It reads やおし — Yao Shi.
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Yao is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2022, the city had an estimated population of 263,436 in 126,509 households and a population density of 6300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 41.72 square kilometres (16.11 sq mi). The city is the birthplace of the Kawachi ondo style of folk singing.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Yao.
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八尾市 is read やおし (Yao Shi). It is a city in Osaka Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Yao has a population of 271,454 across 42 km², making it the 80th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 9th largest of the 40 in Osaka.
The closest municipalities to Yao are Kashiwara Shi (6 km), Higashiosaka Shi (6 km), Fujiidera Shi (7 km).