Amagasaki [city] - Amagasaki

Japanese: 尼崎[市] - あまがさき

The city is located in the southeastern corner of Hyogo Prefecture, occupying the lowlands of the Muko River and Kanzaki River basins, facing Osaka Bay. It was incorporated as a city in 1916. The central city area, which developed on a delta, was once a castle town with a river port and was a major producer of cotton. However, from the mid-Meiji period, factories for paper, spinning, metals, etc. were established, and since the Showa period, it has become one of the centers of the Hanshin industrial area. After World War II, the city recovered quickly, and the metal industry in particular has been thriving, producing a large amount of steel and copper-drawn products, as well as many large factories for machinery, chemicals, and confectionery. There is significant land subsidence and air pollution due to the pumping of industrial water. The Tokaido Main Line, Sanyo Main Line, Fukuchiyama Line, Hankyu Electric Railway Line, Hanshin Electric Railway Line, and Meishin Expressway run through the city, and the area along the Hankyu Kobe Line is a residential area. The city center is formerly known as Daimotsuura, and the grave of Chikamatsu Monzaemon is located at Kosaiji Temple in the center of the city. The January 1995 Southern Hyogo Prefecture earthquake killed 48 people and caused damage to 30,408 houses, including those that collapsed or burned down. The area was 50.72 ^km2 . The population was 453,748 (2010).
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Japanese:

兵庫県南東端，武庫(むこ)川と神崎川流域の低地を占め，大阪湾に臨む市。1916年市制。デルタ上に発達した中心市街は，かつて河港をもつ城下町で，綿作が盛んであったが，明治中期以後製紙，紡績，金属などの工場が立地，昭和以降阪神工業地帯の一中心となった。第２次大戦後も復興が早く，特に金属工業が盛んで鉄鋼・伸銅製品を多産，機械，化学，製菓の大工場も多い。工業用水くみ上げによる地盤沈下と大気汚染が著しい。東海道本線，山陽本線，福知山線，阪急電鉄線，阪神電鉄線，名神高速道路が通じ，阪急神戸線沿線は住宅地域。市街地の中にかつての大物浦(だいもつうら)があり，市中央の広済寺には近松門左衛門の墓がある。1995年１月の兵庫県南部地震では死者48人，倒壊・焼失家屋３万408戸の被害をうけた。50.72km²。45万3748人（2010）。
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