It reads ひらつかし — Hiratsuka Shi.
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Hiratsuka is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2021, the city had an estimated population of 257,316 and a population density of 3800 persons per km². The total area of the city is 67.88 square kilometres (26.21 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Hiratsuka.
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平塚市 is read ひらつかし (Hiratsuka 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.
Hiratsuka has a population of 259,698 across 68 km², making it the 86th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 6th largest of the 31 in Kanagawa.
The closest municipalities to Hiratsuka are Chigasaki Shi (5 km), Oiso Machi (5 km), Samukawa Machi (6 km).