It reads あつぎし — Atsugi Shi.
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Atsugi is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2021, the city had an estimated population of 223,960 and a population density of 2400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 93.83 square kilometres (36.23 sq mi). While the name "Atsugi" is often associated with the United States Navy base named Naval Air Facility Atsugi, the base is actually not in Atsugi, but straddles the border between the nearby cities of Ayase and Yamato.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Atsugi.
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厚木市 is read あつぎし (Atsugi Shi). It is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Atsugi has a population of 224,462 across 94 km², making it the 103rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 9th largest of the 31 in Kanagawa.
The closest municipalities to Atsugi are Ebina Shi (3 km), Ayase Shi (6 km), Zama Shi (6 km).