It reads はちのへし — Hachinohe Shi.
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Hachinohe is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2025, the city had an estimated population of 213,453 in 110,121 households, and a population density of 700 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,800/sq mi). As of October 2020, Hachinohe is Aomori Prefecture's second largest city by population. The city has a total area of 305.56 square kilometres (117.98 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Hachinohe.
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八戸市 is read はちのへし (Hachinohe Shi). It is a city in Aomori Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Hachinohe has a population of 222,799 across 306 km², making it the 105th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 2nd largest of the 38 in Aomori.
The closest municipalities to Hachinohe are Oirase Cho (12 km), Hashikami Cho (13 km), Gonohe Machi (16 km).