It reads あまみし — Amami Shi.
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Amami is a city located on the island of Amami Ōshima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Amami is the most populated municipality on Amami Ōshima. The most urban part of the municipality as well as the island's main port is a small city also known as Naze. As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimated population of 41,390 and a population density of 134 persons per km2. The total area is 308.15 km2.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Amami.
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奄美市 is read あまみし (Amami Shi). It is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Amami has a population of 41,049 across 308 km², making it the 592nd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 9th largest of the 43 in Kagoshima.
The closest municipalities to Amami are Tatsugo Cho (9 km), Yamato Son (11 km), Uken Son (24 km).