It reads さくし — Saku Shi.
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Saku is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2023, the city had an estimated population of 97,454 in 41,522 households, and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area of the city is 423.51 square kilometres (163.52 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Saku.
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佐久市 is read さくし (Saku Shi). It is a city in Nagano Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Saku has a population of 98,292 across 424 km², making it the 269th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 5th largest of the 73 in Nagano.
The closest municipalities to Saku are Miyota Machi (8 km), Komoro Shi (10 km), Sakuho Machi (11 km).