It reads しものせきし — Shimonoseki Shi.
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Shimonoseki is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2023, the city had an estimated population of 248,193 in 128,762 households and a population density of 350 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 716.18 square kilometres (276.52 sq mi). It is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region in terms of population. It is nicknamed the "Fugu Capital" for the locally caught pufferfish, and is the largest harvester of the pufferfish in Japan.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Shimonoseki.
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下関市 is read しものせきし (Shimonoseki Shi). It is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Shimonoseki has a population of 252,844 across 716 km², making it the 87th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 19 in Yamaguchi.
The closest municipalities to Shimonoseki are Kitakyushu Shi (10 km), Kanda Machi (21 km), San-yo-onoda Shi (23 km).