Editing Suita (section)

==History==
The area of the modern city of Suita was within ancient [[Settsu Province]], and has been continuously inhabited since 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 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 cities of Japan|Special city]] with increased local autonomy.