It reads じょうそうし — Joso Shi.
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Jōsō is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the city had an estimated population of 59,314 in 21,168 households and a population density of 480 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 38.8%. The total area of the city is 123.64 square kilometres (47.74 sq mi). The city has a large expatriate population from Brazil.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Joso.
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常総市 is read じょうそうし (Joso 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.
Joso has a population of 59,223 across 124 km², making it the 432nd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 15th largest of the 42 in Ibaraki.
The closest municipalities to Joso are Tsukubamirai Shi (8 km), Moriya Shi (8 km), Bando Shi (10 km).