It reads やめし — Yame Shi.
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Yame is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2023, the city had an estimated population of 37,782 in 16050 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 482.44 km2 (186.27 sq mi). Yamecha is produced in Yame and surrounding areas, and is a tea known throughout Japan.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Yame.
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八女市 is read やめし (Yame Shi). It is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Yame has a population of 60,196 across 482 km², making it the 423rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 15th largest of the 60 in Fukuoka.
The closest municipalities to Yame are Hirokawa Machi (2 km), Chikugo Shi (5 km), Miyama Shi (10 km).