Information as of 19 August 2026
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Moving to Amagasaki City
At the southeastern edge of Hyogo Prefecture, with Osaka City across the Kanzaki River to the east, Nishinomiya across the Mukogawa to the west, and Osaka Bay to the south. 457,745 people across 50.70 square kilometres. 🔴 From JR Amagasaki to Osaka Station is 6 minutes and ¥200, and to Sannomiya 19 minutes and ¥410 — with no change on either. From Hanshin Amagasaki, trains leave in 3 directions: Osaka-Umeda, Himeji and Osaka-Namba. There are 451 second-hand detached houses for sale, and all 451 were tallied. From ¥2,500,000 to ¥198,000,000, median ¥31,990,000. 55 (12%) are under ¥10,000,000 — at that price, 6 minutes from Osaka Station. In exchange, there is something you should know. The city itself writes that "about a third of the city area is land lying below sea level" (§1, §5).
Hot springs and day baths: Kuise Onsen, Kanda Onsen, Tamanoyu, Sankoyu, Yutopia Kotoura, Minoriyu, Toyo Onsen, Fukuzumi Onsen, Sasanoyu, Fukuju Onsen, Lourdes in Amagasaki, Tsugiya Onsen, Misono Shin-Onsen, Yuasobi Hiroba Nanamatsu Onsen, Yuasobi Hiroba, Nagasu Onsen, Yomogawa Onsen Mizuki-no-Yu, Sanwa Onsen, Komyo Onsen, Yakumo Onsen / Dog runs: Hiroba
Sources: hot springs and day baths from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) (verified 2026-08-20) / dog runs from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) (verified 2026-08-20). 🔴 Only what is present is shown here — a town without these is not the lesser for it.
Last verified 2026-08-19
CHAPTER 01First, what kind of place Amagasaki is
The city puts it like this — "Amagasaki City, part of the Hanshin metropolitan area, lies in the west of the Osaka plain and the southeast of Hyogo Prefecture, a city of 50.70 square kilometres in all". To the east, across the Kanzaki and Samondono rivers, is Osaka City, and across the Inagawa is Toyonaka; to the north is Itami, to the west across the Mukogawa is Nishinomiya, and to the south is Osaka Bay. Listed homes sit at elevations from minus 2.0 metres to 18.4 metres — flat land where even the highest point in the city is 18 metres.
Map of Amagasaki City
You can zoom and pan. The marker is Amagasaki City Hall. Along the coast to the south run the Hanshin main line and the industrial belt; through the middle runs the JR Tokaido main line (the JR Kobe Line); and across the north runs the Hankyu Kobe Line, all west to east. The eastern boundary is the Kanzaki River (Osaka City) and the western boundary the Mukogawa (Nishinomiya City).
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors
What should I know first about moving to Amagasaki?
Next door to the west of Osaka City, with 457,745 people across 50.70 square kilometres. 🔴 The city itself writes that "about a third of the city area is land lying below sea level", and the listed homes sit at elevations from minus 2.0 metres to 18.4 metres.
CHAPTER 02Six areas, and life in each
These 6 are not divisions we invented. They are the 6 districts — Chuo, Oda, Osho, Tachibana, Muko and Sonoda — that Amagasaki City uses as the areas covered by its district development centres, with all 451 homes for sale assigned to them by town name. The medians run from ¥30,800,000 to ¥35,000,000, not far apart across the 6, and what does differ is elevation — from minus 0.4 metres (Chuo) to 6.6 metres (Muko). The further south, the lower.
Suits = people who want the Hanshin main line to reach both Umeda and Sannomiya
What to watch = this belt includes listings at minus 0.8 metres. Check the flood and storm-surge maps at the level of the individual lot (§5)
Suits = people commuting to Osaka-Umeda on the Hankyu Kobe Line / people looking for a relatively new house in the city
What to watch = it lies along the Inagawa. Be sure to look at the flood map (§5)
Suits = people who want to be within walking distance of Hanshin Amagasaki and take the convenience of the station
What to watch = land below sea level. Look at the storm-surge, flood and tsunami maps, all of them (§5)
Suits = people who put 6 minutes to Osaka and 19 to Sannomiya from JR Amagasaki (§3) above everything else
What to watch = 20 of the 58 (34%) were built in 1981 or earlier, the highest share of the 6 districts. Check the seismic standard first
Suits = people who want to live where they can choose between JR Tachibana and Hankyu Tsukaguchi or Mukonoso
What to watch = it is a popular belt, so the same budget buys a smaller plot (median plot 73㎡)
Suits = people who want elevation among their conditions / people who want a residential area on the Hankyu Kobe Line
What to watch = the most sought-after belt in the city. For a given budget, there is not much choice
Which part of Amagasaki should I live in?
It divides into the 6 districts of Chuo, Oda, Osho, Tachibana, Muko and Sonoda that the city itself uses. The medians run from ¥30,800,000 in Sonoda to ¥35,000,000 in Chuo, not far apart; what differs is elevation, which opens up from minus 0.4 metres in Chuo to 6.6 metres in Muko.
CHAPTER 03Trains and cars — how you get around
From JR Amagasaki to Osaka Station is 6 minutes and ¥200; to Sannomiya 19 minutes and ¥410. Neither needs a change. Both Osaka and Kobe within 20 minutes with no change — that is Amagasaki's first condition. Running through the city are the JR Tokaido main line (JR Kobe Line), the JR Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), the Hankyu Kobe Line, the Hankyu Itami Line, the Hanshin main line and the Hanshin Namba Line.
| Leg (JR) | Time (departing in the 8 o'clock hour) | Fare | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amagasaki → Osaka | 6 min | ¥200 | 0 |
| Amagasaki → Sannomiya | 19 min | ¥410 | 0 |
| Tachibana → Osaka | 11 min | ¥240 | 0 |
Searched on the official JR West timetable for a departure at 08:00 on 20 August 2026 (adult, one way). The operating distance from JR Amagasaki to Osaka is 7.7km.
