Amagasaki (尼崎市, Amagasaki-shi) is an industrial ceety locatit in Hyōgo Prefectur, Japan. The ceety wis foondit on Aprile 1, 1916. Its population is aroond 460,000, belaw its peak o ower 554,000 in 1971.[citation needit]

Amagasaki

尼崎
尼崎市 · Amagasaki
Amagasaki Cultural Zone
Amagasaki Cultural Zone
Official seal of Amagasaki
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Location of Amagasaki in Hyōgo Prefectur
Location of Amagasaki in Hyōgo Prefectur
Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°24′E / 34.733°N 135.400°E / 34.733; 135.400Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°24′E / 34.733°N 135.400°E / 34.733; 135.400
KintraJapan
RegionKansai
PrefecturHyōgo Prefectur
Govrenment
 • MayorKazumi Inamura (Greens Japan)
Area
 • Total49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total450,244
 • Density9010/km2 (23,300/sq mi)
Symbols
 • TreeDogwood
 • FlouerOleander
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time)
City Hall Address1-23-1 Higashinanamatsu-chō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken
660-8501
WebsiteCeety o Amagasaki

History eedit

Durin the Edo period, the Amagasaki Domain haed its admeenistrative heidquarters at Amagasaki Castle here.

Notable residents eedit

Amagasaki is the hometoun o comedy duo Downtown starns Masatoshi Hamada an Hitoshi Matsumoto. It is an aa the hometoun o Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi, Chiyu, the bassist o SuG, author Koushun Takami an Heath, bassist o X Japan. Toshiaki Nishioka, a umwhile warld champion boxer, is an aa frae this aurie.

Transportation eedit

Railways eedit

A commuter train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line near Amagazaki on Aprile 25, 2005, resultin in mair nor 100 dead an 550 injured. See Amagasaki rail crash for details.

 
JR Amagasaki Station

Roads eedit

Politics o Amagasaki eedit

On the 22 o November, 2010 Kazumi Inamura Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine acame the first popularly electit Greens Japan Mayor Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine as well as the first popularly electit female mayor o the ceety wi 54% o the vote.

Economy eedit

Amagasaki is a major pairt o the Hanshin Industrial Region. Local businesses include manufacturers such as Osaka Titanium Technologies. The value o manufactured guids shipments in Amagasaki wis 1,288 billion yen in 2004.[1] See an aa Hanshin Industrial Region.

Sister ceeties eedit

  •   Augsburg, Germany - syne Aprile 7, 1959
  •   Anshan, Cheenae - syne Februar 2, 1983 (friendship ceety)

References eedit

  1. [1] Archived 2011-06-12 at Archive.today

Freemit airtins eedit