It reads しずおかし — Shizuoka Shi.
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Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area. It has been populated since prehistoric times. As of 1 September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 677,867 in 106,087 households, and a population density of 480 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Shizuoka.
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静岡市 is read しずおかし (Shizuoka Shi). It is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Shizuoka has a population of 723,317 across 1411900000 km², making it the 19th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 2nd largest of the 35 in Shizuoka.
The closest municipalities to Shizuoka are Yaizu Shi (13 km), Fujieda Shi (17 km), Shimada Shi (23 km).