It reads さくらいし — Sakurai Shi.
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Sakurai is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024, the city had an estimated population of 54,384 in 25678 households, and a population density of 550 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 98.91 km2 (38.19 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Sakurai.
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桜井市 is read さくらいし (Sakurai Shi). It is a city in Nara Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Sakurai has a population of 54,346 across 98920000 km², making it the 467th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 9th largest of the 39 in Nara.
The closest municipalities to Sakurai are Kashihara Shi (3 km), Asuka Mura (6 km), Tawaramoto Cho (7 km).