It reads うつのみやし — Utsunomiya Shi.
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Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 July 2023, the city had an estimated population of 513,584, and a population density of 1,232 persons per square kilometre (3,190/sq mi). The total area of the city is 416.85 km2 (160.95 sq mi). Utsunomiya is famous for its gyoza. There are more than two hundred gyoza restaurants in Utsunomiya.
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宇都宮市 is read うつのみやし (Utsunomiya 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.
Utsunomiya has a population of 518,197 across 417 km², making it the 26th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 23 in Tochigi.
The closest municipalities to Utsunomiya are Takanezawa Machi (11 km), Kanuma Shi (12 km), Kaminokawa Machi (14 km).