It reads いわきし — Iwaki Shi.
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Iwaki is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2023, Iwaki had a population of 322,019 in 143,500 households, and population density of 261 persons per km². The total area of the city is 1,232.02 square kilometres (475.69 sq mi), making it the largest city in the prefecture and the 10th largest city in Japan (2010) in terms of area. Iwaki is a designated core city, and is also one of the growing number of cities written in hiragana. The present Iwaki City started as the merger of 14 smaller municipalities on October 1, 1966. Every year, Iwaki hosts the Taira Tanabata Festival from 6–8 August.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Iwaki.
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いわき市 is read いわきし (Iwaki Shi). It is a city in Fukushima Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Iwaki has a population of 337,288 across 1232 km², making it the 65th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 58 in Fukushima.
The closest municipalities to Iwaki are Hirono Machi (19 km), Naraha Machi (25 km), Kitaibaraki Shi (30 km).