It reads わかやまし — Wakayama Shi.
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Wakayama is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. As of 1 December 2021, the city had an estimated population of 351,391 in 157066 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km². The total area of the city is 208.84 square kilometres (80.63 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Wakayama.
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和歌山市 is read わかやまし (Wakayama Shi). It is a city in Wakayama Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Wakayama has a population of 369,088 across 209 km², making it the 55th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 29 in Wakayama.
The closest municipalities to Wakayama are Kainan Shi (10 km), Iwade Shi (14 km), Kimino Cho (14 km).