It reads まえばしし — Maebashi Shi.
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Maebashi is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 335,352 in 151,171 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 311.59 km2 (120.31 sq mi). It was the most populous city within Gunma Prefecture until Takasaki merged with nearby towns between 2006 and 2009. Maebashi is known to be the "City of Water, Greenery and Poets" because of its pure waters, its rich nature and because it gave birth to several Japanese contemporary poets, such as Sakutarō Hagiwara.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Maebashi.
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前橋市 is read まえばしし (Maebashi Shi). It is a city in Gunma Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Maebashi has a population of 331,849 across 312 km², making it the 66th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 2nd largest of the 32 in Gunma.
The closest municipalities to Maebashi are Shibukawa Shi (0 km), Yoshioka Machi (7 km), Takasaki Shi (9 km).