It reads じょうえつし — Joetsu Shi.
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Jōetsu is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 189,430, in 76,461 households with a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 973.81 square kilometres (375.99 sq mi). Jōetsu borders the Sea of Japan and is renowned for its abundance of snow, the annual cherry-blossom festival, sake and Koshihikari rice.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Joetsu.
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上越市 is read じょうえつし (Joetsu Shi). It is a city in Niigata Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Joetsu has a population of 187,291 across 974 km², making it the 129th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 30 in Niigata.
The closest municipalities to Joetsu are Myoko Shi (14 km), Nozawaonsen Mura (31 km), Sakae Mura (35 km).