Mizusawa, Iwate
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Mizusawa was home to one of the six International Latitude Observatories, where Hisashi Kimura was chief astronomer.[1] It is now home to National Astronomical Observatory of Japan's Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, while the original observatory has been converted into a museum honoring Kimura.
Municipal history
On April 1, 1889, the town of Mizusawa was created due to the establishment of the modern municipalities system (shichōson-sei).
On April 1, 1954, Mizusawa became a city when the town absorbed the neighboring villages of Anetai, Shinjo, Sakuragawa, Kuroishi and Haneda.
On February 20, 2006, Mizusawa, along with the city of Esashi, the towns of Isawa and Maesawa, and the village of Koromogawa (all from Isawa District), was merged to create the city of Ōshū, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Notable people
- Shohei Ohtani - Former Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and current Major League Baseball (MLB) player
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