It reads にいがたし — Niigata Shi.
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Niigata is a city located in the northern part of Niigata Prefecture. It is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, and one of the cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, located in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the most populous city on the west coast of Honshu, and the second populous city in Chūbu region after Nagoya. It faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island. As of 1 September 2022, the city had an estimated population of 779,049, and a population density of 1,072 persons per km2. The total area is 726.45 square kilometres (280.48 sq mi). Greater Niigata, the Niigata Metropolitan Employment Area, has a GDP of US$43.3 billion as of 2010.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Niigata.
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新潟市 is read にいがたし (Niigata 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.
Niigata has a population of 790,646 across 726 km², making it the 15th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 30 in Niigata.
The closest municipalities to Niigata are Agano Shi (19 km), Seiro Machi (21 km), Gosen Shi (23 km).