It reads くりはらし — Kurihara Shi.
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Kurihara is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 66,565, and a population density of 83 persons per km2 in 24,994 households. The total area of the city is 804.97 square kilometres (310.80 sq mi). Parts of the city are within the borders of the Kurikoma Quasi-National Park.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kurihara.
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栗原市 is read くりはらし (Kurihara Shi). It is a city in Miyagi Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Kurihara has a population of 63,689 across 805 km², making it the 405th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 7th largest of the 31 in Miyagi.
The closest municipalities to Kurihara are Tome Shi (15 km), Osaki Shi (18 km), Wakuya Cho (23 km).