Amagasaki, Hyōgo

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**Amagasaki**
**尼崎市**
Amagasaki's location in Hyōgo, Japan.
Location
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
Symbols
Tree	Dogwood
Flower	Oleander
Flag
Amagasaki Government Office
Mayor	Aya Shirai
Address	〒660-8501 1-23-1 Higashinanamatsu-chō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken
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, but well below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971.^{[citation needed]}

1 History
2 Transportation
- 2.1 Railways
- 2.2 Roads
3 Politics of Amagasaki
4 Economy
5 Sister cities
6 External links

[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 Tozai Line Amagasaki Station (JR)
Hankyu Railway
- Hankyu Kobe Line Sonoda Station - Tsukaguchi Station (Hankyu) - Mukonoso Station
- Hankyu Itami Line Tsukaguchi Station (Hankyu)
Hanshin Electric Railway
- Hanshin Main Line Kuise Station - Daimotsu Station - Amagasaki Station (Hanshin) - Deyashiki Station - Amagasaki Center Pool mae Station - Mukogawa Station
- Hanshin Nishi-Osaka 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 460 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

Amagasaki mayoral election, 2002

[edit] Economy

Amagasaki is a major part of Hanshin Industrial Region. Value of manufactured goods shipments in Amagasaki,1,288 billion yen (2004 [1]. see also Hanshin Industrial Region.