Suita, Osaka

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Tower of the Sun in Expo '70 Memorial Park

JR Suita Station

Suita (吹田市, Suita-shi^?) is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is connected to central Osaka by Hankyu Railway's Senri & Kyoto line, the Midosuji Subway/Kita-Osaka Kyukou, and by JR's Kyoto Line. The Osaka Monorail also passes through the area, connecting the city to Osaka city, the Expo Park and Osaka Airport.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 351,887 and the density of 9,744.86 persons per km². The total area is 36.11 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1940.

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Suita is the home of a major professional soccer team, Gamba Osaka.

1 Universities
2 Museums
3 Companies Hosted
4 Train Stations
5 Student Dormitories
6 External links

[edit] Universities

Kansai University's main branch is hosted here. It is accessible through Kandaimae (関大前駅）station on Hankyu's Senri Line (千里線）. The area directly around the university offers restaurants especially those to suit a tight budget and a large stomach, along with karaoke, a large Book Off and cheap photocopying.

Osaka University's main administrative campus is hosted here, right beside the Expo Park. It is accessible via the Osaka Monorail at Handaibyoinmae Station (阪大病院前駅）, or via Hankyu's Senri Line: get off at Kita-senri, and it is about a 15 minute walk from there.

Osaka Gakuin University. Accessible through Kisibe (岸辺駅）station on JR kyoto Line (京都線）.

[edit] Museums

National Museum of Ethnology, Japan [1]
International Institute for Children's Llterature, Osaka [2]
The Japan folk crafts museum, Osaka [3]
Kansai University Museum
Suita City Museum

[edit] Companies Hosted

SNK Playmore (formerly known as SNK), the producer of Neo Geo arcade boards and games has its headquarters in the city. They are a two minute walk from Esaka station on the underground Midosuji line (御堂筋線）