Suita, Osaka

Suita (Japanese吹 田 市, - shi) is a city in Japan in the northern prefecture of Osaka.

History

The city was founded on April 1, 1940.

Education and Culture

The city has three universities:

• Kansai University
• University of Osaka
• Gakuin University Osaka

In the following Suita museums are located:

• National Ethnology Museum (国立 民族 学 博物馆, Kokuritsu minzokugaku Hakubutsukan, Eng. National Museum of Ethnology )
• Institute for International Youth Literature, Osaka Prefecture (大阪 府 立 国际 児 童 文学 馆, Osaka Furitsu kokusai jidōbungakukan, Eng. International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka )
• Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Osaka (大阪 日本 民 芸 馆, Osaka Nihon Mingeikan, Eng. Folk crafts museum The Japan Osaka)
• Kansai University Museum
• City ​​Museum

With the 2007 Expo closed country, the city had one of the major theme parks in Japan.

Sports

Suita is the home of the football club Gamba Osaka.

Traffic

• Train: JR Tōkaidō Main Line
• Senri Hankyu Line

• Street: Chugoku highway
• Meishin highway
• National Road 423.476

Sons and daughters of the town

• UA (singer and actress)

Adjacent Cities and Towns

• Osaka
• Toyonaka
• Ibaraki
• Mino
• Settsu