It reads みぶまち — Mibu Machi.
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Mibu is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 39,158 in 16,149 households, and a population density of 640 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 61.06 square kilometres (23.58 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Mibu.
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壬生町 is read みぶまち (Mibu Machi). It is a town in Tochigi Prefecture.
町 means "town" and is read chō / machi. A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.
Mibu has a population of 39,151 across 61 km², making it the 609th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 12th largest of the 23 in Tochigi.
The closest municipalities to Mibu are Shimotsuke Shi (6 km), Tochigi Shi (8 km), Kaminokawa Machi (9 km).