It reads かすかべし — Kasukabe Shi.
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Kasukabe is a special city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 233,278 in 108,328 households and a population density of 3,500 inhabitants per square kilometre (9,100/sq mi). The total area of the city is 66.00 square kilometres (25.48 sq mi). Kasukabe is famous for the production of kiri-tansu (桐箪笥), traditional tansu dressers made from paulownia wood. The cultural and economic value of the paulownia is reflected in its designation as the official town tree.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kasukabe.
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春日部市 is read かすかべし (Kasukabe Shi). It is a city in Saitama Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Kasukabe has a population of 231,430 across 66 km², making it the 98th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 7th largest of the 62 in Saitama.
The closest municipalities to Kasukabe are Sugito Machi (5 km), Miyashiro Machi (6 km), Matsubushi Machi (8 km).