Amagasaki, Hyōgo
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| Amagasaki 尼崎市 |
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 Gunze Town Center in Amagasaki |
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| Amagasaki's location in Hyōgo, Japan. | |
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| Amagasaki's location in Japan. | |
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| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Hyōgo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi) |
| Population (as of April 1, 2008) | |
| Total | 460,261 |
| Density | 9,244 /km2 (23,942 /sq mi) |
| Location | 34°44′N 135°24′E / 34.733°N 135.4°ECoordinates: 34°44′N 135°24′E / 34.733°N 135.4°E |
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| Tree | Dogwood |
| Flower | Oleander |
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| Amagasaki Government Office | |
| Mayor | Aya Shirai |
| Address | 1-23-1 Higashinanamatsu-chō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 660-8501 |
| Phone number | 06-6489-6880 |
| Official website: City of Amagasaki | |
Amagasaki (尼崎市 Amagasaki-shi) is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916. Its population is around 460,000, well below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
During the Edo period, the Amagasaki Domain had its administrative headquarters at Amagasaki Castle here.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Railways
- West Japan Railway Company
- Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) Amagazaki Station (JR) - Tachibana Station
- Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) Amagasaki Station (JR) - Tsukaguchi Station (JR) - Inadera Station
- JR Tōzai Line Amagasaki Station (JR)
- Hankyu Railway
- Kobe Line Sonoda Station - Tsukaguchi Station (Hankyu) - Mukonoso Station
- Itami Line Tsukaguchi Station (Hankyu)
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Main Line Kuise Station - Daimotsu Station - Amagasaki Station (Hanshin) - Deyashiki Station - Amagasaki Center Pool mae Station - Mukogawa Station
- Hanshin Namba Line Daimotsu Station - Amagasaki Station (Hanshin)
A commuter train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line near Amagazaki on April 25, 2005, resulting in more than 100 dead and 550 injured. See Amagasaki rail crash for details.
[edit] Roads
- Route 2, Route 43, Route 173
- Expressways
- Meishin Expressway
- Hanshin Expressway Kobe Route (3)
- Hanshin Expressway Wangan Route (5)
- Yamate Road
[edit] Politics of Amagasaki
[edit] Economy
Amagasaki is a major part of the Hanshin Industrial Region. The value of manufactured goods shipments in Amagasaki was 1,288 billion yen in 2004.[1]. See also Hanshin Industrial Region.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amagasaki, Hyogo |
- (Japanese) Official website
- (English) Rediscover Amagasaki
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Japanese comedian DOWNTOWN is from Amagasaki.
