It reads いせし — Ise Shi.
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Ise , formerly called Ujiyamada (宇治山田), is a city in central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shintō shrine in Japan. The city has a long-standing title – Shinto (神都) – that roughly means "the Holy City", and literally means "the Capital of the Kami". As of 31 July 2021, the city had an estimated population of 123,533 in 55,911 households and a population density of 590 people per km². The total area of the city is 208.53 square kilometres (80.51 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Ise.
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伊勢市 is read いせし (Ise Shi). It is a city in Mie Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Ise has a population of 122,432 across 208 km², making it the 205th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 6th largest of the 27 in Mie.
The closest municipalities to Ise are Tamaki Cho (9 km), Meiwa Cho (11 km), Watarai Cho (11 km).