Amagasaki

Amagasaki City Hall
Amagasaki-shi ; 尼崎市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Hyogo
Coordinates :	34 ° 44 ' N , 135 ° 24' E Coordinates: 34 ° 44 '2 " N , 135 ° 24' 23" E
Basic data
Surface:	49.77 km²
Residents :	451,475 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	9071 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	28202-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Blossom dogwood
Flower :	oleander
Meadow flower:	begonia
town hall
Address :	Amagasaki City Hall ; 1 - 23 - 1 , Higashinanamatsu-chō; Amagasaki -shi ; Hyōgo 660-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp
Location Amagasakis in Hyogo Prefecture

Amagasaki ( Japanese 尼崎市 - shi ) is a city in Hyōgo prefecture on the Japanese main island of Honshū . The city located between the cities of Osaka and Kobe in Osaka Bay at the mouth of the Yodo River is part of the Kansai agglomeration.

history

Amagasaki has been an ancient castle town since Hosokawa Tadakuni built a castle there in the early 16th century . Most recently, a branch of the Matsudaira resided in Amagasaki until 1868 with an income of 68,000 koku .

On April 1, 1916 , Amagasaki received city rights.

The city was badly damaged by US bombers during World War II.

On April 25, 2005 at 9:18 a.m. local time, during the Amagasaki train accident between the Tsukaguchi and Amagasaki stations, an express train of around 700 people on the Fukuchiyama Line , operated by JR West , derailed in a curve in front of a level crossing Osaka and Fukuchiyama cities . Five of the total of seven train wagons jumped out of the rails, some of them badly damaged a nine-story house standing next to the tracks. The accident resulted in 107 deaths and 540 injuries. It was the worst train accident in Japan since 1963 (when 161 people were killed in a collision near Tokyo ).

politics

In 2010 Kazumi Inamura was elected mayor of the Japanese Green Party .

economy

As part of the "Osaka-Kobe industrial complex", Amagasaki has a strong industrial character. Here are iron and steel , chemicals , pharmaceuticals, dyes , textiles, glass , pottery and wood products produced. Other important industrial plants are breweries , shipyards and machine tool factories.