FACTOID # 60: Japan's water has a very high dissolved oxygen concentration - but not enough to prevent drowning in the bath.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > Suita, Osaka
Tower of the Sun in Expo '70 Memorial Park
Tower of the Sun in Expo '70 Memorial Park
JR Suita Station
JR Suita Station


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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 268 KB) Description: 大阪万博のシンボル・太陽の塔。岡本太郎作。 Symbol of Expo 1970 Osaka, Tower of Sun, by Okamoto Taro. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 268 KB) Description: 大阪万博のシンボル・太陽の塔。岡本太郎作。 Symbol of Expo 1970 Osaka, Tower of Sun, by Okamoto Taro. ... Tower of the Sun Expo 70 (ja. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1143 KB) Summary Description: Suita Station in Suita City,Osaka,Japan 吹田駅(大阪府吹田市) Source: photo taken by the poster(鉄虫). 投稿者による撮影 Date: November 2005 Author: the poster( 鉄虫). 投稿者。 Permission:  GFDL、CC-BY-SA-2. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1143 KB) Summary Description: Suita Station in Suita City,Osaka,Japan 吹田駅(大阪府吹田市) Source: photo taken by the poster(鉄虫). 投稿者による撮影 Date: November 2005 Author: the poster( 鉄虫). 投稿者。 Permission:  GFDL、CC-BY-SA-2. ... This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Osaka Prefecture (大阪府 ÅŒsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Osaka Hall Mayor Seki Junichi Address 〒530-8201 Osaka-shi,Kita-ku Nakanoshima 1-3-20 Phone number 06-6208-8181 Official website: Osaka City , Osaka ) is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... Kyoto Line (京都線 Kyōto-sen) can refer to: JR Kyoto Line, an alias of a part of the Tokaido Main Line (Kyoto-Osaka) Hankyu Kyoto Line (Umeda-Kawaramachi) Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Kyoto-Yamato-Saidaiji) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the...


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. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on April 1, 1940. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

Commons logo
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
suita, Osaka

Contents

Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ...


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

JR Kishibe Station 岸辺駅
JR Kishibe Station 岸辺駅

JR: ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1126 KB) Description: Kisibe_Station in Suita City,Osaka,Japan. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1126 KB) Description: Kisibe_Station in Suita City,Osaka,Japan. ...

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

  Results from FactBites:
 
IDMP / SUITA, OSAKA, JAPAN (259 words)
Suita is located 20 km north-north-west of Osaka.
Within a 5 km radius of the station, 70% of the land is suburban housing with road and garden, 30% is parkland including hills with miscellaneous trees.
The closest weather station is Osaka meteorological observatory, 20 km south of Suita.
Osaka Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (333 words)
September 1, 1956: Osaka City is promoted a city designated by government ordinance and thereby divided into 24 wards.
The symbol of Osaka Prefecture, called the sennari byōtan or "thousand gourds," was originally the crest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the feudal lord of Osaka Castle.
Osaka · Saga · Saitama · Shiga · Shimane · Shizuoka · Tochigi · Tokushima · Tokyo · Tottori · Toyama · Wakayama · Yamagata · Yamaguchi · Yamanashi
  More results at FactBites »


 
 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms, 0825, e