Suita, Osaka
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Suita (吹田市; -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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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 UniversityIt is accessible through Kisibe (岸辺駅）station on JR kyoto Line (千里線）.
Museums
- National Museum of Ethnology,Japan [1]
- International Institute for Children's Llterature,Osaka [2]
- The Japan folk crafts museum,Osaka [3]
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）
Train Stations
- Suita （吹田）
- Kishibe （岸辺）
Hankyu Railways （阪急電車）
Kyoto Line （京都線）:
- Shojaku （正雀）
Senri Line (千里線）:
- Suita （吹田）
- Toyotsu (豊津）
- Kandai-mae (関大前）
- Senriyama (千里山）
- Minami-senri (南千里）
- Yamada (山田）
- Kita-senri (terminal) (北千里）
Osaka Underground System: Midosuji Line/Kita-Osaka Kyukou Railway (地下鉄・御堂筋線) (these two systems are directly connected with no change in train)
- Esaka (the last station considered on the Midosuji Line) （江坂）
- Ryokuchi-koen （緑地公園）
- Momoyamadai （桃山台）
- Senri-chuo （千里中央）
Osaka Monorail （大阪モノレール）
- Handaibyouin-mae （阪大病院前）
- Koen Higashi Guchi (公園東口）
- Yamada (山田）
- Banpaku Kinen Koen （万博記念公園）
Student Dormitories
- Osaka University Foreign Student House
- Kansai University International Student House
- JASSO Student House
External links
- Suita official website in Japanese
- Suita official website in English