It reads にかほし — Nikaho Shi. This is one of the harder names in the country: small municipalities are exactly where Japan's nandoku chimei (難読地名, "hard-to-read place names") live.
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Nikaho is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 22,958 in 9388 households, and a population density of 95 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 241.13 square kilometres (93.10 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Nikaho.
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にかほ市 is read にかほし (Nikaho Shi). It is a city in Akita Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Nikaho has a population of 22,981 across 241 km², making it the 835th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 13th largest of the 24 in Akita.
The closest municipalities to Nikaho are Yuza Machi (23 km), Yurihonjo Shi (24 km), Sakata Shi (33 km).