Fares and journey times within the Hanshin network are not given on this page. The Hanshin fare search could not be retrieved by machine, so rather than writing from guesswork we link to the official search.
✈ Airports
The closest is Osaka International Airport (a hub airport under company management), about 6.6 km in a straight line. Next is Kobe Airport (about 20.2 km in a straight line). 🔴 These are straight-line distances. They are neither road distances nor journey times — please check the actual route with each operator's timetable.
🛣 Expressway junctions
This area has 5 entrances and exits (interchanges and junctions).
Hanshin Expressway Route 5 Bayshore Line = Amagasaki-Suehiro, Amagasaki-Higashikaigan
Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Line = Amagasaki-Higashi, Amagasaki-Nishi
Chuo Expressway Nishinomiya Line = Amagasaki
How long does it take from Amagasaki to Osaka Station?
🔴 6 minutes and ¥200 from JR Amagasaki, with no change. 19 minutes and ¥410 to Sannomiya, also with no change. From Hanshin Amagasaki, trains leave in 3 directions: Osaka-Umeda, Himeji and Osaka-Namba.
CHAPTER 04Homes actually on the market right now
SUUMO carries 451 listings. Across all 451, prices run from ¥2,500,000 to ¥198,000,000, median ¥31,990,000. 55 (12%) are under ¥10,000,000. The median year built is 1998, and 109 (24%) were built in 1981 or earlier. The median plot is 75 square metres (about 23 tsubo) and the median building 95 square metres.
"Nearest the station first" converts everything to minutes — a walk of ◯ min, ◯ min by bus plus ◯ min from the stop, ◯ km by car (reckoned at 30 km/h) — and compares those. Listings with no such information always appear last, whatever the sort.
Higashisonoda-cho 3¥2,500,000Sonoda (Hankyu Sonoda and JR Inadera)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 31 m² (9 tsubo) / Building 34 m² (10 tsubo) / built 1965 / Sonoda Sta. 15 min walk10 photos →
Mukonoso 9¥4,300,000Muko (Mukonoso)Elev. approx. 10 m / Land 48 m² (14 tsubo) / Building 53 m² (16 tsubo) / built 1976 / Mukonoso Sta. bus 5 min+7 min walk10 photos →
Higashinanamatsu-cho 1-5-38¥4,500,000Tachibana (Tsukaguchi and Mukonoso-Higashi)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 42 m² (13 tsubo) / Building 42 m² (13 tsubo) / built 1967 / Tachibana Sta. 14 min walk9 photos →
Osho Kita 3¥4,580,000Osho (Hanshin Mukogawa and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 54 m² (16 tsubo) / Building 28 m² (8 tsubo) / built 1965 / Tachibana Sta. 20 min walk1 photos →
Osho Nishi-machi 2-31-13¥4,800,000Osho (Hanshin Mukogawa and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 58 m² (18 tsubo) / Building 68 m² (21 tsubo) / built 1982 / Mukogawa Sta. 10 min walk10 photos →
Tsukaguchi Hon-machi 7¥4,800,000Tachibana (Tsukaguchi and Mukonoso-Higashi)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 28 m² (8 tsubo) / Building 43 m² (13 tsubo) / built 1935 / Tsukaguchi Sta. 11 min walk10 photos →
Osho Nishi-machi 3¥4,800,000Osho (Hanshin Mukogawa and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 35 m² (11 tsubo) / Building 45 m² (14 tsubo) / built 1967 / Mukogawa Sta. 11 min walk6 photos →
Nishihon-machi 7¥4,990,000Chuo (the old town around Hanshin Amagasaki and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 64 m² (19 tsubo) / Building 34 m² (10 tsubo) / built 1960 / Deyashiki Sta. 4 min walk9 photos →
Nishihon-machi 7¥4,990,000Chuo (the old town around Hanshin Amagasaki and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 64 m² (19 tsubo) / Building 34 m² (10 tsubo) / built 1985 / Deyashiki Sta. 4 min walk8 photos →
Mukogawa-cho 3¥5,000,000Osho (Hanshin Mukogawa and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 82 m² (25 tsubo) / Building 58 m² (18 tsubo) / built 1970 / Mukogawa Sta. 8 min walk7 photos →
Nagasu Higashidori 2¥5,300,000Oda (JR Amagasaki and Kuise)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 44 m² (13 tsubo) / Building 44 m² (13 tsubo) / built 1968 / Kuise Sta. 12 min walk8 photos →
Motohama-cho 2¥5,500,000Osho (Hanshin Mukogawa and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 55 m² (17 tsubo) / Building 64 m² (19 tsubo) / built 1978 / Mukogawa Sta. 6 min walk10 photos →
Nishihon-machi 1¥5,500,000Chuo (the old town around Hanshin Amagasaki and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 22 m² (7 tsubo) / Building 37 m² (11 tsubo) / built 1967 / Amagasaki Sta. 9 min walk2 photos →
Sutokuin 3¥5,800,000Osho (Hanshin Mukogawa and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 39 m² (12 tsubo) / Building 59 m² (18 tsubo) / built 1955 / Deyashiki Sta. 9 min walk7 photos →
Shioe 2¥6,000,000Oda (JR Amagasaki and Kuise)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 35 m² (11 tsubo) / Building 40 m² (12 tsubo) / built 1981 / Amagasaki Sta. 10 min walk3 photos →
Showadori 7-251¥6,400,000Chuo (the old town around Hanshin Amagasaki and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 22 m² (7 tsubo) / Building 20 m² (6 tsubo) / built 1950 / Deyashiki Sta. 9 min walk6 photos →
Kuriyama-cho 2-22-3¥6,500,000Tachibana (Tsukaguchi and Mukonoso-Higashi)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 41 m² (12 tsubo) / Building 52 m² (16 tsubo) / built 1974 / Tachibana Sta. 14 min walk7 photos →
Zenpoji-cho¥6,800,000Chuo (the old town around Hanshin Amagasaki and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 57 m² (17 tsubo) / Building 65 m² (20 tsubo) / built 1978 / Sonoda Sta. 9 min walk10 photos →
Nagasu Nakadori 2¥6,800,000Oda (JR Amagasaki and Kuise)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 36 m² (11 tsubo) / Building 21 m² (6 tsubo) / built 1977 / Amagasaki Sta. 10 min walk8 photos →
Higashidaimotsu-cho 2¥6,800,000Chuo (the old town around Hanshin Amagasaki and Deyashiki)Elev. approx. 0 m / Land 35 m² (11 tsubo) / Building 63 m² (19 tsubo) / built 1922 / Daimotsu Sta. 6 min walk3 photos →
The photographs are the images carried on SUUMO. They disappear once a listing ends. Check the real condition of a property on site.
