It reads ゆざわし — Yuzawa Shi.
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Yuzawa is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the city had an estimated population of 41,404 in 17,551 households and a population density of 52 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 790.91 km2 (305.37 sq mi). Yuzawa claims to be the birthplace of the famous Heian period poet Ono no Komachi.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Yuzawa.
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湯沢市 is read ゆざわし (Yuzawa Shi). It is a city in Akita Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Yuzawa has a population of 41,601 across 791 km², making it the 584th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 7th largest of the 24 in Akita.
The closest municipalities to Yuzawa are Ugo Machi (8 km), Higashinaruse Mura (12 km), Yokote Shi (17 km).