It reads とちぎし — Tochigi Shi.
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Tochigi is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 June 2023, the city had an estimated population of 151,842 in 66,018 households, and a population density of 458 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 331.50 square kilometres (127.99 sq mi). Because the city escaped war damage during World War II, many historical temples, traditional shops and kura remain in the city center. The city was awarded the "Utsukushii-machinami Taisho" prize from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in 2009.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Tochigi.
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栃木市 is read とちぎし (Tochigi Shi). It is a city in Tochigi Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Tochigi has a population of 153,508 across 332 km², making it the 156th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 23 in Tochigi.
The closest municipalities to Tochigi are Mibu Machi (8 km), Oyama Shi (10 km), Shimotsuke Shi (10 km).