It reads たかさきし — Takasaki Shi.
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Takasaki is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 372,369 in 167,345 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 459.16 square kilometres (177.28 sq mi). Takasaki is famous as the hometown of the Daruma doll, theoretically representing the Buddhist sage Bodhidharma and in modern practice a symbol of good luck. Takasaki has been the largest city in Gunma Prefecture since 1990 after overtaking Maebashi.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Takasaki.
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高崎市 is read たかさきし (Takasaki Shi). It is a city in Gunma Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Takasaki has a population of 372,639 across 459 km², making it the 54th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 32 in Gunma.
The closest municipalities to Takasaki are Tamamura Machi (9 km), Shibukawa Shi (9 km), Maebashi Shi (9 km).