Amagasaki

Amagasaki 尼崎市
Core city
Amagasaki Cultural Zone
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Location of Amagasaki in Hyōgo Prefecture
Amagasaki Location in Japan
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
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Kazumi Inamura (Greens Japan)
Area
• Total	49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	450,244
• Density	9,010/km2 (23,300/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Dogwood
• Flower	Oleander
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	1-23-1 Higashinanamatsu-chō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 660-8501
Website	www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp

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.

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.

During the Edo period, the Amagasaki Domain had its administrative headquarters at Amagasaki Castle here.

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.

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.

On the 22 of 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.