It reads やながわし — Yanagawa Shi.
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Yanagawa is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 62,268 in 26426 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 77.15 km2 (29.79 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Yanagawa.
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柳川市 is read やながわし (Yanagawa 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.
Yanagawa has a population of 64,120 across 77 km², making it the 401st largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 14th largest of the 60 in Fukuoka.
The closest municipalities to Yanagawa are Oki Machi (5 km), Okawa Shi (5 km), Miyama Shi (7 km).