Country Japan Local time Monday 10:12 PM | Area 49.77 km² | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp Weather 2°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 81% Humidity Colleges and Universities Sonoda Women's University, College of Industrial Technology, St Thomas University - Japan | ||
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, below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971.
Contents
- Map of Amagasaki HyC58Dgo Japan
- Amagasaki chuo shotengai hyogo japan
- History
- Notable residents
- Railways
- Roads
- Politics of Amagasaki
- Economy
- Education
- Sister cities
- References
Map of Amagasaki, Hy%C5%8Dgo, Japan
As of 2012, the city has an estimated population of 450,244 and a population density of 9,010 persons per km². The total area is 49.77 km².
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History
During the Edo period, the Amagasaki Domain had its administrative headquarters at Amagasaki Castle here.
Notable residents
Amagasaki is the hometown of comedy duo Downtown stars Masatoshi Hamada and Hitoshi Matsumoto. It is also the hometown of Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi, Chiyu, the bassist of SuG, author Koushun Takami and Heath, bassist of X Japan. Toshiaki Nishioka, a former world champion boxer, is also from this area.
Railways
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.
Roads
Politics of Amagasaki
On 22 November 2010 Kazumi Inamura became the first popularly elected Greens Japan Mayor as well as the first popularly elected female mayor of the city with 54% of the vote.
Economy
Amagasaki is a major part of the Hanshin Industrial Region. Businesses headquartered in the city include manufacturers such as Osaka Titanium Technologies. The value of manufactured goods shipments in Amagasaki was 1,288 billion yen in 2004.
See also Hanshin Industrial Region.
Education
The city has a North Korean school, Amagasaki Korean Elementary and Middle School (尼崎朝鮮初中級学校). It previously had a second school, Amagasaki East Korean Elementary School (尼崎東朝鮮初級学校).