It reads かなざわし — Kanazawa Shi.
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Kanazawa is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. As of 1 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 468.64 square kilometres (180.94 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kanazawa.
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金沢市 is read かなざわし (Kanazawa Shi). It is a city in Ishikawa Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Kanazawa has a population of 462,479 across 468 km², making it the 33rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 19 in Ishikawa.
The closest municipalities to Kanazawa are Nonoichi Shi (6 km), Uchinada Machi (10 km), Hakusan Shi (12 km).