See all 451 on SUUMO →How to read this list
Akiya bank
There are no registrations of homes for sale. Every property in this chapter is on the private market. (as verified on 17 August 2026)
What is the cheapest house you can buy in Amagasaki?
SUUMO carries 451 listings. From ¥2,500,000 to ¥198,000,000, median ¥31,990,000, with 55 (12%) under ¥10,000,000. 🔴 109 (24%) were built in 1981 or earlier, and the median plot is 75 square metres.
CHAPTER 05Is the ground safe?
This is the chapter to spend the most time on. Amagasaki City is designated under the Nankai Trough Earthquake disaster-prevention promotion area. In the 250-metre square containing the city hall, the chance of shindo 6-lower or above in 30 years is 50.2%, and of 6-upper or above 11.0%. The ground is delta and coastal lowland with AVS30 of 175.87 m/s. And about a third of the city area lies below sea level (§1).
Is this town inside a national earthquake-preparedness zone?
For each major earthquake, national law designates the areas where preparation is to be advanced. Whether a town is designated tells you directly how the national government views the shaking and tsunami expected there.
| Nankai Trough Earthquake Disaster Prevention Promotion Area | Designated |
|---|---|
| Tokyo Inland Earthquake Emergency Measures Area | Not covered (the whole of Hyogo Prefecture is outside the scheme) |
| Japan Trench / Kuril Trench Earthquake Disaster Prevention Promotion Area | Not covered (the whole of Hyogo Prefecture is outside the scheme) |
| Shaking of intensity 6-lower or above within 30 years | 50.2% (shindo 6-upper or above: 11.0%) At the Amagasaki City Hall site. Surface ground AVS30 176 m/s, delta and coastal lowland |
Look up an address on J-SHIS → Designations from the Cabinet Office list of designated municipalities (Nankai Trough Earthquake Disaster Prevention Promotion Area/Tokyo Inland Earthquake Emergency Measures Area/Japan Trench / Kuril Trench Earthquake Disaster Prevention Promotion Area ) / probability and surface ground from theNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, J-SHIS earthquake hazard information API (2024 edition, average case, all earthquakes) queried at the coordinates of the city hall / verified 2026-08-19
Amagasaki City publishes 4 kinds of hazard map
Amagasaki City completely renewed its hazard maps in March Reiwa 7 (2025), remaking them by type of disaster: flood, inland flooding, storm surge and tsunami. The flood map comes in 2 sheets, "the Yodo and Yomogawa systems" and "the Mukogawa system". Look at all 4. This is not land where one sheet can put your mind at rest.
| Map | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Flood hazard map (March Reiwa 7, 2 sheets) | The Yodo and Yomogawa systems and the Mukogawa system. Updated to projections based on the largest conceivable rainfall, including smaller rivers such as the Shoge |
| Inland flooding hazard map (March Reiwa 7) | Flooding when rain exceeds what the sewers can carry. Updated from the largest rainfall on record to the largest conceivable rainfall |
| Tsunami hazard map (March Reiwa 7) | Depth of inundation from the "largest-class tsunami" projected for a great Nankai Trough earthquake. It also shows temporary tsunami refuge points |
| Storm-surge hazard map (March Reiwa 7) | Inundation from storm surge. Based on the largest-conceivable storm-surge inundation map drawn up by Hyogo Prefecture in August Reiwa 1 |
| Amagasaki disaster-preparedness guide (March Reiwa 7) | A booklet on what to do, how to get information, and what to prepare at home. It is written to be read together with the maps |
What this number means, and what you do next
Is the disaster risk high in Amagasaki?
Designated under the Nankai Trough Earthquake disaster-prevention promotion area, with a 50.2% chance of shindo 6-lower or above in 30 years at the city hall site, and 11.0% for 6-upper or above (delta and coastal lowland, AVS30 175.87 m/s). 🔴 The city remade 4 kinds of hazard map — flood, inland flooding, storm surge and tsunami — in March Reiwa 7. Look at all 4.
CHAPTER 06What summer and winter are like
There is no observatory recording temperature inside Amagasaki City, so we use the normals for the Osaka District Meteorological Observatory in Osaka City, immediately to the east. The annual mean is 17.1°C and annual rainfall 1,338.3mm. Winter is milder than Tokyo (January daily low 3.0°C against Tokyo's 1.2°C, 0.0 days a year staying below freezing), and summer is hot (August daily high 33.7°C against Tokyo's 31.3°C). Tropical nights number 41.5 a year — 2.3 times Tokyo's 17.8.
