It reads はちおうじし — Hachioji Shi.
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Hachiōji is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 31 March 2021, the city had an estimated population of 561,344, and a population density of 3,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 186.38 km2 (71.96 sq mi). It is the most populous city in Tokyo outside of the special wards. In 2015, it was designated as a core city for the first time in Tokyo. It was the second first city in Tokyo Prefecture to implement the municipal system after Tokyo City.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Hachioji.
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八王子市 is read はちおうじし (Hachioji Shi). It is a city in Tokyo Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Hachioji has a population of 551,901 across 186 km², making it the 24th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 36 in Tokyo.
The closest municipalities to Hachioji are Akishima Shi (6 km), Hino Shi (7 km), Akiruno Shi (7 km).