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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Osaka Prefecture

Local time
  
Friday 6:38 AM

Region
  
Kansai

Population
  
355,798 (2010)

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
1-3-40 Izumichō, Suita-shi, Osaka-fu 564-8550

Website
  
www.city.suita.osaka.jp

Weather
  
8°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 85% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
Osaka University, Kansai University, Osaka Gakuin University, Senri Kinran University

Suita (吹田市, Suita-shi) is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 356,751 and a population density of 9,880 persons per km². The total area is 36.11 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1940, and was the site of Expo '70, a World's Fair held in 1970. The J-League soccer club Gamba Osaka plays at Suita City Football Stadium.

It is connected to central by Hankyu Railway, West Japan Railway Company and the Osaka Municipal Subway. The Osaka Monorail also passes through the area, connecting the city to Osaka, the Expo Commemoration Park and Osaka International Airport.

Major companies and industries

  • Asahi Suita Brewery offers the Asahi Brewery Tour with 3 free drinks.
  • SNK, the producer of Neo Geo arcade boards and games, has its headquarters in the city.
  • Mister Donut, a fast food franchise that offers doughnuts, coffee, muffins and pastries.

    • Universities

  • Kansai University's main branch is located here. It is accessible through Kandaimae Station on the Hankyu Senri Line.
  • Osaka University's main administrative campus is hosted here, right beside the Expo Park. It is accessible via the Osaka Monorail at Handaibyoinmae Station, or via Hankyu Senri Line at Kita-Senri Station.
  • Osaka Gakuin University, accessible through Kishibe Station on JR Kyoto Line.
  • Senri Kinran University, accessible through Kita-Senri Station on Hankyu Senri Line.

    • Student dormitories

  • Osaka University Foreign Student House
  • Senri International Student House
  • Kansai University International Student House
  • JASSO Student House

    • Museums

  • National Museum of Ethnology
  • International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka
  • The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Osaka
  • Kansai University Museum
  • Suita City Museum

    • Rail

    JR West

  • JR Kyoto Line:

    • (<< for Kyoto) - Senrioka - Kishibe - Suita - (for Ōsaka >>)

    Hankyu Railway

  • Hankyu Kyoto Line:

    • (<< for Kyoto Kawaramachi) - Shojaku - (for Osaka Umeda >>)

  • Hankyu Senri Line:

    • (<< for Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme, Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line) - Suita - Toyotsu - Kandai-mae - Senriyama - Minami-Senri - Yamada - Kita-Senri (line terminus)

    Osaka Municipal Subway

  • Midosuji Line (Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Namboku Line)

    • (<< for Umeda, Nakamozu) - Esaka (last stop on the Midosuji Line) - Ryokuchi-koen (in Toyonaka) - Momoyamadai - (for Senri-Chuo >>)

    Osaka Monorail

  • Main Line

    • (<< for Osaka Airport) - Yamada - Banpaku Kinen Koen - (for Kadoma-shi >>)

  • Saito Line

    • (<< for Saito-nishi) - Koen-higashiguchi - Banpaku Kinen Koen (line terminus)

    Sister cities

  • Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Since July 20, 1982.
  • Canterbury-Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. Since May 12, 2016.

    • Suita was involved in Bankstown's first international Sister City in March 1989.

    References

    Suita, Osaka Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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