The twelve months of temperature, set out as they are
The left end of each bar is the average daily minimum for that month and the right end the average daily maximum (Amagasaki, the 30-year average for 1991–2020).
These are the numbers for how summer nights and winter mornings compare with Tokyo
| Days per year | Amagasaki | Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical nights minimum 25°C or above | 41.5 days | 17.8 days |
| Days above 35°C maximum 35°C or above | 14.5 days | 4.8 days |
| Days above 30°C maximum 30°C or above | 74.9 days | 52.1 days |
| Frost days minimum below 0°C | 3.9 days | 15.2 days |
| Days below freezing all day maximum below 0°C | 0.0 days | 0.0 days |
For snow, the annual total snowfall is 1cm and the normal for maximum snow depth is 1cm.
Source:Japan Meteorological Agency, normals for Osaka (by month) /the same, day counts by class (view=a2)/the same, Tokyo (all 30-year averages for 1991–2020) / verified 2026-08-14| Item | Osaka (normals) | What it means for daily life |
|---|---|---|
| Annual mean temperature | 17.1℃ | Mean daily high 21.3°C / mean daily low 13.6°C |
| Summer (August daily high) | 33.7℃ | 14.5 days above 35°C (Tokyo 4.8), 74.9 days above 30°C, 41.5 tropical nights (Tokyo 17.8) |
| Winter (January daily low) | 3.0℃ | 3.9 frost days, 0.0 days below freezing all day. Total snowfall 1cm a year, maximum snow depth also 1cm |
| Annual rainfall | 1,338.3mm | June 185.1mm and July 174.4mm are the wettest; winter is drier (January 47.0mm) |
Are summers hot and winters cold in Amagasaki?
🔴 41.5 tropical nights a year, 2.3 times Tokyo's 17.8, with an August daily high of 33.7°C. Winter brings 3.9 frost days and 0.0 days below freezing all day, with total snowfall of 1cm, so no snow preparation is needed. The figures are from the Osaka District Meteorological Observatory next door to the east.
CHAPTER 07Shops, hospitals, schools
Emergency medical care in Amagasaki is the most generous arrangement covered anywhere on this site. The city's holiday and night emergency clinic is open for internal medicine every day, until 5:30 the following morning (with paediatrics, ophthalmology and ENT as well). Medical costs for children are free of charge for outpatient and inpatient care before school age. There are 41 municipal primary schools and 18 junior high schools.
How emergency care works — it is complete within the city
Medical costs for children — nothing to pay before school age
Amagasaki City's medical cost assistance comes in two parts: "infant and young child medical care" from birth to year 3 of primary school, and "children's medical care" from year 4 of primary school to the end of the school year in which a child turns 18. Before school age there is nothing to pay for outpatient or inpatient care, whatever the income bracket. In years 1–3 of primary school, outpatient care is capped at ¥400 a day per medical institution and pharmacy, up to twice a month (inpatient care is free). From year 4 of primary to year 3 of junior high, outpatient care is capped at ¥400 a day (for the general bracket, the lower of 20% or ¥400), up to twice a month; for high-school age, outpatient care is capped at ¥800 a day, up to twice a month; and inpatient care is free in every case. High-school age (outpatient) was added from July Reiwa 7, and the city asks that "anyone who has not yet applied, including those who moved into the city from April Reiwa 7 onwards or who have particular circumstances, should apply promptly". There are brackets by income (low income, general and specified).
Source:Amagasaki City, "Eligibility for infant and young child medical care" (updated 1 June 2026 / from birth to year 3 of primary school / nothing to pay for outpatient or inpatient care before school age / for school-age children, outpatient care capped at ¥400 a day per medical institution and pharmacy, up to twice a month) / the same, "Eligibility for children's medical care" (updated 1 June 2026 / from year 4 of primary school to the end of the school year in which a child turns 18 / outpatient care for years 4 of primary to 3 of junior high capped at the lower of 20% or ¥400 a day, up to twice a month (¥400 for the specified bracket) / outpatient care for high-school age capped at ¥800 a day, up to twice a month / inpatient care free / high-school age (outpatient) added from July Reiwa 7 / income brackets) / the scheme as a whole from the same, "The welfare medical cost assistance scheme from July Reiwa 8"/ Verified 2026-08-19Schools — 41 of them, and the largest is more than 5 times the smallest
There are 41 municipal primary schools and 18 junior high schools (as of 1 April Reiwa 8), plus a special-needs school (Amayo Special-Needs School). According to the city's statistical yearbook, pupil numbers are 19,704 in primary and 9,363 in junior high (as of 1 May Reiwa 6). The largest primary school is Sonoda-Minami with 881, then Amagasaki-Kita with 771 and Ozono with 744. The smallest are Sonoda-Higashi with 166, Urakaze with 170 and Seiwa with 173 — a 5.3-fold difference within one city. Among junior high schools, Ozono has 850 against Joyo with 274. "How many classmates do you want your child to have" changes which district you live in. Before you look at a property, check the catchment for that lot in the city's school-district material.
Sources: the number of schools from Amagasaki City, "Locations of primary and junior high schools", its lists of municipal primary and junior high schools (as of 1 April Reiwa 8; 41 primary / 18 junior high) / pupil numbers from the same, "Amagasaki in statistics", its "municipal primary schools" and "municipal junior high schools" (each as of 1 May. the Reiwa 6 (2024) column was tallied. The material is "Education in Amagasaki", Amagasaki City Board of Education / Sonoda-Minami 881, Amagasaki-Kita 771, Ozono 744, Sonoda-Higashi 166, Urakaze 170, Seiwa 173 / for junior high, Ozono 850 and Joyo 274) / catchments from the same, "Catchments of municipal primary and junior high schools"/ Verified 2026-08-19What are healthcare and schools like in Amagasaki?
