It reads おたるし — Otaru Shi.
This place is one of 1,651 in Chimei, our Japan city game. Read the kanji, then pin it on the map.
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Otaru is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces Ishikari Bay and the Sea of Japan, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tourist destination. Because it is a 25-minute drive from Sapporo, it has grown as a commuter town. As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated population of 107,432 and a population density of 441 persons per km². The total area is 243.83 km2 (94.14 sq mi). Although it is the largest city in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, the subprefecture's capital is the more centrally located Kutchan.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Otaru.
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小樽市 is read おたるし (Otaru 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.
Otaru has a population of 131,706 across 244 km², making it the 190th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 9th largest of the 169 in Hokkaido.
The closest municipalities to Otaru are Yoichi Cho (18 km), Akaigawa Mura (20 km), Niki Cho (21 km).