It reads かさまし — Kasama Shi.
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Kasama is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Kasama is the home of Kasama ware and known for Japanese chestnuts. As of 1 July 2020, the city had an estimated population of 73,805 in 29,362 households and a population density of 307 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 32.2%. The total area of the city is 240.400 square kilometres (92.819 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kasama.
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笠間市 is read かさまし (Kasama 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.
Kasama has a population of 73,521 across 240 km², making it the 363rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 12th largest of the 42 in Ibaraki.
The closest municipalities to Kasama are Ibaraki Machi (12 km), Omitama Shi (13 km), Shirosato Machi (15 km).