It reads よねざわし — Yonezawa Shi.
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Yonezawa is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the city had an estimated population of 81,707 in 33,278 households, and a population density of 150 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 548.51 square kilometres (212 sq mi). Yonezawa is most famous for its local delicacies and for being a castle town that was once home to the Uesugi clan, including the daimyō Uesugi Yozan.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Yonezawa.
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米沢市 is read よねざわし (Yonezawa Shi). It is a city in Yamagata Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Yonezawa has a population of 80,795 across 549 km², making it the 323rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 30 in Yamagata.
The closest municipalities to Yonezawa are Takahata Machi (10 km), Nan-yo Shi (15 km), Iide Machi (17 km).