Amagasaki, Hyogo

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Amagasaki City
Location Map
Mayor	白井 文
Area  - Total  - %forest	49.77 km² ?
Population  - Total(2005)  - Density	459,946 /km²
Symbols
City Flower	Oleander (キョウチクトウ)
City Tree	Dogwood (ハナミズキ)
City Flowering plant	Begonia (ベゴニア)
Offcial website:http://www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp/

Amagasaki (尼崎市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan.

As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 459,946 and the density of 9,241.43 persons per km². The total area is 49.77 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1916.

Contents 1 Transportation 1.1 Railways 1.2 Roads 2 Sister cities 3 External links

Transportation

A commuter train derailed on the JR Fukuchiyama Line near Amagasaki Station on April 25, 2005, resulting in more than 100 dead and 460 injured. See Amagasaki rail crash for details.

Railways

• West Japan Railway Company
  • Tokaido Main Line (JR Kobe Line) Amagasaki 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)

Roads

• Route 2, Route 43, Route 173
• Expressways
  • Meishin Expressway
  • Hanshin Expressway Kobe Route (3)
  • Hanshin Expressway Wangan Route (5)
• Yamate Road

Sister cities

• Augsburg, Germany - since April 7, 1959
• Anshan, PRC - since February 2, 1983 (friendship city)

External links

• Official website in Japanese
• For Foreign Residents
• Rediscover Amagasaki

Hyogo Prefecture
Cities
Aioi | Akashi | Ako | Amagasaki | Asago | Ashiya | Awaji | Himeji | Itami | Kakogawa | Kasai | Kawanishi | Kobe (capital) | Miki | Minamiawaji | Nishinomiya | Nishiwaki | Ono | Sanda | Sasayama | Shiso | Sumoto | Takarazuka | Takasago | Tamba | Tatsuno | Toyooka | Yabu
Districts
Ako | Ibo | Kako | Kanzaki | Kato | Kawabe | Mikata | Mino | Sayo | Shikama | Shiso | Taka | Tsuna
See also: Towns and villages by district edit