It reads ふじし — Fuji Shi.
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Fuji is a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2019, the city had an estimated population of 245,015 in 106,087 households, and a population density of 1,000 people per km2. The total area of the city is 244.95 square kilometers (94.58 sq mi). Fuji is the third largest city in terms of population in Shizuoka Prefecture, trailing Hamamatsu and Shizuoka.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Fuji.
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富士市 is read ふじし (Fuji Shi). It is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Fuji has a population of 243,739 across 244950000 km², making it the 89th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 35 in Shizuoka.
The closest municipalities to Fuji are Fujinomiya Shi (8 km), Numazu Shi (19 km), Nagaizumi Cho (19 km).