It reads いたこし — Itako Shi. This is one of the harder names in the country: small municipalities are exactly where Japan's nandoku chimei (難読地名, "hard-to-read place names") live.
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Itako is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2024, the city had an estimated population of 26,063 in 10,849 households and a population density of 365 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 32.9%. The total area of the city is 71.40 square kilometres (27.57 sq mi). It is known for its annual iris festival. Much of the city is within the borders of the Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Itako.
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潮来市 is read いたこし (Itako Shi). It is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Itako has a population of 27,373 across 71 km², making it the 769th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 32nd largest of the 42 in Ibaraki.
The closest municipalities to Itako are Namegata Shi (8 km), Kamisu Shi (12 km), Kozaki Machi (15 km).