🔴 There is a holiday and night emergency clinic in the city, and internal medicine is open every day, weekday nights included, until 05:30 the next morning. Medical costs for children are free for outpatient and inpatient care before school age. There are 41 municipal primary schools and 18 junior high schools.
CHAPTER 08What it costs you every year after you buy
On the public enterprise bureau's quick reference table, water and sewerage together come to ¥8,533 including tax for 40 cubic metres over 2 months on a connection of 20mm or less (water ¥5,104 + sewerage ¥3,429). For 20 cubic metres over 2 months it is ¥3,539. That is the cheapest level in the Osaka one-hour ring on this site.
| Use over two months | Water charge | Sewerage charge | Total (tax included) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20㎥ | ¥2,200 | ¥1,339 | ¥3,539 |
| 30㎥ | ¥3,652 | ¥2,384 | ¥6,036 |
| 40㎥ | ¥5,104 | ¥3,429 | ¥8,533 |
| 50㎥ | ¥7,106 | ¥4,672 | ¥11,778 |
These are the relevant rows exactly as published by the Amagasaki City Public Enterprise Bureau in its quick reference table of household water charges (1 household, 2 months), connection 20mm or less (10% consumption tax). Meters are read every 2 months — even months in the west of the city, odd months in the east. For comparison, the same 40 cubic metres over 2 months came to ¥8,630 in Suita, ¥9,154 in Toyonaka and ¥9,485 in Minoh.
What do water and sewerage cost in Amagasaki?
On the public enterprise bureau's quick reference table it is ¥8,533 including tax for 40 cubic metres over 2 months on a connection of 20mm or less (water ¥5,104 + sewerage ¥3,429). For 20 cubic metres over 2 months it is ¥3,539, cheaper than Suita (¥8,630) or Toyonaka (¥9,154).
CHAPTER 09What happens when you want to sell
In the official land price survey (Reiwa 8), residential land in Amagasaki City averaged ¥206,600 per ㎡, up 2.7% on the year. Commercial land was ¥427,600 per ㎡ (+5.5%), industrial land ¥189,400 per ㎡ (+12.3%) and all uses together ¥249,400 per ㎡ (+4.6%). All four rose, and industrial land's +12.3% stands out.
| Use | Average price | Year-on-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | ¥206,600/m² | +2.7% |
| Commercial land | ¥427,600/m² | +5.5% |
| Industrial | ¥189,400/m² | +12.3% |
| All uses | ¥249,400/m² | +4.6% |
Will the house I buy sell when I want to sell it?
In the official land price survey (Reiwa 8) residential land is ¥206,600 per ㎡, up 2.7%, and 🔴 industrial land is up 12.3%, a large rise. Residential land is about 0.70 times Nishinomiya (¥293,500 per ㎡) and about 0.85 times Suita (¥242,100 per ㎡).
CHAPTER 10Who lives here, and how many
457,745 people in 232,106 households (as of 1 August Reiwa 8, Amagasaki City estimated population). That is 1.97 people per household. Population density is about 9,029 people per square kilometre. During Reiwa 7 (2025) the population rose by 500 on the year — a city whose population had long been falling has turned to growth.
Of the 458,008 people living in Amagasaki City, 15,710 are foreign residents. That is almost exactly the national average (3.26%).
Across Japan, foreign residents make up 3.26% of the total population (4,031,159 of 123,767,642).
34 municipalities in Japan are above 10%.
Source: calculated by this site from the municipality-level tables of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Population, population change and households based on the Basic Resident Register" (as of 1 January Reiwa 8, published 2026-07-29). The ministry's publication page / verified 2026-08-17
What is happening to Amagasaki's population?
457,745 people in 232,106 households (1 August Reiwa 8). 🔴 During Reiwa 7 the population rose by 500 on the year (21,750 moving in against 18,415 moving out). Reiwa 5 was minus 849 and Reiwa 6 minus 538.
CHAPTER 11Community life and the year's events
A year in Amagasaki means danjiri floats and the citizens' festival. The 55th Amagasaki Citizens' Festival on Saturday 10 October 2026 falls on the same day as the ceremony marking 110 years of city status. In summer comes the "yama-awase" of the Kifune Danjiri Festival.
| When | Event, and what you can do | Where |
|---|---|---|
| month 1 | Toka Ebisu (Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine). One of the events the city lists as "festivals with a long tradition" | Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine |
| 1 and 2 August | The Kifune Danjiri Festival. The first day brings a parade starting from the south exit of Hanshin Amagasaki Station and the "abare-daiko" drums at Kifune Shrine; the next day is the "yama-awase" — two danjiri floats facing each other and driving together, a spectacular festival | Kifune Shrine (Nishihon-machi 6-chome) |
| 10 October | The 55th Amagasaki Citizens' Festival (Saturday 10 October 2026, 10:00–17:00). A festival celebrating the birth of the city, and in 2026 it falls on the same day as the ceremony marking 110 years of city status | Across the city |
| All year | The Tsukiji Danjiri Festival (Hatsushima Daijingu) and the Oda Taiko Festival (Oda Taiko-kai). Each district has its own festival | Districts across the city |
| All year | The Amagasaki Takigi Noh. The city explains that the Daimotsu River was once an inlet called Daimotsu-no-ura, and is held to be the place where Minamoto no Yoshitsune, pursued by Minamoto no Yoritomo, took leave of Shizuka Gozen and set sail; after the Noh play "Funa-Benkei" that depicts this, it has been held on the open-air Noh stage in Daimotsugawa Ryokuchi park since Showa 55 | Daimotsugawa Ryokuchi park |
What events does Amagasaki have?
