It reads もりおかし — Morioka Shi.
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Morioka is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 283,981 in 132,719 households, and a population density of 320 per square kilometre (830/sq mi). The total area of the city is 886.47 square kilometres (342.27 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Morioka.
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盛岡市 is read もりおかし (Morioka Shi). It is a city in Iwate Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Morioka has a population of 300,549 across 886 km², making it the 74th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 33 in Iwate.
The closest municipalities to Morioka are Takizawa Shi (8 km), Yahaba Cho (11 km), Shizukuishi Cho (15 km).