It reads かのやし — Kanoya Shi.
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Kanoya is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2024, the city had an estimated population of 98,367 in 46114 households, and a population density of 100 persons per km². The total area of the city is 448.15 km2 (173.03 sq mi). Kanoya is also popularly called the "Town of Roses".
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kanoya.
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鹿屋市 is read かのやし (Kanoya Shi). It is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Kanoya has a population of 100,880 across 448 km², making it the 259th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 4th largest of the 43 in Kagoshima.
The closest municipalities to Kanoya are Kimotsuki Cho (9 km), Higashikushira Cho (11 km), Osaki Cho (15 km).