The Kifune Danjiri Festival on 1 and 2 August (with its "yama-awase") and the 55th Amagasaki Citizens' Festival on 10 October (in 2026 on the same day as the ceremony marking 110 years of city status) are the centrepieces. There is also the Amagasaki Takigi Noh, running since Showa 55.
CHAPTER 12Things nearby that move land prices
What sets prices in Amagasaki is three things: (1) being within 20 minutes of both Osaka and Kobe, (2) about a third of the city area lying below sea level, and (3) a lot of older housing. Residential land averages ¥206,600 per ㎡ (+2.7%) and industrial land is up 12.3%.
What this land earns from
Amagasaki is a city that grew as an industrial city built on steel, and is now changing that shape. The city's history page writes that post-war recovery began with rebuilding the shopping streets, and that through the procurement boom of the Korean War "the industrial city of Amagasaki, built on steel, achieved a revival". At the same time pollution became serious — subsidence, air pollution, river water pollution and noise — and measures followed, including an industrial water supply (in service from Showa 33) and pollution-control agreements (the first in Showa 44). From the first oil shock of Showa 48 onwards, factories moved out or closed and the population fell, and in Heisei 7 the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake did great damage. On top of all that, industrial land is now up 12.3% (§9) and the population has turned to growth of 500 a year (§10) — a city whose numbers have begun to point upwards after a long descent. That is Amagasaki today.
Source:Amagasaki City, "Amagasaki in the modern era" (updated 3 August 2020 / rebuilding the shopping streets / the Korean War procurement boom and "the industrial city of Amagasaki, built on steel, achieved a revival" / pollution / industrial water supply in service Showa 33, first pollution-control agreement Showa 44 / factories moving out and closing after the oil shock of Showa 48 / the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, Heisei 7) / land prices as in §9 and population movements as in §10, from the same primary sources / verified 2026-08-19What decides land prices in Amagasaki?
Three things: (1) being within 20 minutes of both Osaka and Kobe, (2) about a third of the city area lying below sea level, and (3) a lot of older housing. Residential land is ¥206,600 per ㎡ (+2.7%) and industrial land is up 12.3%.
CHAPTER 13What this place makes
What a place earns its living from shows up both at your dinner table and in your work once you live there. The amount raised through the hometown tax scheme is a rough measure of how many products a place has that people all over Japan choose.
854th of the 1,788 municipalities in Japan, and 25th within Hyogo Prefecture
What this town names as its own products
What Amagasaki City lists are Ama-yasai, its brand for vegetables grown in the city, and the traditional vegetables Muko issun, Tomatsu issun, Ama-imo and Tano no satoimo.
Source:Amagasaki City, "Work on branding Amagasaki-grown vegetables as Ama-yasai"/the same, "Local products and specialities"/ Verified 2026-08-20You can support a town without living there
Even if a move is still some way off, you can be involved from today through the hometown tax scheme. Your donation goes straight to the municipality, and you choose what it is spent on. A way to give something back to a place you got to know here.
Source:Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Survey on the state of the hometown tax scheme (conducted FY Reiwa 8)", the table of amounts and numbers received (provisional FY Reiwa 7 settlement), tallied by this site. The rank is out of all 1,788 municipalities in that table / verified 2026-08-14What does Amagasaki earn its living from?
The city writes that "the industrial city of Amagasaki, built on steel, achieved a revival". After the oil shock, factories moved out and the population fell, but now industrial land is up 12.3% and the population has turned to growth of 500 a year.
CHAPTER 14A message from Amagasaki City
Amagasaki City is not a town that draws people with relocation grants. As a core city of 450,000 people, it is chosen for what is there once you live here — an emergency clinic open every day, medical care free before school age, 41 primary schools. 2026 marks 110 years of city status.
What the city says for itself
The city explains its position like this — "Amagasaki City, part of the Hanshin metropolitan area, lies in the west of the Osaka plain and the southeast of Hyogo Prefecture, a city of 50.70 square kilometres in all". And in describing the terrain, it writes that "partly because of subsidence since the modern era, about a third of the city area is land lying below sea level" — putting a fact that could count against it up front, of its own accord. The reason given for choosing the oleander as the city flower is in the same key — "in the mid-Showa 20s, when repeated typhoons including Typhoon Jane put the south of Amagasaki under seawater, the oleander survived and flowered and heartened the people, and so was chosen as a symbol of recovery from natural disaster and from war". Writing it plainly, then building the sea wall, then producing 4 kinds of hazard map — the character of Amagasaki as a city shows in that consistency.
Schemes that bear directly on daily life
| Scheme or facility | What it is |
|---|---|
| Holiday and night emergency clinic | Nishinaniwa-cho 6-1-9. Internal medicine every day, weekday nights included, until 05:30 the next morning. Paediatrics, ophthalmology and ENT as well. Moved to the south side of the city hall main building on 1 November Reiwa 7 (§7) |
| Infant and young child medical care / children's medical care | Nothing to pay for outpatient or inpatient care before school age. From primary school up, outpatient care carries a capped charge of ¥400 a day (¥800 for high-school age), and inpatient care is free. High-school age (outpatient) has been covered since July Reiwa 7 (§7) |
| Amagasaki paediatric emergency advice line | 06-6439-6605. The advice line for children from 0:00 to 6:00 (§7) |
| 4 hazard maps plus a preparedness guide | Flood (2 sheets), inland flooding, storm surge and tsunami, all renewed in March Reiwa 7. The "Amagasaki disaster-preparedness guide" is published alongside them (§5) |
| Empty-property measures | Amagasaki City has no akiya bank. Under its "Ordinance on promoting measures for empty houses and vacant land in Amagasaki City", the city lists schemes aimed at owners, including grants towards demolishing special empty houses (leasehold terraces and houses with no road frontage) and grants towards demolition and relocation costs for poor-quality wooden rented housing |
| 110 years of city status | 110 years since city status was granted in Taisho 5 (1916). The 55th Amagasaki Citizens' Festival on 10 October 2026 falls on the same day as the commemorative ceremony (§11) |
Does Amagasaki welcome people moving in? Is there support?
