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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.[citation needed]
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, author Koushun Takami and Heath, bassist of X Japan.
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.
Amagasaki is a major part of the Hanshin Industrial Region. Local businesses 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.
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