It reads おうしゅうし — Oshu Shi.
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Ōshū is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 114,620 and a population density of 120 persons per km2 in 45,728 households. The total area of the city is 993.30 square kilometres (383.52 sq mi). Ōshū is famous for its Maesawa Beef, numerous festivals, historic temples and shrines and Fujiwara no Sato, a theme park and movie lot based on the exploits of the Northern Fujiwaras in the 12th century. Many famous people claim Ōshū as their home, including Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Ozawa, the long-time leader of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Oshu.
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奥州市 is read おうしゅうし (Oshu Shi). It is a city in Iwate Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Oshu has a population of 112,531 across 993 km², making it the 233rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 2nd largest of the 33 in Iwate.
The closest municipalities to Oshu are Kanegasaki Cho (6 km), Kitakami Shi (16 km), Hiraizumi Cho (18 km).