It reads かわごえし — Kawagoe Shi.
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Kawagoe is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 353,214 in 162,210 households and a population density of 3200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 109.13 square kilometres (42.14 sq mi). The city is known locally as "Little Edo" after the old name for Tokyo, due to its many historic buildings.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kawagoe.
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川越市 is read かわごえし (Kawagoe 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.
Kawagoe has a population of 354,598 across 109 km², making it the 57th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 62 in Saitama.
The closest municipalities to Kawagoe are Kawajima Machi (5 km), Fujimino Shi (6 km), Sakado Shi (8 km).