It reads にしはらむら — Nishihara Mura.
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西原村 is read にしはらむら (Nishihara Mura). It is a village in Kumamoto Prefecture.
村 means "village" and is read mura / son. A village. 村 is read either mura or son, again by local convention rather than by rule.
Nishihara has a population of 34,802 across 16 km², making it the 651st largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 13th largest of the 45 in Kumamoto.
The closest municipalities to Nishihara are Ozu Machi (5 km), Kikuyo Machi (8 km), Mashiki Machi (11 km).