It reads うべし — Ube Shi.
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Ube is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2023, the city had an estimated population of 159,256 in 80,010 households and a population density of 560 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 286.65 square kilometres (110.68 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Ube.
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宇部市 is read うべし (Ube 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.
Ube has a population of 162,873 across 287 km², making it the 151st largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 19 in Yamaguchi.
The closest municipalities to Ube are San-yo-onoda Shi (8 km), Mine Shi (24 km), Shimonoseki Shi (28 km).