It reads うじし — Uji Shi.
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Uji is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Uji.
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宇治市 is read うじし (Uji Shi). It is a city in Kyoto Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Uji has a population of 179,626 across 68 km², making it the 133rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 2nd largest of the 26 in Kyoto.
The closest municipalities to Uji are Joyo Shi (4 km), Ujitawara Cho (6 km), Kumiyama Cho (8 km).