It reads いちのせきし — Ichinoseki Shi.
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Ichinoseki is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 May 2020, the city had a population of 114,476 and a population density of 91 persons per km2 in 46,375 households. It is currently the second largest city by population in the prefecture, after Morioka. The total area of the city was 1,256.42 square kilometers (485.11 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Ichinoseki.
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一関市 is read いちのせきし (Ichinoseki Shi). It is a city in Iwate Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Ichinoseki has a population of 111,824 across 1256 km², making it the 238th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 33 in Iwate.
The closest municipalities to Ichinoseki are Hiraizumi Cho (6 km), Oshu Shi (23 km), Kurihara Shi (25 km).