It reads みょうこうし — Myoko Shi.
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Myōkō is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2020, the city had an estimated population of 31,374 in 12,408 households, and a population density of 70 people per km2. The total area of the city was 445.63 square kilometres (172.06 sq mi). Myōkō is a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Myoko.
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妙高市 is read みょうこうし (Myoko Shi). It is a city in Niigata Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Myoko has a population of 30,300 across 446 km², making it the 724th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 18th largest of the 30 in Niigata.
The closest municipalities to Myoko are Joetsu Shi (14 km), Nozawaonsen Mura (20 km), Iiyama Shi (22 km).