It reads いわたし — Iwata Shi.
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Iwata is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2019, the city had an estimated population of 169,897 in 68,215 households and a population density was 1,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 163.45 square kilometres (63.11 sq mi). Iwata is widely known as the headquarters of the Yamaha Motor Corporation. Iwata is also home to Júbilo Iwata, a J. League soccer team, as well as Yamaha Jubilo, a rugby team.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Iwata.
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磐田市 is read いわたし (Iwata Shi). It is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Iwata has a population of 165,688 across 164080000 km², making it the 148th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 5th largest of the 35 in Shizuoka.
The closest municipalities to Iwata are Fukuroi Shi (8 km), Hamamatsu Shi (11 km), Mori Machi (14 km).