  is an industrial city located in hyÅgo 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 kmÂ². the total area is 49.77 kmÂ². ==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. ==transportation== ===railways=== *west japan railway company **tÅkaidÅ main line (jr kobe line) amagasaki station (jr) - tachibana station **fukuchiyama line (jr takarazuka line) amagasaki station (jr) - tsukaguchi station (jr) - inadera station **jr tÅzai line amagasaki station (jr) *hankyu railway **kobe line sonoda station - tsukaguchi station (hankyu) - mukonoso station **itami line tsukaguchi station (hankyu) *hanshin electric railway **main line kuise station - daimotsu station - amagasaki station (hanshin) - deyashiki station - amagasaki center pool mae station - mukogawa station **hanshin namba line daimotsu station - amagasaki station (hanshin) 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. [[file:amagasaki_st03s3000.jpg|thumb|righ
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