It is not a town that draws people with relocation grants. Instead it is chosen for what is there once you live here — a holiday and night emergency clinic whose internal medicine is open every day until 05:30 the next morning and medical care free before school age. 🔴 There is no akiya bank.
CHAPTER 15A year in Amagasaki
Last, a plan of the year as it is lived. The figures are from the primary sources used on this page.
| Month | Amagasaki that month |
|---|---|
| 1–month 2 | A mean daily low of 3.0°C, and only 3.9 frost days in the year. 0.0 days stay below freezing and total snowfall is 1cm, so you need no snow-clearing kit. January brings Toka Ebisu (Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine) |
| 3–month 4 | The city tree is the flowering dogwood, whose white and pale-pink bracts open in April and May. School pupil numbers are compiled as of 1 May |
| 5–month 6 | The wetter season begins (June 185.1mm). About a third of the city area lies below sea level (§1). Walk the lot once on a rainy day and you will see where the water goes |
| 7–month 8 | The hottest stretch. A mean daily high of 33.7°C, 14.5 days above 35°C and 41.5 tropical nights. 1 and 2 August bring the Kifune Danjiri Festival — the parade and abare-daiko drums on the first day, the "yama-awase" on the second |
| 9–month 10 | Typhoon season. The time to look at the storm-surge hazard map (§5). Saturday 10 October is the 55th Amagasaki Citizens' Festival — on the same day as the ceremony marking 110 years of city status |
| 11–month 12 | Towards the year's end. The holiday and night emergency clinic is open over the new-year period (29 December to 3 January) as well, from 09:00 to 05:30 the next morning (internal medicine). The city's population and household figures are updated as of the 1st of each month |
The information on this site is gathered by an AI that visits primary sources — municipalities, the Japan Meteorological Agency, national statistics — on a regular cycle, and it is updated with a source and a date of verification attached.
What is a year in Amagasaki like?
Winter is mild, with 3.9 frost days and 0.0 days below freezing all day, and summer is properly hot, with 41.5 tropical nights. The Kifune Danjiri Festival on 1 and 2 August and the Amagasaki Citizens' Festival on 10 October are the high points of the year.
CHAPTER 16The people who run this city
When you are thinking about moving, who is running this town now and where they are taking it is something the people about to live here want to know more than the people already living here. This chapter lines up only what Amagasaki City publishes itself, with sources. 🔴 As of 22 August 2026, following the official site, I (an AI) could find 5 of the 6 items below. The mayor of Amagasaki City is Matsumoto Shin (confirmed on the city's own introduction page).
| What is published | Published | What you can read |
|---|---|---|
| About the mayor | The mayor's room | Name, career, greeting |
| Policy address | Policy address | What they say they will do this year |
| List of council members | List of assembly members | Who the members are, and their groupings |
| Council broadcasts and recordings | Could not find one | Whether you can watch the council in session |
| Searchable minutes | On the minutes of the Amagasaki City National Health Insurance Management Council | Whether you can search past debates by wording |
| Master plan | The 6th Amagasaki City comprehensive plan | How many years ahead this town has decided |
🔴 Age and gender have not been guessed from the name.Only what is published is reproduced here, as published.Amagasaki City introduction page →
🔴 The names, photographs and social media of individual council members are not carried on this site. We point you to where you can read them.
Once you have moved, when your own turn to decide comes round is something those three will tell you.
🔴 And mayors change. This site always records the date it checked (2026-08-22), and reopens the original page each time to confirm by machine that the name is still there. If you notice something has nonetheless gone out of date, please let us know.
Who runs Amagasaki City now?
The mayor of Amagasaki City is Matsumoto Shin (confirmed on the city's introduction page on 22 August 2026). What this site looks for is six things: an introduction to the head of the municipality, the policy address, the list of assembly members, live broadcasts of the assembly, a search of the minutes, and the comprehensive plan. 🔴 No judgement of good or bad is made here. Only whether something is published or not.
CHAPTER 17Where to go on a day off
What does not show up in the numbers of a house search, but bears directly on how satisfied you are once you live there, is days off. This chapter counts, on the same measure for every area, the places you can go on a day off in Amagasaki and the places family and friends can stay when they visit. In this area there are now 41 hot springs and day baths and 1 amusement park, zoo or aquarium. 🔴 All counts are the numbers registered in the map data (OpenStreetMap) — in reality there may be more.
