In order to establish a brand of beef produced in Obanazawa City, the Association carries out activities
through cooperation among producers, agricultural organizations, and governmental agencies with the aim of
promoting the beef both inside and outside the Prefecture and contributing to the revitalization of local communities and the stabilization of cattle farm management.

○Office address
1-3, Wakaba-cho 1-chome, Obanazawa-shi, Yamagata
(Inside Agriculture and Forestry Division, Obanazawa City)
Telephone: 0237-22-1111　Facsimile: 0237-24-0323

○Chairperson: Kunihiro Kato, Mayor of Obanazawa City

○Composition
Obanazawa City, Michinoku Murayama Agricultural Cooperative Beef Committee Obanazawa Branch, Obanazawa City Council, Obanazawa City Agricultural Committee, Michinoku Murayama Agricultural Cooperative Obanazawa Farming Center, Yamagata Central Agricultural Mutual Benefit Association, Obanazawa Beef Designated Shops, and other supporting members who agree with the objectives of the Association

Obanazawa Beef Festival is an annual event held in August with the aim of eating the highest-quality beef grilled over a charcoal fire of Shichirin (a portable cooking stove).
Visitors can enjoy delicious Obanazawa Beef by the lake under the blue sky.

Every year we provide Yukifuri Wagyu Obanazawa to elementary schools, junior high and high schools, nursery schools, and kindergartens in the City to be used for school meals.
We carry out activities to make children in the City experience delicious Yukifuri Wagyu Obanazawa and to develop familiarity with and deepen understanding on the local livestock industry through interactions with producers.

"The registration certificate of designated shops handling Yukifuri Wagyu Obanazawa and Obanazawa Beef" will be issued to those who have registered as a designated shop.
In addition to the registration certificate, a monument of Yukifuri Wagyu Obanazawa and Obanazawa Beef will be provided.
Promotional materials such as flags, posters, brochures, and stickers are also available upon request. Please feel free to inquire.

Persons applying for the registration are required to fill out the form "Designated shops handling Yukifuri Wagyu Obanazawa and Obanazawa Beef" and send the form to the office of the Association with a document providing the outline of the company or shop.
The annual membership fee will be paid from the following fiscal year of the registration year.
(An invoice specifying the due date will be sent from the Association.)
[Annual membership fee: 5,000 yen]

The certificate of origin will be issued by the Association upon request of a designated shop.
Up to two certificates will be issued per head of cattle. In issuing the certificate, stickers will also be provided.
The numbers of stickers provided are: 300 per head of Obanazawa Beef and 100 per head of Yukifuri Wagyu Obanazawa.

Registration form for the "Designated shops handling Yukifuri Wagyu Obanazawa and Obanazawa Beef"