Midōsuji

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| location = Osaka (Umeda, Nakanoshima, Shinsaibashi, Dōtonbori, Ame-mura, and Namba)

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|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{jct|country=JPN|Route|25|dir1=north}} in Namba

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|terminus_b={{jct|country=JPN|Route|176|Route|423}} in Kita-ku

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{{jct|country=JPN|Route|172}} in Chūō-ku
{{jct|country=JPN|Route|308}} in Shinsaibashi}}

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Image:Midosuji01 2816.jpg

{{nihongo|Midōsuji|御堂筋|Midō-suji}} Avenue is the primary main street in central Osaka, Japan. It runs north-south, passing Umeda, Nakanoshima, Shinsaibashi, Dōtonbori, Ame-mura, and Namba districts. Underneath the street is the Midōsuji Line subway. Especially in autumn when leaves of the ginkgo roadside trees turn yellow, a beautiful landscape can be seen.

The Midosuji Parade is held here, usually in October, featuring participants from Japan and abroad.{{cite news |title=Osaka's grandeur on parade |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940904-1.2.50.7.12 |work=The Straits Times |date=September 4, 1994}}

Route description

Midōsuji becomes the Shinmido-suji in Kita-ku, Osaka, running concurrently with Japan National Route 423. After travelling about {{convert|16|km|mi}} to the north it becomes the Minō Toll Road.{{cite web |url=http://www.osaka-road.or.jp/mino.html |title=大阪府道路公社−箕面有料道路（箕面グリーンロード） |website=www.osaka-road.or.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612074853/http://www.osaka-road.or.jp/mino.html |archive-date=2009-06-12}} To the south, Midōsuji becomes the Kishu Highway.{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/sumiyoshi/english/attract/attrac05.html|title = Sumiyoshi ward | Attractions | Kishu Highway}}

History

In Edo period, Midosuji was just a narrow street called "{{nihongo|Yodoyabashisuji|淀屋橋筋}}". Midōsuji was built in the Taishō period, widening an existing north-south street and extending it to run all the way to Umeda in the north and Namba in the south.

Today Midōsuji is an ultra high-class shopping street, housing clothing stores by such brands as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, major hotels, and even an Apple flagship.{{cite web|title=Midosuji|url=https://insideosaka.com/midosuji/|accessdate=4 August 2019}}

The area has been referred to in songs by popular artists such as Hitomi Yaida on her 2006 album It's a New Day.{{cite web|title=Midousuji PLANET (御堂筋PLANET) Lyrics|url=https://www.jpopasia.com/hitomiyaida/lyrics/130931/its-a-new-day/midousuji-planet-%E5%BE%A1%E5%A0%82%E7%AD%8Bplanet/|accessdate=4 August 2019}}

Features

{{PoI|Keihan National Highway|34.6983|135.5005|JP|The terminus of Japan National Route 1}}

References

Category:Tourist attractions in Osaka

Category:Shopping districts and streets in Japan

Category:Roads in Osaka Prefecture