It reads とおかまちし — Tokamachi Shi.
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Tōkamachi is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 28,728 in 19,823 households, and a population density of 86.3 persons per km². The total area of the city was 590.39 square kilometres (227.95 sq mi), although some borders of the city are not well defined. Tōkamachi derives its name from the fact that a market was held every tenth day of the month. Similarly, the nearby former town of Muikamachi had its own local market held on days ending in six each month.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Tokamachi.
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十日町市 is read とおかまちし (Tokamachi Shi). It is a city in Niigata Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Tokamachi has a population of 49,472 across 590 km², making it the 500th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 11th largest of the 30 in Niigata.
The closest municipalities to Tokamachi are Minamiuonuma Shi (13 km), Tsunan Machi (17 km), Ojiya Shi (21 km).