| What | Number counted, and names |
|---|---|
| ♨ Hot springs and day baths | Kuise Onsen, Kanda Onsen, Tamanoyu, Sankoyu, Yutopia Kotoura, Minoriyu, Toyo Onsen, Fukuzumi Onsen and 41 facilities in all |
| 🏯 Castles and castle sites | Amagasaki Castle and 2 places in all |
| 🎡 Amusement parks, zoos and aquariums | Wanpaku Pond |
| 🖼 Museums, galleries and memorial halls | The World Money Box Museum, Amagasaki City Tano Museum, Amalove Art Lab A-Lab, Amagasaki City Museum of History, Amagasaki City Archives of Regional Studies, Obama Footwear Museum, Midori-no-Museum, Chikamatsu Memorial Museum and 12 museums in all |
| ⛩ Shrines and temples | 88 shrines and 111 temples. Those with a Wikipedia entry are Hoen-ji, Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine, Hatsushima Daijingu, Sakurai Shrine, Omononushi Shrine, Kotoura Shrine, Kifune Shrine and Nagasu Tenmangu |
| 🚗 Roadside stations | Not found in the map data |
| 🐕 Dog runs | Hiroba and 2 places in all |
| 🛣 Expressway service and parking areas | Amagasaki PA (northbound) |
Somewhere to stay — for family and friends, and for your own travels
| What | Number counted |
|---|---|
| 🏨 Hotels and ryokan | 11 |
| 🏠 Guesthouses and hostels | Not found in the map data |
| ⛺ Campsites and auto-campsites | Not found in the map data |
| 🏕 Glamping | Not found among the campsite or hotel names |
| 🚐 RV parks (overnight in your vehicle) | Not found in the map data |
This table is the result of me (an AI) putting the same question to the map data for every area (areas are retrieved in batches, so the verification date on some pages is a day apart). Facilities not registered on the map are not counted. "Not found" does not mean "there are none" — nor that the town is any the lesser for it.
Sources: the counts and names of facilities fromOpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) / RV parks fromJapan RV Association, list of certified "Kuruma-tabi" RV parks / roadside stations fromMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, list of "michi-no-eki" roadside stations / expressway service and parking areas, and the shops inside them, also from OpenStreetMap (judged by machine on whether they fall within the site outline) / verified 2026-08-20Are there places to go on a day off, and places to stay?
Counting from the map data (OpenStreetMap) and the lists kept by the Japan RV Association and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, there are 41 hot springs and day baths, 1 amusement park, zoo or aquarium and 11 hotels and ryokan. Facilities not on the map are not counted, so in reality there may be more (see §17).
What I (an AI) was able to find on this town's official site
This site reads the official websites of every area it covers against the same 30 items, out of 100, measuring how quickly someone thinking of moving can reach the information they need. What was measured is the official website of Amagasaki City, and the total was 46.3 points (measured 20 August 2026).
"Not found" does not mean "there is none." It means I followed the official site and could not find it. Tell us the published page and the next measurement will reflect it.
| Area | Score | What was found |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started with a move | 0 / 20 | Not found |
| Housing | 0 / 15 | Not found |
| The money side of living here | 8 / 15 | Water and sewerage charges are readable from a rate table; child-raising support is specific about amounts and scope; there are explanations of national health insurance tax and fixed asset tax |
| Disaster information | 18.3 / 20 | Hazard maps are published by district; flood, landslide and earthquake are all covered; the year the assumptions were last reviewed is stated; and 2 more |
| Industry and local produce | 10 / 10 | A list of local speciality products is on the official site; hometown tax results are published year by year; there are support schemes for businesses and industry |
| Transport | 4 / 10 | There is a community bus timetable; fares are stated |
| Can an AI read it? | 6 / 10 | Every page carries an updated date; statistics are published as Excel or CSV; open data is published |
See all 30 items and the pages used to judge them
0 / 3 There is a relocation and settlement pageNot found 0 / 3 There is a dedicated relocation site
Only pages within the official site 0 / 3 A contact point (department, telephone, opening hours)
0 of department, telephone and opening hours were stated 0 / 5 Support schemes state amounts and conditions
Not found 0 / 3 There is trial housing or a trial-stay scheme
Not found 0 / 3 Vacancies in trial housing are published
Not found 0 / 4 There is an akiya bank
Not found 0 / 4 Listings carry photographs, price, year built and floor area
There is no property data this site can take in 0 / 4 Completed deals are organised
As above 0 / 3 The conditions of use are stated
Not found 1 / 5 Water and sewerage charges are readable from a rate table
There is a water and sewerage page Go and see → 5 / 5 Child-raising support is specific about amounts and scope
The scope of free and subsidised care is stated down to the age Go and see → 2 / 3 There are explanations of national health insurance tax and fixed asset tax
Either the rate or the amount is stated Go and see → 0 / 2 Tie-ups with banks for mortgages and the like
Not found 5 / 5 Hazard maps are published by district
38 documents by district Go and see → 3.3 / 5 Flood, landslide and earthquake are all covered
Flooding / earthquakes Go and see → 3 / 3 The year the assumptions were last reviewed is stated
Following the Heisei 27 amendment of the Flood Control Act, Hyogo Prefecture drew up in August Reiwa 1 Go and see → 4 / 4 Is it machine-readable (a map system or a text PDF)?
Viewable in a map system Go and see → 3 / 3 Disasters are announced through more than one channel
Disaster email / disaster app / social media / municipal loudspeakers / TV and radio Go and see → 5 / 5 A list of local speciality products is on the official site
5 items (the city's official site) Go and see → 3 / 3 Hometown tax results are published year by year
6 financial years covered Go and see → 2 / 2 There are support schemes for businesses and industry
Business location Go and see → 2 / 4 There is a community bus timetable
There is a page Go and see → 2 / 3 Fares are stated
There is material on fares, but the amounts could not be read from the text of the page Go and see → 0 / 3 The date of the last revision is given
Not found Go and see → 3 / 3 Every page carries an updated date
19 of the 20 pages read Go and see → 0 / 2 There is a sitemap.xml
Not found 0 / 2 Site search runs on the server side
It was a Google custom search Go and see → 2 / 2 Statistics are published as Excel or CSV
Go and see → 1 / 1 Open data is published
Go and see →
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