Midōsuji
Street in Osaka, Japan
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.
01Route description
Midōsuji becomes the Shinmido-suji in Kita-ku, Osaka, running concurrently with Japan National Route 423. After travelling about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the north it becomes the Minō Toll Road. To the south, Midōsuji becomes the Kishu Highway.
02History
In Edo period, Midosuji was just a narrow street called "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.
The area has been referred to in songs by popular artists such as Hitomi Yaida on her 2006 album It's a New Day.
03Features
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Midōsuji”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Autumn in Mido-suji Osaka02n.jpg by 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- Midosuji01 2816.jpg by 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- The skyscraper district of Yodoyabashi.jpg by KishujiRapid, CC BY 4.0
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