It reads おぢやし — Ojiya Shi.
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Ojiya is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 34,704 in 12,758 households, and a population density of 224 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 155.19 square kilometres (59.92 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Ojiya.
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小千谷市 is read おぢやし (Ojiya 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.
Ojiya has a population of 33,729 across 155 km², making it the 666th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 17th largest of the 30 in Niigata.
The closest municipalities to Ojiya are Nagaoka Shi (15 km), Uonuma Shi (17 km), Kariwa Mura (19 km).