It reads なめりかわし — Namerikawa Shi.
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Namerikawa is a city in eastern Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 32,728 in 12,372 households and a population density of 605 persons per km2. Its total area was 54.63 square kilometres (21.09 sq mi). The coast of Namerikawa is the habitat of the world famous glowing firefly squid , which surface yearly in a phenomenon; thus, the waters of Namerikawa have been designated a Special Natural Monument by the Japanese government. The city was founded on March 1, 1954.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Namerikawa.
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滑川市 is read なめりかわし (Namerikawa Shi). It is a city in Toyama Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Namerikawa has a population of 32,317 across 55 km², making it the 689th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 9th largest of the 14 in Toyama.
The closest municipalities to Namerikawa are Funahashi Mura (7 km), Kamiichi Machi (8 km), Uozu Shi (9 km).