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Amagasaki, city, southeastern Hyōgo ken (prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. It lies on Ōsaka Bay between Ōsaka (east) and Nishinomiya (west) and is a major industrial suburb of the Ōsaka-Kōbe (Hanshin) metropolitan area. In the feudal period it was a castle town.

During the 20th century Amagasaki attracted large modern factories, formerly geared to wartime production, to manufacture iron and steel goods, electrical machinery, transport vehicles, and chemicals. The main industrial belt is situated along the coast, where costly protective dikes have been constructed. The city has superb railroad facilities and canals and strong economic ties with Ōsaka. Extensive withdrawal of groundwater for industrial use has led to serious land subsidence, rendering the city vulnerable to high waves during the typhoon season. Preventive measures include landfill and external water-supply systems. Railroad lines and numerous other facilities were damaged by the Kōbe earthquake of 1995. Pop. (2010) 453,748; (2015) 452,563.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.