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Suita (吹田市, Suita-shi^?) is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. 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, and was the site of Expo '70, a World's Fair held in 1970. The J-League soccer club Gamba Osaka plays at Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, located in the former world's fair grounds.

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 Memorial Park and Osaka International Airport.

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

• 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.

• National Museum of Ethnology, Japan
• International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka [1]
• The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Osaka [2]
• Kansai University Museum
• Suita City Museum

• SNK Playmore (formerly known as SNK), the producer of Neo Geo arcade boards and games has its headquarters in the city.

JR West

• JR Kyoto Line:

(<< for Kyoto) - Senrioka - Kishibe - Suita - (for Osaka >>)

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)

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

• Suita official website (Japanese)
• Suita official website (English)

Osaka Prefecture
Cities
Daitō | Fujiidera | Habikino | Hannan | Higashiōsaka | Hirakata | Ibaraki | Ikeda | Izumi | Izumiotsu | Izumisano | Kadoma | Kaizuka | Kashiwara | Katano | Kawachinagano | Kishiwada | Matsubara | Minoh | Moriguchi | Neyagawa | Osaka (capital) | Osakasayama | Sakai | Sennan | Settsu | Shijōnawate | Suita | Takaishi | Takatsuki | Tondabayashi | Toyonaka | Yao
Districts
Minamikawachi | Mishima | Senboku | Sennan | Toyono
See also: Towns and villages by district edit

Coordinates: 34°46′N, 135°31′E