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15-560: Suita is located in northern Osaka Prefecture. The northern part of the city is occupied by the gently sloping Senri Hills, and the southern part is a plain made up of the Yodo River , Aui River, Kanzaki River, and sediments carried from rivers that originate in Senri Hills. The elevation of the city ranges from 1.5 meters to 115.7 meters above sea level. The city limits are 6.4 kilometers from east-to-west and 9.6 kilometers from north-to-south. In

30-516: A mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 36 members. Suita contributes four members to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly . In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 7th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Suita is a regional commercial center and distribution hub for northern Osaka. Due to its proximity to

45-535: Is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Suita has risen steadily over the past century. The area of the modern city of Suita was within ancient Settsu Province , and has been continuously inhabited since

60-943: Is a monorail route of the Osaka Monorail which connects Osaka Airport Station in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Senri-Chūō Station in Suita, Minami-Ibaraki Station in Ibaraki, Dainichi Station in Moriguchi, and Kadoma-shi Station in Kadoma. The Main Line runs on an elevated line between Osaka International Airport and Kadoma . It opened on 1 June 1990 between Senri-Chuo and Minami-Ibaraki stations. On 30 September 1994 it reached Shibahara-handai-mae Station , on 1 April 1997, Osaka Airport , and on 22 August 1997, its current eastern terminal at Kadoma-shi Station . It

75-578: Is a popular fishing spot during the summer and fall months. There are more than 50 bridges that cross the Yodo river. These include bridges for cars and trains. 34°40′59″N 135°25′11″E  /  34.683036°N 135.419778°E  / 34.683036; 135.419778 (mouth) 34°58′55″N 135°54′22″E  /  34.98199°N 135.906167°E  / 34.98199; 135.906167 (origin) Osaka Monorail Main Line Osaka Monorail Main Line ( 大阪モノレール線 , Ōsaka Monorēru sen )

90-756: The Japanese Paleolithic period. In 785 AD, Wake no Kiyomaro constructed a canal between the Yodo River and the Kanzaki River in what is now Suita, and from the Heian period , the area was occupied by shōen landed estates of the nobility and the imperial family. In the Edo Period , it was divided between estates directly controlled by Tokugawa shogunate and those controlled by the Imperial family. The village of Suita

105-580: The 19th century, a trip to Steamboat between Osaka and Fushimi could take 12 hours. There's antique Ukiyo-e that depict the history of Yodo River (Uji River). The Uji River has a prominent place in the so-called "Uji chapters" of The Tale of Genji , a novel written by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century. Nowadays, the Uji River, or the Yodo River in Kyoto Prefecture ,

120-550: The Kizu comes from Mie Prefecture . From the three-river confluence, the river is called the Yodo River, which flows south, through Osaka , and on into Osaka Bay . In Osaka, part of the river has been diverted into an artificial channel; the old course in the heart of Osaka is called the Kyū-Yodo River (literally, 'Former Yodo River'). It serves as a source of water for irrigation and also powers hydroelectric generators. The choice of

135-659: The Osaka metropolitan area, it is also a commuter town . The city also has a growing and very diverse industrial base. Suita has 38 public elementary schools and 18 public middle schools operated by the city government and one elementary school and one junior high school operated by Osaka City. Suita has five public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also two private combined middle/high schools and one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for

150-735: The Seta River in Shiga Prefecture, begins at the southern outlet of the lake in Ōtsu . There is a dam there to regulate the lake level. Further downstream, the Seta flows into Kyoto Prefecture and its name changes to the Uji River. It then merges with two other rivers, the Katsura River and the Kizu River in Kyoto Prefecture. The Katsura has its headwaters in the mountains of Kyoto Prefecture, while

165-542: The ancient capital Heian-kyō (now Kyoto ) during the Heian period , was partly chosen because of the presence of the Yodo river that flows towards Osaka, and its outlet on the Seto Inland Sea . The river played a very important role for the movement and transport of goods between Osaka and Kyoto , until the arrival of the first trains in the 1870s. In 1858, it is estimated there were 50 boats daily of all types that carried about 1,500 people from Osaka to Fushimi . In

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180-436: The handicapped. [REDACTED] JR West – JR Kyōto Line [REDACTED] JR West – Osaka Higashi Line [REDACTED] Hankyu Railway Hankyu Kyoto Line [REDACTED] Hankyu Railway Hankyu Senri Line [REDACTED] Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway [REDACTED] Osaka Metro - Midosuji Line [REDACTED] Osaka Monorail - Main Line [REDACTED] Osaka Monorail - Saito Line Suita

195-413: The past, the sea was right next to the city, and place names such as Toyotsu and Takahama still remain today. The Ani River runs through the southern edge of the city limits, and the Kanzaki River flows from east to west. Osaka Prefecture Suita has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Suita

210-410: Was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of Mishima District, Osaka . Suita was raised to town status on April 1, 1898 and to city status on January 1, 1940. The city was the site of Expo '70 , a World's Fair held in 1970. On April 1, 2001 Suita was designated a Special city with increased local autonomy. Suita has

225-746: Was involved in Bankstown's first international sister city in March 1989. Yodo River The Yodo River ( 淀川 , Yodo-gawa ) , also called the Seta River (瀬田川 Seta-gawa ) and the Uji River (宇治川 Uji-gawa ) at portions of its route, is the principal river in Osaka Prefecture on Honshu , Japan . The source of the river is Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture to the north. The Yodo River, usually called

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