It reads おびひろし — Obihiro Shi.
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Obihiro is a city in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Obihiro is the only designated city in the Tokachi area. As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated population of 163,084. The next most populous municipality in Tokachi is the adjacent town of Otofuke, with less than a third of Obihiro's population. The city had approximately 500 foreign residents in 2008. The city contains the headquarters of the Fifth Division of the Northern Army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. It also hosts the Rally Japan World Rally Championship-event.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Obihiro.
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帯広市 is read おびひろし (Obihiro Shi). It is a city in Hokkaido Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Obihiro has a population of 165,684 across 619 km², making it the 149th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 8th largest of the 169 in Hokkaido.
The closest municipalities to Obihiro are Otofuke Cho (8 km), Memuro Cho (12 km), Makubetsu Cho (12 km).