It reads かまいしし — Kamaishi Shi.
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Kamaishi is a city located on the Sanriku rias coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 32,609, and a population density of 74 persons per km2, in 16,230 households. The total area of the city is 441.43 square kilometres (170.44 sq mi)
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kamaishi.
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釜石市 is read かまいしし (Kamaishi Shi). It is a city in Iwate Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Kamaishi has a population of 33,061 across 440 km², making it the 672nd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 9th largest of the 33 in Iwate.
The closest municipalities to Kamaishi are Otsuchi Cho (8 km), Yamada Machi (22 km), Ofunato Shi (26 km).